Onion White Sweet Spanish

Description

Onion White Sweet Spanish

Onion White Sweet Spanish. A large, easy to grow and reliable  onion with glistening white skin and mild sweet flavour. An excellent storage onion. Onions from seed are generally better quality than set-grown onions.

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 tops are brown and dry.
• 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.