Vegetables

Spring Onion 'White Lisbon'

Spring Onion · Allium fistulosum

Very reliable Spring Onion with great flavour. Bulbs form up to 2-3cm in diameter. Sow in monthly batches for a good regular supply of salad onions. Can be grown in containers, so makes a good balcony or patio crop.

Position: Full Sun
Height: 25cm
Spread: 5cm

Growing calendar

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Sow indoors

Sow outdoors

Harvest

Sowing & growing

Sow inside Feb-Mar in good seed compost . At 10-15°C germination should take up to 2 weeks. Once germination occurs, grow on in cooler conditions and acclimatise prior to planting out after risk of frost. Alternatively Sow thinly outside Mar-Jul roughly 10-15mm apart, 6mm deep in drills 15cm apart in well drained fertile soil. Additional thinning should not be required for salad onions. Best grown in full sun and kept well-watered.

Aftercare

Sow regularly to have a continuous supply of salad onions Keep moist at all times and weed free.

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