- Simple and fast. 6 metres of tape.
- A highly popular and reliable salad onion - Quick and easy to grow, deliciously mild and succulent.
What you need to know:
- 1 x Mr Fothergills Tape Onion (Spring) White Lisbon Seeds
- Harvest: May to October
- Outdoors Sowing Guide: Sow outdoors simply make a drill where they are to crop, 1.5cm (½”) deep, directly into finely prepared soil. For ease, secure one end of the tape with a large stone or cane, roll out the tape into the drill and gently pull tight to straighten. Cover tape with fine soil. Allow 15cm (6”) between rows. Keep moist. Early sowings may benefit from cloche protection. No thinning is necessary, keep well watered in dry spells. Sowing the individual tapes at three to four week intervals will ensure a continuous supply. Harvesting: Harvest alternate onions, leaving others to develop. For sweet ‘baby’ spring onions lift when the size of a pencil.
- Soil Type: Well dug, fertile soil
- Hints & Tips: Make the most of your space by sowing between rows of slower growing vegetables
- Pack Size: 6 m