Onions

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Bunching Onion Seeds

Allium fistulosum (65 days) Open-pollinated. Japanese heirloom. Hardy perennial bunching onion. For a steady market crop, seed every two weeks. read more

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Gardener’s Onion Plant Medley

Collection - Plants

50 plants each of differently colored onion plants. If you want an assortment of long-day varieties but don’t have space for a hundred of each, try this package deal. read more

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Ramps

Onion Seeds

Allium tricoccum (6-18 months) Open-pollinated. Also called Wild Leeks. Bulb-forming perennial is a spring ephemeral. Not a good germinator; expect less than 50%. read more

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Red Baron

Red Onion Sets

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Open-pollinated. Long day. Red Baron yields bulbs in the 3" range that store decently and show off a stunning maroon skin. Our best fresh-eating onion for sandwiches and salads. read more

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Red Bull

Red Storage Onion Seeds

Allium cepa (118 days) F-1 hybrid. Extremely hard large red onion avg 3–4" diameter. Excellent long storage ability. read more

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Red Mountain

Red Storage Onion Seeds

Allium cepa (107 days) F-1 hybrid. 16-18 oz glossy deep red globes similar to Redwing, but it sizes more consistently regardless of dry or wet conditions. read more

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Red Wethersfield

Red Storage Onion Seeds

Allium cepa (110 days) Open-pollinated. 19th century heirloom. Large medium-firm deep purple-red flattened globes with pinkish-white fine-grained flesh. Long-day. Keeps till late winter. read more

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Redwing

Red Storage Onion Plants

F-1 hybrid. Long-day. Hard deep purple-red glossy 3–4" globes are the best red storage onion for northern growers. Very high yield potential. read more

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Rossa Di Milano -

Red Storage Onion Seeds

Allium cepa (114 days) Open-pollinated. Red storage onion. Flat square-shouldered top tapering like a barrel to a narrower flat bottom. Tops slow to go down. read more

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Southport Red Globe Onion -

Red Storage Onion Seeds

Allium cepa
(110 days) Open-pollinated. An excellent red onion for northern growers and a superior keeper. Bred in Southport, CT, in 1873, Red... read more

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Cabernet -

Red Summer Onion Seeds

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Allium cepa (90 days) F-1 hybrid. Fresh red onions in late July! 3½"8 oz globes. Cure by Aug. 31, store for 3-4 months. Crunchy, sweet, slightly spicy. Intermediate day. read more

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Rossa Lunga di Tropea

Red Summer Onion Seeds

Allium cepa (110 days) Open-pollinated. Italian heirloom. Torpedo-shaped glossy red thin-skinned onion. Sweet, mild. Fair to good storage. read more

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Naga Negi

Scallion - Onion Seeds

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Allium fistulosum
(60 days) F-1 hybrid. In Japanese negi refers to green onions, a common ingredient in Japanese cooking. While there are several... read more

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Ebenezer White

White Onion Sets

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Open-pollinated. Long day. Bright crystal white orbs good for bunching onions, or uniform round slicers. Very sweet, great for fresh eating. read more

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Crystal White Wax

White Summer Onion Seeds

Allium cepa (70 days) Open-pollinated. Early 1.5" round pearly white baby onions. Can be used in pickling. read more

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White Spanish

White Summer Onion Plants

F-1 hybrid. Long day. Large white globes lack the sharpness of other varieties. Delicious raw in sandwiches, salads and guacamole read more

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White Wing

White Summer Onion Seeds

Allium cepa (97 days) F-1 hybrid. Firm round early 1-2 lb white onion. Medium to long storage potential. Bestseller. read more

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Yellow Granex

Yellow Onion Plants

F-1 hybrid. Short day. This is the variety that growers in Vidalia, GA, use to grow their world-famous sweet onions. Not suitable for northern growers. Will store for a couple months if well-cured. read more

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Yellow Sweet Spanish

Yellow Onion Plants

Open-pollinated. Long to intermediate day. A wonderful variety that makes large globe-shaped uniformly sweet bulbs. Great fresh, but will store up to 4 months with proper curing. read more

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Borettana Cipollini

Yellow Storage Onion Seeds

Allium cepa (105 days) Open-pollinated. Italian heirloom. Flattened 1" thick 3-4" diameter mild yellow-skinned onion. Braids well. read more

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Clear Dawn -

Yellow Storage Onion Seeds

Allium cepa (104 days) Open-pollinated. Hard 8-10 oz onion with dark bronze skin. Excellent storage ability. read more

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Dakota Tears -

Yellow Storage Onion Seeds

Allium cepa
(112 days) Open-pollinated. Dave Podoll’s breeding breakthrough, Dakota Tears was more than 20 years in the making. Though you might... read more

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Expression

Yellow Storage Onion Seeds

Allium cepa (98 days) F-1 hybrid. Early 12 oz round sweet juicy light-brown onion. Short to medium storage. read more

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New York Early -

Yellow Storage Onion Seeds

Allium cepa (98 days) Open-pollinated. Firm 2.5-3" diameter mild yellow onion. Good storage. read more

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Patterson

Yellow Storage Onion Plants

F-1 hybrid. Long-day. Blocky-globes with rusty-bronze-skinned and large, uniform size. Thin necks for easy curing, and excellent storage potential. read more

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Patterson

Yellow Storage Onion Seeds

Allium cepa (104 days) F-1 hybrid. Blocky 1.3 lb long-keeping globes. Rusty-bronze skin. Larger, more uniform than Copra, necks sit down earlier, storage comparable. read more

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Stuttgarter

Yellow Storage Onion Sets

These firm semi-flat bulbs will store until June if cured properly. Try them in creamy onion dip, sliced, or as onion rings. read more

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Talon -

Yellow Storage Onion Seeds

Allium cepa (110 days) F-1 hybrid. Uniform blocky globes, 2 lbs each, with tall tops. Best for storage; keeps until mid-May. Flavor a balance of sweet and tang. Long-day northern type. read more

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Ailsa Craig

Yellow Summer Onion Seeds

Allium cepa (110 days) Open-pollinated. Scottish heirloom. Enormous 1-3 lb slightly oval straw-yellow onion. Sweet, mild. Short storage. read more

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Ailsa Craig Onion -

Yellow Summer Onion Seeds

Allium cepa (110 days) Open-pollinated. Scottish heirloom. Enormous 1-3 lb slightly oval straw-yellow onion. Sweet, mild. Short storage. read more

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Sweet Globe

Yellow Summer Onion Sets

F-1 hybrid. Long day. Large to jumbo yellow globes are the absolute best for caramelizing and mild enough for fresh eating. read more

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Walla Walla

Yellow Summer Onion Plants

Open-pollinated. Long day. These large onions are renowned for their mild flavor, and have been in commerce since around 1900. read more

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Walla Walla Sweet Spanish

Yellow Summer Onion Seeds

Allium cepa (125 days) Open-pollinated. Pacific NW and Corsican heirloom. Large mild juicy sweet onion. Not for storage. read more

Onions

All the varieties we list are suitable for northern growers. If you live farther south, note our latitude specifications at the end of each description.

Long-day: Must be north of 36° latitude, though some long-day types perform best north of 40°. These onions need 14-16 hours of sun a day to trigger bulb formation. May not perform well in continually hot soil temps.
Intermediate-day: Also called day-neutral onions, generally need 12-15 hours of daylight to bulb. Some can do well in parts of the upper southern U.S. all the way up through Maine. Others are best for mid-latitudes only (35-40°). All intermediate-day onions in our catalog have performed well repeatedly in our Maine trials.
Short-day: Suited for the South, below latitude 36°, bulbing when the day length measures between 10–12 hours. We don’t offer seed for short-day varieties.)

About 200-250 seeds/g, 5,700-7,000 seeds/oz.

Growing Onions

Shallow rooted, onion require rich weed-free soil and consistent water. All other factors being equal, onions grown from seedlings will grow bigger and resist disease better than set-grown onions.

Planting: Plant seedlings and sets in spring as soon as soil is workable (onion plants come with planting directions). Onions survive light frosts.
- Seedlings: Set seedlings out in shallow trenches 1–2" deep. Plant 6–8" apart, with 1–2' between rows.
- Sets: Plant onion sets 3" apart in rows 1' apart. Thin to 6" apart as they grow (or plant them 4–6" apart if you don’t want to thin).
Growing: Mulch when they are 1' tall. During the season, pull any plants that begin to bolt and use them as scallions. It’s a good idea to sidedress once or twice a season, especially close to summer solstice.
Harvest: After half the onion tops fall, push over the remainder and harvest within a week.
Curing: Field-cure in the sun about 10 days until dry, covering with a tarp in wet weather. In the event of extreme heat or prolonged damp conditions, we recommend sheltered curing in a well-ventilated barn or greenhouse. Curing is essential for long storage.
Storage: Store cured onions in mesh sacks in a cool dry well-ventilated place, periodically removing sprouting or rotting bulbs. Ideal storage conditions are temperatures at 32° with humidity of 60–70%. If you can’t do that, work to get a total number of 100. For example, at temperatures from 50–55°, humidity should be 45–50%. In spring, put your remaining onions in the fridge to extend storage until your new crop is ready.

Note: Onion seed is short-lived. Retest 1-year-old seed before using. Discard anything older.