Onion Walla Walla organic

Description

Onion Walla Walla organic

Onion Walla Walla organic. A fantastic and ever popular old French variety producing one of the sweetest onions available, ideal for salads. The large bulbs are mild and crunchy with pure white flesh. A short keeper so use fresh from the ground. Should be the back-bone of any summer onion bed.

Cultivation Advice

• Days to Germination: 10-12
• Days To Harvest: 115
• Planting Depth: 1/2″
• Spacing, Row: 18″
• Spacing, Plant: 5 inches
• Start in early spring indoors / heated greenhouse 8-10 weeks before transplanting outdoors.
• When transplanting, clip plants to three inches and plant 2 inches deep
• .Can be sown directly when ground has warmed in mid-late spring, at 2-3 seeds per inch.Thin to 5 inches apart when plants are 6 inches tall.
• Harvest by pulling bulbs when large enough steadily throughout the season.
• Fertile, moist soil enriched with compost is best for onion production.
• Onions are claimed to ward off many insect pests around lettuce, cabbage and carrots.