Long Day Onions

95 days. Allium cepa. Open Pollinated. Ailsa Craig Exhibition Onion. The plant produces excellent yields of large, 2 to 6 lb sweet yellow onions. It is a popular English heirloom long-day onion variety prized by gardeners for producing exceptionally large, mild, and sweet bulbs. This Spanish-type onion has a unique, mildly sweet flavor. Perfect for soups, sandwiches, salads, and cooking. Earlier than other Spanish types. Tolerates cool weather well. Suitable for Northern regions. Similar to Kelsae Sweet Giant Onion. Impress your neighbors and try growing a World Record size onion. Excellent choice for home gardens. This variety is named after Ailsa, a small island off the coast of Scotland that is nearly solid rock. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 286251. An 1887 heirloom from South Ayrshire, Scotland. A long day variety.

80 days. Allium cepa. Open Pollinated. Bianca Di Maggio Onion. The plant produces beautiful, small, 3" wide white onions. Very sweet and mild. It is best to harvest onions when they are small. Perfect for soups, salads, pickling, cooking, gourmet dishes, or grilling as shish kabobs. These delicious small white onions command a high price at specialty markets. Sowing from August to October is possible where winter is moderate. An excellent choice for home gardens and specialty market growers. A variety from Italy. A long day variety.

110 days. Allium cepa. Open Pollinated. Borettana Cipolloni Onion. The plant produces excellent yields of beautiful, small yellow onions. These flattened globe-shaped gourmet onions are for soups, salads, cooking, kabobs, pickling, and grilling. Bulbs are perfect for braiding, like garlic, and can be stored for up to 5 months this way. In Europe, it is known as Cipollini. Excellent choice for home gardens and specialty market growers. An heirloom variety from the town of Boretto in northern Italy. A long day variety.

110 days. Allium cepa. (F1) Candy Onion. The plant produces excellent yields of jumbo-sized yellow onions. They grow bigger than softballs. Onions are incredibly sweet and mild. It can be successfully grown anywhere, in the North, East, South, Midwest, and West. It can be enjoyed late into winter if the bulbs are properly cured and stored in a cool, dry area. This is a good keeper and stores for months. An excellent choice for home gardens and market growers. A variety from the USA.

65 days. Allium cepa. Open Pollinated. Crimson Forest Bunching Onion. The plant produces excellent yields of beautiful, red bunching onions, with the upper leaves having a rich, green color. They are crisp, mild, and very flavorful. Adds a beautiful color to any dish that calls for onions. Perfect for soups, salads, and as a garnish. Succession planting is recommended. Excellent choice for home gardens and specialty market growers. A variety from the USA. A long day variety.

110 days. Allium cepa. Open Pollinated. Kelsae Sweet Giant Onion. The plant produces excellent yields of giant 15 lb yellow onions. The Kelsae Sweet Giant Onion holds the Guinness World Record for the Largest Onion in the World at nearly 15 lb 5.5 oz and 33 inches in diameter. It has a unique, mild sweet flavor. A variety developed in the 1940s by Alfred Breed at Mertoun Gardens near St Boswells. Keeps well into the following year. Impress your neighbors and try growing a World Record Giant Onion. A long day variety suitable for Northern regions. An excellent choice for home gardens, Farmer’s Markets, and specialty market growers. An heirloom variety from Scotland.

104 days. Allium cepa. (F1) Patterson Onion. The plant produces excellent yields of 3 to 4" wide yellow onions. Onions are incredibly sweet and mild. The bulbs have dark yellow skin, thin necks, and white flesh. Great for fresh eating and cooking. It is one of the longest storing onions available. It can be enjoyed late into winter if the bulbs are properly cured and stored in a cool, dry area. Bulbs dry quickly. This is a good keeper and stores up to 10 to 12 months. An excellent choice for home gardens and market growers. A variety from the USA. Long Day Onion. 

65 days. Allium cepa. Open Pollinated. Red Baron Bunching Onions. The plant produces excellent yields of beautiful, red bunching onions, with the upper leaves having a rich, green color. The first red bunching onion to stay red through all stages of growth and a wide range of temperatures. Harvest at 12-15" in length, just before the bulb begins to swell. The plant will grow 3" bulbs too. Perfect for soups, salads, pickling, and as a garnish. Succession planting is recommended. Excellent choice for home gardens and specialty market growers. A variety from the USA. A long day variety.

114 days. Allium cepa. (F1) Red Bull Onion. The plant produces excellent yields of large red onions. It has deep red skins and interior red rings. Great for salads, hamburgers, and sandwiches. Stores well. An excellent choice for home gardens and market growers. A variety from the USA. A long day variety.

100 days. Allium cepa. Open Pollinated. Red Wethersfield Onion. The plant produces good yields of large globe shaped onions. The white flesh has red rings and nice strong flavor. Used in cooked dishes, salads, soups, and pickled. Excellent for home gardens. Good for onion sets. A variety developed in Weathersfield, Connecticut. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 546102. A variety from the USA. A long day variety.

115 days. Allium cepa. (F1) Red Zeppelin Onion. The plant produces excellent yields of 4" diameter red onions. It is a popular long-day red onion variety prized for its large, globe-shaped bulbs with deep reddish-purple skin and rings, slightly pungent flavor, high yields, and excellent storage qualities. Perfect for sandwiches, soups, salads, and cooking. Stores well for up to 6 months, allowing you to draw from your stored onions throughout the winter. Excellent choice for home gardens and market growers. A variety from the USA. Disease Resistant: FB, PR. 

110 days. Allium cepa. Open Pollinated. Southport Red Globe Onion. The plant produces heavy yields of medium sized red onions. They are firm, crisp, pungent, and mild in flavor. Perfect for soups, salads, and cooking. Keeps well, one of the best red keepers! No other red onion has a better flavor or long-term storage abilities than the Southport Red Globe Onion. This is the standard red onion used in commercial production. Also grows well in containers and small spaces. An excellent choice for home gardens, greenhouses, market growers, and open field production. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 546096. A 1873 heirloom variety from the USA. Disease Resistant: FBR. A long day variety.

110 days. Allium cepa. Open Pollinated. Southport White Globe Onion. The plant produces excellent yields of medium size onions. It is a firm and pungent onion that has a crisp and mild flavor. This Spanish type onion is grown for commercial production. Perfect for soups, salads, and cooking. One of the best storage keepers. Also known as Silver Ball Onion and White Rocca Onion. It is named after a town in Connecticut, Southport, and grows along Connecticut's Mill River. Southport was known as the Onion Capital during the Civil War, and pickled onions were used to keep scurvy at bay. It can be grown in just about any climate, but it is particularly noted for its ability to thrive in cooler weather. An excellent choice for home gardens, market growers, and open field production. A long day onion for the Northern States. Cold Tolerant. An heirloom variety dating back to 1906. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 546207. A variety from the USA.

115 days. Allium cepa. Open Pollinated. Utah Yellow Sweet Spanish Onion. The plant produces heavy yields of extra jumbo 1 lb size yellow onions. Bulbs are very mild and sweet and have yellowish brown skin. An all purpose onion perfect for soups, salads, and cooking. Cold Tolerant. An excellent choice for home gardens, Farmer’s Markets, market growers, greenhouses, open production, and commercial production. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 546100. A variety from the USA. A long day variety.

105 days. Allium cepa. Open Pollinated. Walla Walla Onion. The plant produces excellent yields of large yellow onions. Perfect for soups, salads, and cooking. The Spanish type onion is very sweet and very mild. Bulbs can reach 2 lbs. If you like sweet onions like the ones grown in Vidalia, Georgia, but don't have the short day climate required to grow them, you'll love this ultra mild variety. It matures up to 2 weeks sooner than other Spanish types and is very cold hardy. A variety from Washington State that does well in the Northwest region. Cold Tolerant. An excellent choice for home gardens and market growers. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 546205. A variety from the USA. A long day variety.

110 days. Allium cepa. Open Pollinated. White Sweet Spanish Onion. The plant produces excellent yields of large white onions. It is a popular onion variety prized for its large, globe-shaped bulbs with pure white, shimmery, easy-to-peel skins and mild, sweet flavor. This is perfectly suited to grow in any climate or region. Perfect for soups, salads, and cooking. They are very sweet. Used in Mexican and Southwestern dishes. Stores well. An excellent choice for home gardens and market growers. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 662433. A variety from the USA. 

125 days. Allium cepa. Open Pollinated. Yellow Sweet Spanish Onion Seeds. The plant produces heavy yields of jumbo 1 lb yellow onions. The bulbs are very mild and have yellowish brown skin. An all-purpose onion perfect for soups, salads, and cooking. Stores well. An excellent choice for home gardens, Farmer’s Markets, market growers, open production, and commercial production. An heirloom variety dating back to 1928. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 546198. A variety from the USA. A long day variety.