goku spring onion

[alldigging]

Ended up reading about these goku giant spring onions. Apparently waitrose were selling them for a while -

Pic here for comparison
The Waitrose Press Centre Waitrose to introduce Goku the giant spring onion

Has anyone tried them to eat or found seeds anywhere?

[veggiechicken]

Never heard of them AD, but if you can get hold of some with a root plate I'm sure they could be grown on using the experimental leek technique

[alldigging]

Never heard of them AD, but if you can get hold of some with a root plate I'm sure they could be grown on using the experimental leek technique

I don't go near waitrose very often but I think there might be one in Manchester so I will have a mooch when I go dress shopping soon.

[JoeDaStudd]

If they were in Waitrose when I've been I would have just mistaken them for leeks

[veggiechicken]

Is it these? Buy Shimonita Spring Onion Seeds

[alldigging]

Is it these? Buy Shimonita Spring Onion Seeds

A thread elsewhere suggests not ... but I spose if they grow bigger than normal spring onions it's close...

Am vaguely attracted to the idea of just having to chop one or two up rather than a whole bunch!

[Samurailord]

But is the flavour still like a spring onion?

That would be my worry, as giant veg tend to be not as sweet (or as nice) as their smaller bretheren.

Andy

[solway cropper]

I always buy far too many onion sets and plant the surplus close together (ie. almost touching)

You harvest them before they start to swell and use as, guess what - giant spring onions!