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20 Organic 'Bedfordshire Champion' Onion Plants Vegetables

20 Organic 'Bedfordshire Champion' Onion Plants

SKU: VEG0030

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A gardeners favourite for over one hundred years

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The Highlights

Trusted gardeners favourite for fantastic crop
Large golden onions with mild, satisfying flavour
Stores fantastically well–enjoy garden grown onions until the New Year
Perfectly suited to the UK climate
Has been one of the best varieties for over one hundred years

Planting Calendar

Best time to plant
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Care Guide

Good pest/disease resistance

Onions can suffer from Onion Flies, the Allium Leaf Miner, White Onion Rot and Allium Rust. The best defence against these scourges is a horticultural fleece (for the pests) and soundgarden hygiene practices (for the diseases). soundgarden hygiene practices includes washing tools and boots regularly, especially if you have been to another garden, and keeping leaves and foliage dry by watering at the ground.MORE

Water Regularly

Full SunMORE

Full Sun

Onion plants require 6-8 hours of full sunshine every day.MORE

Fertile, Well-Draining

A good mix to use is three parts quality compost and one part topsoil.MORE

Not required

Don't worry, you food bills won't be going up! This plant requires no feeding.MORE

Not Required

Put the tools down! No pruning required.MORE

Know Your Plant

Supplied as:

20 Plug Plants

Plug plants are small seedlings that allows you to skip the germination process involved in having to sow from seed.

Height on arrival:

10-20cm

Eventual height:

45cm

Eventual spread:

10cm

Tasting notes:

Mild classic onion flavour

Time to first crop:

18-20 weeks

Harvest as the leaves begin to turn yellow and wilt.

Hardiness:

Fully Hardy

Can tolerate frost and most conditions in the British climate as long as the plants are adequately watered

Uses:

Sauces, topping, fried, grilled, salads

Rootstock:

Spacing:

10x25cm

If planting in rows then plant 10cm apart with another 25cm in between the rows