Onion varieties: 50 bulbs £3.99
Red Baron
Sturon

Shallot varieties: 12 bulbs £3.99
Golden Gourmet

Garlic varieties: 2 bulbs £3.99
French ‘Garlic Christo’
French ‘Garlic Edenrose’

O.A.Taylor’s ‘How to’ Guides

Red Baron

£3.99 (50 onion sets)

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.Plant this red onion from February to April, 3cm deep and 12cm apart. Lift the onions when they are mature (normally in August) and allow them to dry before using.

Sturon

£3.99 (50 onion sets)

Planted in March or April, they will mature faster than onions grown from seed. 'Sturon' is a flavourful variety which produces round, straw-coloured onions that mature in August.

 Plant onion sets so that the tips are just showing and firm the soil around them from mid-March to mid-April, 15cm (6in) apart in rows 30cm (12in) apart. Lift the onions when they are mature and allow them to dry before using. Store the fully ripened, sound bulbs in nets or trays and you can use them throughout the autumn and winter.

Golden Gourmet

£3.99 (12 sets)

Golden Gourmet' is a very high yielding shallot, Dutch variety that can be harvested as early as July. It has a golden brown skin, stores well and has better resistance to bolting than many other varieties.

Plant this yelow shallot from December to April, 3cm deep and 12cm apart.

Edenrose

£3.99 (2 top sets/cloves)
A well known variety of garlic due to its high yields of easy peeling, rosy skinned bulbs with strong flavour. Widely known as the best tasting garlic around!

Great for storing - Rosy skin & strong flavour - High yielding - Easy peeling

Garlic requires a free draining, fertile soil in a sunny position. Adding a general fertilizer will improve yields. Keep soil moist during the growing period & remove any weeds that will compete with the garlic for food & water.

Christo

£3.99 (2 top sets/cloves)

Grow your own delicious french soft neck garlic perfect for adding to everyday dishes. A wonderful strong flavour with a light aroma. Very white skin