- A favourite yielding large, well flavoured yellow to light brown globes.
- Excellent keeping qualities.
What you need to know:
- 1 x Mr Fothergills Onion Bedfordshire Champion Seeds
- Harvest: August to September
- Indoors Sowing Guide: Sow indoors for larger bulbs, 0.5cm (¼”) deep in a tray of seed compost. Water well and maintain a temperature of 15-20°C (60-68°F). Keep moist. Transplant 5cm (2”) apart to other trays when large enough to handle. Gradually accustom young plants to outside conditions (avoid frosts), before planting out 23cm (9”) apart.
- Outdoors Sowing Guide: Sow outdoors thinly where they are to crop, 1.5cm (½”) deep directly into finely prepared soil which has already been watered. Allow 30cm (1’) between rows. Seedlings usually appear in 14-28 days. Thin plants to 23cm (9”) apart. Transplant thinnings or use in salads.
- Soil Type: Well dug, fertile soil
- Hints & Tips: Encourage ripening by gently turning down the foliage as it starts to turn yellow. Allow to dry, before storing in a cool, dry room.
- Pack Size: 350 Seeds
