Onions

Ailsa Craig

Huge, straw-yellow globes up to 20cm (8") in diameter! Firm, with mild, sweet flesh, Ailsa is a fairly good storer. Fine textured, excellent for salads and sandwiches. A customer favourite!
Matures in 95 days. (open pollinated seeds)

Ambition Shallot

Allium cepa var. aggreatum
Shallot
Ambition Shallots are a traditional reddish, globe-shaped French shallot, but with a slightly higher shoulder. The delicate flavour of this shallot really comes alive when sautéed with butter! We couldn't believe their large size; peeling them was a breeze.
Matures in 120 days. (hybrid seeds)

Ambition Shallot Organic

CERTIFIED ORGANIC! Ambition are traditional reddish, globe shaped French shallots, but with slightly higher shoulders. the delicate flavour of this shallot really comes alive wihen sauteed with butter! Substantial size, good storage ability, and they're very easy to peel.
Matures in 120 days. (hybrid seeds)

Apache

Apache grows just like all the other scallions, but forms a small bulb with deep purple/red skin. Its mild flavour and crisp texture make Apache a great candidate for adding colour and contrast to salads and sandwiches.
Matures in 65 days. (open pollinated seeds)

Borettana

An HEIRLOOM originating around the town of Boretto in northern Italy, this is a small yellow onion with a unique flat top and squat, flattish, cipolini shape. Borettana will store for up to 5 months, and they braid well for attractive market displays. Flavourful!
Matures in 110 days. (open pollinated seeds)

Calibra

MIld, yellow, globe-shaped storage onions that will reach 15cm (6") in diameter by the end of the season. Calibra will store for up to four months, making it a fine choice for home gardens or market growers. Sweet Spanish type.
Matures in 100 days. (open pollinated seeds)

Candy

A large, white, day-neutral onion that is easy to grow at any latitude. Big globe onions up to 15cm (6") in daiameter that bulb up nicely. Sweet, mild, and slow to bolt. Fairly good storage ability.
Matures in 85 days. (hybrid seeds)

Copra

Storage Onion
Copra is a very reliable, medium-sized, round onion with dark-yellow skin and a narrow neck. It is the unequalled leader in hard types for long storage. Ours last well into the next summer!
Matures in 104 days. (hybrid seeds)

Kelsae

Storage Onion
For truly enormous onions, choose this hybrid developed in Scotland in the 1950s. Kelsae is a sweet, mild, white onion of the long day variety, suited to growing in northern regions. In 1995 one grower managed the world record of the largest onion ever grown at 16 lbs, 8 1/2 oz. Most growers will not achieve this size, but the bulbs will certainly be large. Kelsae keeps well into the following year.
Matures in 110 days. (hybrid seeds)

Kincho

Allium cepa
Scallion
A standard green onion for summer and fall production, Kinko are Japanese-type scallions with dark-green leaves and tall, straight, single-stalk stems that do not bulb. Increase the white stem length by planting in trenches and hilling up.
Matures in 50 days. (open pollinated seeds)

Pacific 22

Allium cepa
Scallion
The flavour of Pacific 22 is mild. If it is left to mature, little bulbs start that make great pickling onions. Harvest early for "spring onions." These plants have a vigorous root system and are resistant to many foliar diseases. Protect overwintering plants under a cloche.
Matures in 65 days. (open pollinated seeds)

Ramrod

Scallion
Ramrod bunching are a white-bulbing Lisbon-type scallion with stiff, erect leaves. Sow successively through spring, summer and autumn. September-sown seedlings are very cold-hardy and overwinter well for early spring harvests. A high-performance, boldly flavoured variety bred for English gardens, but perfect for the Coast. Chosen by Alan Titchmarsh as a favourite scallion or "salad onion.".
Matures in 65 days, 150 days overwintered. (open pollinated seeds)

Red Marble Cipollini

A versatile variety that can be planted close together to produce attractive red pearl onions, or farther apart to produce true cipollini bulbs around 5cm (2") wide. Bulbs are squat with strong skins and excellent storage ability.
Matures in 105 days. (hybrid seeds)

Redwing

Storage Onion
The ultimate in a red-skinned storage onion, this one stores nearly as well as Copra. Redwing produces globe-shaped bulbs 7-10cm (3-4") across, with unique deep-red, glossy skins and strong tops. Red onions are milder than yellow ones.
Matures in 110 days. (hybrid seeds)

Rossa di Milano

An unusual and arare HEIRLOOM from Italy. These storage onions have purple/red skins and a barrel shape, with flat bottoms. Sweet and pungent. Looks sensational when braided for winter use!
Matures in 110 days. (open pollinated seeds)

Ruby Ring

Uniform, gard-bodied onions with dark red skins and nicely defined rings. Very good storage potential and ideal for growing in the 35° to 50° latitude. Good, strong flavour.
Matures in 112 days. (hybrid seeds)

Sierra Blanca

Sierra Blanca replaces Super Star. This white globe onion grows quickly and may reach over 500g. It has a mild, sweet flavour and thick rings. It keeps well as a mild white onion, but not for long-term storage. Day neutral AAS winner from 2001. Good tolerance to pink root.

Matures in 100 days. (hybrid seeds)

Walla Walla

The classic large overwintering onion of the Pacific Northwest. A very large, juicy onion with a mild flavour. It can be planted in the spring or in August to overwinter. Spring-planted seeds result in bulbs that are not quite as mild as the overwintered ones, and spring-sown Walla Walla onions may not size up as well. Hardy to -23°C (-10°F).
These untreated seeds are not pelleted. For pelleted seeds, see ON566.
Matures in 150 days, spring sown - 300 days fall sown. (open pollinated seeds)

Walla Walla Pelleted

Pelleted seeds for easy spacing! Huge and delicious onions! Walla Walla is the classic onion of the Pacific Northwest. Our most popular onion seed.This very large, flattened onion is mild and juicy. Walla Walla can be planted in the spring or in August to overwinter. Spring-planted bulbs are not quite as mild as are fall sown (overwintering) ones.
Matures in 150 days, spring sown - 300 days fall sown. (open pollinated seeds) Overwintering Onion