Providing Herbs, Fine Seeds and Goods for the Gardener Cook since 1950
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Tokyo Long White Bunching Onion

Tokyo Long White Bunching Onion

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  • Allium fistulosum  Open Pollinated. 65 days.  Heirloom.
  • Single stalk scallion type, seed best directly sown in the ground.
  • The non bulbing onion portion of Tokyo Long White Bunching Onion  is mild and sweet the upright blue-green tops extend 15”- 18” long with a bit more zip.
  • Excellent for salads, stir-fries, soups and Asian onion pancakes.
  • Plant multiple sowings spring through summer.
  • Not a reliable over-wintering variety.
Planting Directions:  Direct sow in spring as early as the ground can be worked and soil temperature  is between 50? and 95?. Plant seed ½” deep. Sow indoors 8 weeks before last frost in spring. Keep soil temperature 50? to 95° and consistently moist for optimum germination. Plant in loose, well drained soil that has been enriched with compost or a general purpose garden fertilizer. Plant seed in a trench and as the onions grow fill in the trench with soil as this is a very tall bunching type onion. When the plants are 2” high, thin 2” to 3” apart. The greens you thin can be used in cooking or salads. Water moderately on a regular schedule. Plant in late summer for an early crop the next spring or summer.