Onion : Bunching/Spring : Performer

Vegetable

• Crops in : All year round

Description

For all the year round production of delicious spring/bunching onions, Spring Onion Performer produces upright, dark green leaves and mild flavoured stems which do not bulb. You can successionally sow Spring Onion Performer throughout spring and summer, continuing into autumn. Prefers fertile, well-drained soil in full sun. A source of vitamin C and the B vitamins. Their pungent flavour indicates they are full of the polynutrients thought to endow onion.

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Sowing Instructions

Sow seeds March to September outdoors, every 4 weeks. Sow seeds thinly, 13mm (Vain) deep in drills 30cm (12in) apart, between the drills. Earlier and later sowings need glass protection or cloches.

Growing Instructions

No thinning is necessary, stems will increase in size but do not bulb. Draw soil up to stems to increase their blanch.

Aftercare

Keep well watered during dry periods.

Nutritional Information

For years onions have been used as one of the oldest medicines for their anti-bacterial, antiseptic and anti-asthmatic properties. They have also shown to lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels.

Kitchen Notes

Slice the stems into lengths of about 6.5cm (2in), then make a series of short slits to about 12mm (½in) at each end. Now the onions can be fanned at each end to create an attractive garnish.