‘French’ shallots generally produce large bulbs. Shallots, also called scallions, are generally cultivated like onions. They overwinter in the ground, and actually produce healthier and more plentiful bulbs if they go through this vernalizing experience. If the stalks flower, cut […]
Allium cepa aggregatum ( Dutch Yellow Shallots )
‘Dutch Yellow’ have a high yield, producing 2 inches wide bulbs with strong flavor and cream-colored flesh. Stores well. 30-40 bulbs per pound. Shallots, also called 0scallions, are generally cultivated like onions. They overwinter in the ground, and actually produce […]
Allium cepa aggregatum ( Besancon Shallot )
Shallots, also called ‘scallions’, are generally cultivated like onions. They overwinter in the ground, and actually produce healthier and more plentiful bulbs if they go through this vernalizing experience. If the stalks flower, cut them down so the plant’s energy […]
Allium cepa ( White Portugal Onion )
An heirloom variety, introduced to the U.S. in the late 1700’s from Portugal. The bulb is flat on top and bottom, medium sized, and can be raised from seed. Onions are a hardy biennial grown as annuals. Leaves and flower […]
Allium cepa ( Walla Walla Onion )
‘Walla Walla’ is perhaps the most popular sweet onion, generally ready for harvest 125 days after sowing. These onions are large, and do well sown in the fall. Nice mild, sweet flavor. Some people eat them like apples. Onions are […]
Allium cepa ( Southport Yellow Globe Onion )
‘Southport Yellow Globe’, also known as ‘Yellow Globe’, is an heirloom variety. It does well in warmer climes. The bulbs are prefectly round, usually 3 inches across. This cultivar stores very well. Onions are a hardy biennial grown as annuals. […]
Allium cepa ( Simcoe Onion )
‘Simcoe’ is a storage onion generally ready for harvest 100 days after sowing. Onions are 3 to 4 inches across, globe shaped, with yellowish brown skin and white flesh. Can be stored up to 9 months in cool, dry conditions. […]
Allium cepa ( Redman Onion )
‘Redman’ is a storage onion, generally ready for harvest 100 days after sowing. Redman is usually mature by mid-September, which makes it the earliest maturing red onion in North America today. The bulbs are 5 inches long and moderately pungent. […]
Allium cepa ( Purplette Onion )
This variety is a mini onion, best harvested as either baby bunching onions or at 1 1/2 inches wide, for pickling purposes. Glossy burgundy skin becomes pale pink upon cooking or pickling. Onions are a hardy biennial grown as annuals. […]
Allium cepa ( North Holland Blood Red Onion )
Onions are a hardy biennial grown as annuals. Leaves and flower stalks are hollow and bases swell to form a bulb. Bulbs may vary in color from white, to yellow, or red. All onions can be eaten as green onions, […]
