Bunching onion 'Red Toga'

Allium fistulosum

Crispy spring onions with a mild flavour and beautiful vibrant color. Can be harvested in several different stages and thus provide food for a long time. Freezes well. Thrives in calcareous soil.

Can be overwintered for early harvest in spring (mid-May). The plant is winter hardy, but requires covering in winter.

Pre-cultivation: March-April or August. Sow sparsely in moistened seed soil, set at room temp. After emergence, bright and cool. When plants are large enough to handle, repot to 1 plant/pot with fertilized soil. Plant out after the last frost.

Direct sowing: As soon as the soil can be cultivated - July. Water in the seedbed before sowing. Keep the seed moist until the seeds germinate.0415-0730

Sow depth, cm: 1

Harvest: July - Sept when sown in the Spring, from early Spring if over-wintered.

Spacing: 5 cm / 5 or more plants per GreenStalk pocket. When growing as an annual, you can also use the multi-sowing method and sow 5-7 seeds very closely together, and either twist out the largest ones occassionally, or dig up the bunch, harvest what you want and replant. Using this method, you can plant two groups in each GreenStalk pocket. 

Location: Sun - partial shade

Perennial, can also be grown as Annual

Number of seeds: 150+