Onion Seed Variety Short Description:
Brown Spanish: Golden globes or crisp, pungent flesh. An excellent, main crop variety. Stores well for up to 10 months.
Hunter River Brown: An early globe variety with good flavour and mild taste. The best brown onion for warmer districts.
Hunter River White: Good sized white globes of excellent texture. A popular variety with good flavour.
Odourless: A large and attractive truly odourless onion. Pale brown skin and tender, crisp, mild flavoured flesh.
Sweet Red: Popular red variety with a mild flavour. Odourless, fresh tasting and versatile.
Brown Spanish Onion:
Golden globes or crisp, pungent flesh. An excellent, main crop variety. Stores well for up to 10 months.
Position: Full sun.
Sow: Direct in shallow furrows. Cover with Yates Seed Raising Mix. Firm down and keep moist. Thin out to 10cm apart when about 12cm tall.
Care: Requires a rich, fertile, free-draining soil in an open, sunny position. Add Thrive Granular All Purpose Fertiliser at planting. Harvest when bulb is formed and tops wilt. Water regularly. Protect from snails with Yates Blitzem.
Hunter River Brown Onion:
An early globe variety with good flavour and mild taste. The best brown onion for warmer districts.
Position: Full sun
Sow: Directly into growing position. Cover with Yates Seed Raising Mix. Firm down and keep moist. Thin out when 10cm high.
Care: Plant in a well-drained sunny position. Add Thrive Granular All Purpose Fertiliser at planting for best results. Keep free from weeds. Harvest crop when tops have wilted. Young onions, removed when thinning can be used as Spring Onions. Water regularly. Protect from snails with Yates Blitzem.
Hunter River White Onion:
Good sized white globes of excellent texture. A popular variety with good flavour.
Position: Full sun.
Sow: Directly into rows in well-drained soil. Cover with Yates Seed Raising Mix. Keep moist. Thin out when plants are about 12cm tall.
Care: Grow in an open, sunny position and apply Thrive Granular All Purpose Fertiliser before sowing for best results. Apply Yates Thrive Soluble Fertiliser when bulbs begin to form. Harvest crop when tops have wilted. Protect from snails with Yates Blitzem.
Odourless Onion:
A large and attractive truly odourless onion. Pale brown skin and tender, crisp, mild flavoured flesh.
Position: Full sun.
Sow: Direct in shallow furrows. Cover with Yates Seed Raising Mix. Firm down and keep moist. Thin out to 10cm apart when about 12cm tall.
Care: Requires a rich, fertile, free draining soil in an open, sunny position. Add Thrive Granular All Purpose Fertiliser at planting. Harvest when bulb is fully formed and tops wilt. Water regularly. Protect from snails with Yates Blitzem.
Sweet Red Onion:
Popular red variety with a mild flavour. Odourless, fresh tasting and versatile.
Position: Full sun.
Sow: Direct in shallow furrows. Cover with Yates Seed Raising Mix. Firm down and keep moist. Thin out to 10cm apart when about 12cm tall.
Care: Requires a rich, fertile, free draining soil in an open, sunny position. Add Thrive Granular All Purpose Fertiliser at planting. Harvest when bulb is formed and top wilts. Water regularly. Protect from snails with Yates Blitzem.