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Award-winning onion collection

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RHS award of garden merit
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Essential ingredients in many savoury dishes, the cultivars in this collection have all been awarded the prestigious Award of Garden Merit after being assessed by a panel of judges at the RHS.

How to care for Award-winning onion collection:

Plant onion sets in a sunny, open position in fertile, well-drained soil from mid-March to mid-April, spacing them 15cm (6in) apart in rows 30cm (12in) apart, with the tips just showing above the soil surface. Firm the soil around each set after planting to help prevent movement and protect against frost heaving.

Avoid planting in freshly manured ground, and grow onions in a different area each year where possible, avoiding beds that have recently grown onions, garlic, leeks or other alliums to help reduce the risk of pests and diseases.

Keep the soil free from weeds and water during prolonged dry spells while the bulbs are swelling, but avoid overwatering as the bulbs mature.

Lift the onions once the foliage begins to yellow and flop over, usually around August, then allow them to dry thoroughly in a warm, airy place before storing. Store only fully ripened, healthy bulbs in nets, trays or plaits in a cool, dry frost-free location for use throughout autumn and winter.

What's included:

Each collection will contain the following:

  • 25 × onion 'Red Baron': A mid-late maturing variety with flattish-round bulbs of a beautiful dark red colour. An excellent cropper producing attractive, firm well flavoured bulbs which keep well. An attractive addition in the salad bowl.

  • 50 × onion 'Sturon': 'Sturon' is a flavourful variety which produces round, straw-coloured onions that mature in August. It is a good cropper with high yields and it also keeps well.

  • 50 × onion 'Stuttgarter': An old favourite, with characteristically firm, semi- flat onions that store very well. Its flesh has a milder and sweeter flavour than many of the others.
Position:

Full sun

Rate of growth:

Average

Soil:

Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil

Hardiness:

Fully hardy

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