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.

66 days. Allium cepa. Open Pollinated. Ishikura Improved Bunching Onion. The plant produces very flavorful bunching onions. It is a popular Japanese heirloom onion variety prized for its long, tender white stalks with little to no bulb formation. These salad onions have long white stalks. Most plants can be eaten with minimal waste. Great for sukiyaki, soups, and salads. Excellent for spring or late summer harvests. This improved version of the Ishikura Onion has long-distance shipping qualities. These green onions do not form bulbs and do not multiply by division. The stalks can be harvested when pencil-thin or left to grow as thick as a mature carrot. It tolerates warm and cool temperatures and is suitable for winter harvesting in some areas. It is one of the most popular bunching onions in Japan. An excellent choice for home gardens, Farmer’s Markets, and market growers. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 656945. An heirloom variety from Japan.

90 days. Allium cepa. Open Pollinated. Nebuka Evergreen Bunching Onion. The plant produces excellent yields of bunching onions. It has white shanks and white skin and grows in clusters. Perfect for salads, soups, stir-fries, fish, and garnishes. Used extensively in Japanese and Chinese cooking. Hardy plants winter over for spring crop. These green onions do not form bulbs and do not multiply by division. This variety is exclusively grown for green bunching onions. Cold Tolerant. An excellent choice for home gardens and market growers. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 546332. A variety from Japan. Disease Resistant: PR, S, TH.

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.

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.

60 days. Allium cepa. Open Pollinated. White Lisbon Bunching Onion. The plant produces excellent yields of high-quality bunching onions. It is a popular, fast-growing variety of green onion, also called scallion or spring onion. It has dark green foliage and long white stalks that hold up well after harvest. Onion does not form a bulb and has a smooth, mild oniony flavor that is not overwhelming. Perfect for soups, salads, and garnishes. Best for spring planting, but also good for fall and winter planting. It is a cold-hardy variety that will winter over. They are a perennial type of plant, and the more you cut them, the more they grow. The plants grow well close together, so it's great for square-foot gardening. If you leave the base of the plant in the ground over winter, it will come up every year! Suitable for containers, pots, small gardens, patios, raised gardens, borders/rock gardens, herb gardens, and window boxes. This variety can be used in greenhouse production, too. Cold Tolerant. Heat Tolerant. An excellent choice for home gardens, greenhouses, market growers, and open field production. An heirloom variety was grown by farmers and gardeners for over 200 years. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 546331. An heirloom variety from the USA.