Red Onion Seeds – 115 Fresh Red Baron Onion Seeds – Plant and Grow Your Own Vegetables Ideal for Greenhouse, Garden, Polytunnel, Large Pots or Containers – Packed in The UK by Meldon Seeds

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• PRODUCTIVE MAINCROP VARIETY: Onion Armstrong is a very productive maincrop variety. It's a Rijnsburger type with beautiful coloured skin that produces lovely large bulbs. It also has excellent storage qualities.
• GROWING ONION FROM SEED: There are several different types of onion that can be grown successfully from seed including bulbing, bunching and spring varieties. By choosing the right types and sowing at the right time you can have a steady supply of onions practically all year long. Growing onions from seed rather than sets requires a longer growing season, but the crops are less prone to bolting and the range of varieties avaialable is more extensive.
• HOW TO GROW: Early sowing can be made underglass in pots or seed trays, sow seed on the surface of seed sowing compost and lightly cover with a sprinkling or vermiculite or compost and place at a temperature of 14C. Outdoor sowings can be made in April, sow seed thinly in shallow drills 1.5cm deep, with rows spaced 30cm apart. Greenhouse sown seedlings can be pricked out into individual pots or modular trays.
• TOP GROWING TIPS: When harvesting onions for storage, don't bend the ageing tops over! Allow the bulbs to mature naturally and lift when the foliage is almost dry. Store bulbs in a well ventilated area, with temperatures between 0-8oC, do not allow them to freeze.
• GO BACK TO YOUR ROOTS: Onion Armstrong is a great vegetable to grow. Planting veg, herbs and flowers is a wonderful way to spend time in your garden, cultivate mindfulness and appreciate the little things just like in years gone by. Working with the earth and growing things is immensely satisfying – teach your children or grandchildren this priceless skill of harvesting food in their own gardens, allotments, greenhouses, inside the home in pots or even in community gardens!