Onions
We're working on producing our own seed to offer, but onion and leeks
are biennials and takes 2 years to produce a seed crop. This
means we have to have ideal winter storage for the mature bulbs so they
can go back in the ground in the Spring of the second year. We're
in the middle of the process, and hope to have some excellent
open-pollinated onion and leek varieties for you next season. In
the meantime...
An interesting note about "day-length" and bulbing onions. Onions can be grouped into at least two different categories: short day and long day. These
terms refer to the number of daylight hours the variety needs to
produce bulbs. Short day onions require about 11-12 hours to halt
top growth and start the bulbing process, while long day onions need
14-16.
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CRYSTAL WAX (Long day - Pickling)
 90 days from seed.
Not a storage onion, not a green onion, not a shallot!
Direct seed in the Spring and use Crystal Wax as pearl onion for
salads, pickling, or freezing along with a mix of other veggies (eg.
carrots, broccoli, corn). Because it is a long-day onion, bulbs
only reach a relatively tiny size in our northern growing regions.
Product code: 1801
Price: 2g = $2.25, 10g = $7.00
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EVERGREEN BUNCHING (Green bunching)
 57 days from seed.
A common green onion, direct seeded as soon as soil can be
worked, or start in soil blocks in multiples of 7-10. Long green
leaves with a hearty white portion for culinary use.
Product code: 1802
Price: 2g = $2.25, 10g = $7.00 |
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