Onion 'Red Beard'
Onion 'Red Beard' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Onion 'Red Beard' is an heirloom variety of bunching onion native to China and Kazakhstan, arriving in Europe in the Middle Ages and in England in the 17th century. It's a hardy, fast-growing onion that is perfectly suited to home gardens. As a non-bulbing, perennial, spring onion; it has a mild, sweet flavour; the shaft plus a few cms of the green leaves are usually eaten. It has stems tinged with bright red, particularly during winter. It is cold hardy and even though it is suitable to grow in temperate and subtropical areas it is unlikely to turn red except in cold areas. Sow seed in autumn or spring; it germinates best at 10 - 24°C soil temperature. It prefers a neutral to slightly alkaline soil and is extremely hardy and pest resistant. Grow it in full sun. Welsh onions can be propagated from offsets once clumps are established. Days to harvest: 45 - 85
Product: Onion 'Red Beard'
Product type: SEED (100)
Botanical name: Allium fistulosum
Syn.: Syn. Welsh Onion Red Stem, Japanese Red Bunching Onion
Syn. Japanese Red Bunching Onion; Onion 'Red Beard' is an heirloom variety of bunching onion native to China and Kazakhstan, arriving in Europe in the Middle Ages and in England in the 17th century. It's a hardy, fast-growing onion that is perfectly suited to home gardens. As a non-bulbing, perennial, spring onion; it has a mild, sweet flavour; the shaft plus a few cms of the green leaves are usually eaten. It has stems tinged with bright red, particularly during winter. It is cold hardy and even though it is suitable to grow in temperate and subtropical areas it is unlikely to turn red except in cold areas.
Plant type: Forms a perennial clump to 45cm high
Sow when: Germinate best at 10 - 24°C
Temperate: Sow in autumn or spring
Germination: 4 - 10 days
Depth: 5 mm deep
Position: Full sun
Sow where: Sow direct or into a seedling tray
Soil type: Fertile, well drained, 6.5 - 7 pH
Rows: 30 cm apart
Details: To propagate, divide the clump in late winter or early spring and replant the small offsets
Harvest: 45 - 85 days to begin harvest
100 seeds per packet
Allium fistulosum
Syn. Welsh Onion Red Stem, Japanese Red Bunching Onion
Forms a perennial clump to 45cm high
Onion 'Red Beard'
Onion 'Red Beard' is an heirloom variety of bunching onion native to China and Kazakhstan, arriving in Europe in the Middle Ages and in England in the 17th century. It's a hardy, fast-growing onion that is perfectly suited to home gardens. As a non-bulbing, perennial, spring onion; it has a mild, sweet flavour; the shaft plus a few cms of the green leaves are usually eaten. It has stems tinged with bright red, particularly during winter. It is cold hardy and even though it is suitable to grow in temperate and subtropical areas it is unlikely to turn red except in cold areas. Sow seed in autumn or spring; it germinates best at 10 - 24°C soil temperature. It prefers a neutral to slightly alkaline soil and is extremely hardy and pest resistant. Grow it in full sun. Welsh onions can be propagated from offsets once clumps are established. Days to harvest: 45 - 85