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Can't tell you yet since I had no success with the onion sets I planted last summer - however (since I was lazy and didn't dig them up) they are growing now and may come to something for this year!
Showmaster from Marshalls bought as young plants. It's an exhibition size onion with a fabulous flavour and great 'crunch' when eaten raw. I never have enough to store.
Can't answer that Q pw as I'm still playing with varieties and combinations although currently in the lead for survival are the sets I bought from Wilkinsons and Mr EB planted out last November.
Bright Blessings
Earthbabe If at first you don't succeed, open a bottle of wine.
A few years back I grew some Bedfordshire Champion from seed. I started them off in the greenhouse quite early and planted out when they were small spring onion size. Surprisingly they did really well and stored better than the onions I'd grown from sets. I think it was a year I watered everything with comfrey/manure tea, so maybe that's why they ended up huge. My memory is not that great about how they tasted, but I think they were quite mild. I always plan to try them again sometime, but but sets are so much less work.
The book Square Foot Gardening gives a method for raising your own onion sets, so I might give this a go with some Bedfordshire Champion later in the year and see how they do that way.
All at once I hear your voice
And time just slips away Bonnie Raitt
I've grown 'Mammoth Improved' from seedlings in the past & am trying seed this year. I only grow them to normal size though as I plant them quite close together but they taste lovely.
I grow Sturon and a Japaneese variety (can't think of the name offhand but it begins with an S and ends with a U ) anyway thats what i normally grow from sets.
Am going to try Kelsae next year if i can get seed as it is never on sale here.
I have been happy with these two but would like to try Kelsae to see if i can grow bigger onions.
And when your back stops aching,
And your hands begin to harden.
You will find yourself a partner,
In the glory of the garden.
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