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Onion Seeds - Description
- Pack of Onion Seeds
- Variety: Paris Silverskin
- Packet Size: Approx. 500 Seeds
- Easy to Grow Onions
- Quick to Mature
- Ideal For Salads
- Ideal For Pickling
- Produces Small, White Globe Shaped Bulbs
Onion Seeds - Sowing Instructions
- Sow:March to July
- Choose an open, sunny site with good drainage
- Preferably dug & manured the previous Autumn
- Harvest: July to October
- See how to grow tab for full growing instructions
Onion Seeds - Uses
- Small onions are great for a quick harvest
- Perfect for cooking
- Great in salads
- Suited to pickling
Onion Seeds - Advantages
- Quick maturing
- Anti-bacterial properties
- Easy to grow
- Delicious flavour
- Can be used in a variety of dishes
- Low cost
- Great companion plant for carrots to deter pests like carrot fly
Index
- Sowing Instructions (Indoors)
- How to Transplant
- Sowing Instructions (Outside)
- Crop Maintenance
- How to Harvest
- Storage
- Pests & Diseases
Sowing Instructions (Indoors)
- Sowing time: From early spring
- Sowing Location: Indoors in seed trays
- Sow in 3 inch pots or in seed trays, one seed per tray cell
- Sow using a general potting compost and perlite mix at 3:1
- Water soil well before sowing, and keep pots or trays moist at all times
- Sow indoors in January & keep under glass in a bright and warm position
How to Transplant
- Move outdoors in mid April
- Harden plants off one week before planting out
- Soak well before transplanting & do so on a dull day
- Prepare soil prior to transplanting
- Space transplants 10 to 15cm apart
- Take care not to distrub roots when lifting
- Place in hole & firm in well
- Assess regularly for water
Sowing Instructions (Outdoors)
- Sowing time: For main crop onions best to Sow in mid to late spring
- For main crop onions best to Sow in mid to late spring
- Can be sown in autumn & over wintered under a garden cloche but this not advisable in cold regions such as the midlands
- Sowing location: A sunny site with good drainage is ideal
- Sow very thinnly, 1 cm deep
- Space rows 15cm apart
Crop Maintenance
- Water if the soil is dry and cover with soil
- When large enough to handle thin the crop in two stages
- Dispose of all thinnings to avoid attracting the onion fly
- Spacing is important. Close spacing for smaller onions and wider spacing or larger onions
- Dig & manure your soil the previous autumn if possible
- Make sure to remove any large and smaller stones, weeds and weed roots while preparing soil
- It is recommended that you perform a soil fertility test at least once
- Lime the soil if your soil is acidic
- Keep the soil weed free
- Apply a general fertilizer if needed and rake the surface on a dry day
- If your soil is a heavy clay it is recommended that you improve you soils drainage
- Alternatively place a small amount of horticultural grit beneath seeds prior to sowing
Harvesting
- Harvest when the bulbs have swollen and when the stems turns yellow and falls over
- Using a garden fork, slightly lift the onions in their position. lift to snap the onion's roots preventing further growth
- Leave for 14 days and carefully remove on a dry day
- You can speed up the process by bending and tieing the stems once they start to yellow
- On a dry day lift your onions and place them out in the sun
- Depending on the size of your onions and weather conditions it can take up to 4 weeks for the onions to dry
Storage
- Consume any damaged bulbs first
- Short term storage in the fridge
- Can be stored for up to 7 months in a cool dry place
- You can also tie up your bulbs using their own stems or some cord
Pests & Diseases
- Bird attack is most likely the biggest threat to onions
- Netting should be used to protect against birds that pull up roots
- Other pests and diseases include: Onion fly, root fly, bolting and downy mildew
Note: We don't ship plants on Fridays due to the extended period they would remain without light & water
Shipping Options & Rates
FOR IRELAND & NORTHERN IRELAND
- Standard Courier Delivery With Fastway (3-4 Working Days)
- Cost is €4.95 on Orders Below €75
- Free Delivery on Orders Above €75
- Rep. of Ireland & Northern Ireland Only
- Express Courier Delivery With Fastway (1-2 Working Days)
- Cost is €5 extra for express delivery
- This service guarantees that any order placed before 4pm will ship from our depot the same day on the next day delivery service *
- Rep. of Ireland & Northern Ireland Only
- Express Delivery With DPD (1-2 Working Days)
- Cost is €11.45 for orders below €75
- Cost is €6.50 for orders above €75
- This service guarantees that any order placed before 4pm will ship from our depot the same day on the next day delivery service *
- Rep. of Ireland & Northern Ireland Only
- This services comes with email tracking
- 'Seed' Postal Delivery Option ***
- Cost is €2 - Packet of Seeds ONLY Orders
- Note: Does Not Apply to Seed Potatoes, Bulbs or Sets ***
- Rep. of Ireland & Northern Ireland Only
- This is a non-trackable service
MAINLAND ENGLAND & SCOTLAND & WALES (Currently Unavailable Due to Brexit)
- Standard International Courier
- Cost is €10
- UK shipping fee covers parcels up to a total weight of 20Kg
WESTERN EUROPE & WORLDWIDE
- Standard International Courier
- Delivery rates vary, please see chart below
- Note: There is no free delivery for Western Europe Deliveries
Bulk Bags & Large Item Pallet Deliveries
- Bulk bags & large orders are shipped via pallet couriers on a rigid lorry
- Delivery is to kerbside only
- If road access to your site is tight, then please advise us before purchasing
- Please Note: We cannot guarantee next day delivery on pallet deliveries
- Also, we cannot guarantee delivery on a specific day (Please allow 1-3 days for delivery)
- It's always best to order well in advance to avoid disappointment
- Cancellation of pallets when items are already in transit will incur a 40 euro per pallet cancellation fee (To cover return delivery costs)
- Where pallet delivery can not be made due to site access, a 40 euro per pallet cancellation fee will apply (To cover return delivery costs)
International Delivery Prices & Times
- Please note max weights below, heavier orders may require additional payment
- We will contact you to discuss, if max weight of order exceeded
Terms
- The shipping fee is fixed for an order, regardless of the number of items bought
- All courier orders require signed proof of delivery & the customer must be contactable by phone
- We do not offer a weekend delivery service (Mon-Fri Only excl. Bank Holidays)
- * Our courier achieves a 98% success rate on next day deliveries
- Once your parcel is shipped it will be placed on works courier's next day delivery service
- ** Seed postal option applies to seed ONLY orders & is available in all 32 counties of Ireland
- *** Does not apply to seed potatoes, bulbs or sets
