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White Onion Bulbs - Pack of 80
Easy and delicious
- Genus: Allium
- Species: cepa
- Item Form: Pack of 80
- Habit: Upright
- Plant Height: 10 in - 12 in
- Restrictions:
*Due to state restrictions we cannot ship to the following:
Canada, Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Washington, Virgin Islands, Guam - show more
Days to maturity: 85
Grow delicious white onions from these high-quality sets! White onions are dense, round, tender, and succulent, with papery white wrappers and ivory skin. Somewhat milder than their yellow cousins, they are excellent for cooking as well as for use in salsas and sauces.
Far and away the easiest and best way to grow your onions, "sets" are small bulbs that are planted in earliest spring and grow into full-sized onions by summer's end. They are simple to plant and cultivate, costing far less than plants and taking much less time and trouble than seeds. If you're trying to decide just how to grow your onions, bear in mind that most seasoned gardeners rely on sets!
This pack of 80 sets is enough to broadcast over the entire vegetable patch or other sunny area. Unlike most bulbs, onion sets do not have to be placed in the soil at any particular angle -- there is no "right side up." So you can plant them beneath a half- to one-inch of soil at 4-inch intervals (in rows that are 1 to 2 feet apart), or you can broadcast them, cover them with a bit of soil, and thin the results later! Easy peasy.
Sow the sets about 4 weeks before the last spring frost date for your area; the plants are hardy to 20 degrees F or even less. To grow large, healthy onions, they need very well-worked, enriched soil, and should be fed and watered regularly throughout the growing process. Keep weeds to a minimum to retain soil moisture by mulching between the plants, if possible.
The onions are ready to harvest when the tops turn brown and begin to fall over. If you need to harvest a bit sooner, bend the tops over to encourage the finishing process. Carefully dig around the bulb (the top of which should be visible above the soil) and let them lie exposed for several days before removing. Dry and store in a cool, dark place. White onions store for many weeks.
Cannot ship to OR, WA, or ID.
Onion Germination Information
How to Sow Onion: - Best sown outdoors in situ after all danger of frost is past in the spring and the soil is warm
- In Zones 8 and warmer, seeds can be sown in the fall
- Seeds can also be sown indoors at a temperature of 68-70°
- Indoors and out, sow at a depth of 4 times the size of the seeds and expect germination in 10 days
- When sowing seed outdoors, we recommend a maximum planting depth of 4X the width of the seed
How to Grow Onion:
Transplanting: Transplant when seedlings are about the girth of a pencil and as soon as the soil can be worked in the spring
Spacing: Thin or space 4 inches apart in rows spaced 12-18 inches apart
Soil: Site in full sun in a light, fertile, deeply tilled, rich soil
Additional Care: Water and feed regularly. The thinned seedlings can be used as a flavoring
Appearance and Use:
This 20 inch tall plant is grown for its edible, enlarged, bulbous, underground portion which may be white, red, or yellow in color. The narrow foliage is light green and is very strong smelling. Harvest the bulbs when the leaves begin to fall over and the bulbs are easily pulled from the ground. If there is resistance, the roots are still actively growing and the onion should not be harvested. Hasten maturity by removing the tops and look to be able to harvest the bulbs in a week. Eat them fresh or dry them for storage
About Onion:
Botanical name: Allium cepa
Pronunciation: al’e-um se’på
Lifecycle: Perennial
Origination: Liliaceae; nativity unknown
Planting garlic, onions, chives, lavender, rosemary, and sage around rabbit-susceptible plants will repel rabbits. Deer repellent plants include: lavender, onion, catnip, sage, chives, garlic, spearmint, and thyme. Be sure to strategically place these repellent plants around and in between rabbit and deer-susceptible plants. Also, place some along the property line and especially at key points the rabbits and deer are using as entryways, which can even deter them from coming onto your property.
Superior Germination Through Superior Science
Park Seed offers some of the highest-quality vegetable and flower seeds available in the industry, and there are a number of reasons for this.First of all, we have humidity- and temperature-controlled storage, and we never treat any of our seeds with chemicals or pesticides. Nor do we ever sell GMO's (genetically modified seeds), so you always know the products you're buying from us are natural as well as safe for you and the environment.
Superior Standards - University Inspected
To make sure we are providing the best seed product possible and that our customers will get the highest number of seedlings from every packet, we conduct our own germination testing and have quality-control measures in every stage of our seed-handling operation. We hold ourselves to standards that are at or above federal and state standards, including testing specific crops more frequently than recommended by federal guidelines. And in order to maintain our organic certification, we welcome Clemson University to inspect us annually to make sure our organic seeds, which are stored and processed separately, are being handled properly.
Hand Packed By Experienced Technicians
Park Seed has been handling and packing vegetable and flower seeds for 145 years, a history that has given us a great understanding of how each variety should be cared for and maintained throughout every step of theprocess, from collection to shipping.
When packing our seeds, the majority are actually done by hand (with extreme care!), and we often over-pack them, so you're receiving more than the stated quantity.
The Park Seed Gold Standard
And many of our seeds are packed in our exclusive Fresh-Pak gold foil packets, which are lined to keep moisture out, so the seeds stay fresher for longer. We carefully pack very tiny or fragile seeds in crush-proof vials to ensure safe delivery to your home. Some of the small seeds are also offered as "pellets" (have a clay coating) to make sowing and growing easier.
When it comes to the kinds of seeds we offer, we are constantly seeking something new and provide many unique and hard-to-find varieties from all around the world. Our on-staff horticulturists are ready and available to share their expertise to help you with the success of these seeds, so you can grow a beautiful and productive garden!
It is important for our customers to know that Park Seed does not sell GMO or treated seed.
Heirloom Seeds are open-pollinated -- they are not hybrids. You can gather and save heirloom seed from year to year and they will grow true to type every year, so they can be passed down through generations. To be considered an heirloom, a variety would have to be at least from the 1940's and 3 generations old (many varieties are much older -- some 100 years or more!).
Hybrid seed are the product of cross-pollination between 2 different parent plants, resulting in a new plant/seed that is different from the parents. Unlike Heirloom seed, hybrid seed need to be re-purchased new every year (and not saved). They usually will not grow true to type if you save them, but will revert to one of the parents they were crossed with and most likely look/taste different in some way.
Extremely small seed such as Petunias and Pentas are shipped as pelleted seed to make them easier to handle and sow. Pelleted seed are coated, usually with clay, to make them larger in size. After sowing, the coating will dissolve when wet and the seed will germinate. Pelleted seeds are shipped in vials placed inside seed packets, which protects them from being crushed. When sowing, be certain to use thoroughly moistened soil, to be sure that the clay coating absorbs enough moisture to dissolve. For sowing pelleted Petunia seeds, place the seeds directly on the soil surface and do not cover with soil, as light aids in the germination.
Days to maturity: 85
Grow delicious white onions from these high-quality sets! White onions are dense, round, tender, and succulent, with papery white wrappers and ivory skin. Somewhat milder than their yellow cousins, they are excellent for cooking as well as for use in salsas and sauces.
Far and away the easiest and best way to grow your onions, "sets" are small bulbs that are planted in earliest spring and grow into full-sized onions by summer's end. They are simple to plant and cultivate, costing far less than plants and taking much less time and trouble than seeds. If you're trying to decide just how to grow your onions, bear in mind that most seasoned gardeners rely on sets!
This pack of 80 sets is enough to broadcast over the entire vegetable patch or other sunny area. Unlike most bulbs, onion sets do not have to be placed in the soil at any particular angle -- there is no "right side up." So you can plant them beneath a half- to one-inch of soil at 4-inch intervals (in rows that are 1 to 2 feet apart), or you can broadcast them, cover them with a bit of soil, and thin the results later! Easy peasy.
Sow the sets about 4 weeks before the last spring frost date for your area; the plants are hardy to 20 degrees F or even less. To grow large, healthy onions, they need very well-worked, enriched soil, and should be fed and watered regularly throughout the growing process. Keep weeds to a minimum to retain soil moisture by mulching between the plants, if possible.
The onions are ready to harvest when the tops turn brown and begin to fall over. If you need to harvest a bit sooner, bend the tops over to encourage the finishing process. Carefully dig around the bulb (the top of which should be visible above the soil) and let them lie exposed for several days before removing. Dry and store in a cool, dark place. White onions store for many weeks.
Cannot ship to OR, WA, or ID.
Onion Germination Information
How to Sow Onion: - Best sown outdoors in situ after all danger of frost is past in the spring and the soil is warm
- In Zones 8 and warmer, seeds can be sown in the fall
- Seeds can also be sown indoors at a temperature of 68-70°
- Indoors and out, sow at a depth of 4 times the size of the seeds and expect germination in 10 days
- When sowing seed outdoors, we recommend a maximum planting depth of 4X the width of the seed
How to Grow Onion:
Transplanting: Transplant when seedlings are about the girth of a pencil and as soon as the soil can be worked in the spring
Spacing: Thin or space 4 inches apart in rows spaced 12-18 inches apart
Soil: Site in full sun in a light, fertile, deeply tilled, rich soil
Additional Care: Water and feed regularly. The thinned seedlings can be used as a flavoring
Appearance and Use:
This 20 inch tall plant is grown for its edible, enlarged, bulbous, underground portion which may be white, red, or yellow in color. The narrow foliage is light green and is very strong smelling. Harvest the bulbs when the leaves begin to fall over and the bulbs are easily pulled from the ground. If there is resistance, the roots are still actively growing and the onion should not be harvested. Hasten maturity by removing the tops and look to be able to harvest the bulbs in a week. Eat them fresh or dry them for storage
About Onion:
Botanical name: Allium cepa
Pronunciation: al’e-um se’på
Lifecycle: Perennial
Origination: Liliaceae; nativity unknown
Planting garlic, onions, chives, lavender, rosemary, and sage around rabbit-susceptible plants will repel rabbits. Deer repellent plants include: lavender, onion, catnip, sage, chives, garlic, spearmint, and thyme. Be sure to strategically place these repellent plants around and in between rabbit and deer-susceptible plants. Also, place some along the property line and especially at key points the rabbits and deer are using as entryways, which can even deter them from coming onto your property.
Superior Germination Through Superior Science
Park Seed offers some of the highest-quality vegetable and flower seeds available in the industry, and there are a number of reasons for this.First of all, we have humidity- and temperature-controlled storage, and we never treat any of our seeds with chemicals or pesticides. Nor do we ever sell GMO's (genetically modified seeds), so you always know the products you're buying from us are natural as well as safe for you and the environment.
Superior Standards - University Inspected
To make sure we are providing the best seed product possible and that our customers will get the highest number of seedlings from every packet, we conduct our own germination testing and have quality-control measures in every stage of our seed-handling operation. We hold ourselves to standards that are at or above federal and state standards, including testing specific crops more frequently than recommended by federal guidelines. And in order to maintain our organic certification, we welcome Clemson University to inspect us annually to make sure our organic seeds, which are stored and processed separately, are being handled properly.
Hand Packed By Experienced Technicians
Park Seed has been handling and packing vegetable and flower seeds for 145 years, a history that has given us a great understanding of how each variety should be cared for and maintained throughout every step of theprocess, from collection to shipping.
When packing our seeds, the majority are actually done by hand (with extreme care!), and we often over-pack them, so you're receiving more than the stated quantity.
The Park Seed Gold Standard
And many of our seeds are packed in our exclusive Fresh-Pak gold foil packets, which are lined to keep moisture out, so the seeds stay fresher for longer. We carefully pack very tiny or fragile seeds in crush-proof vials to ensure safe delivery to your home. Some of the small seeds are also offered as "pellets" (have a clay coating) to make sowing and growing easier.
When it comes to the kinds of seeds we offer, we are constantly seeking something new and provide many unique and hard-to-find varieties from all around the world. Our on-staff horticulturists are ready and available to share their expertise to help you with the success of these seeds, so you can grow a beautiful and productive garden!
It is important for our customers to know that Park Seed does not sell GMO or treated seed.
Heirloom Seeds are open-pollinated -- they are not hybrids. You can gather and save heirloom seed from year to year and they will grow true to type every year, so they can be passed down through generations. To be considered an heirloom, a variety would have to be at least from the 1940's and 3 generations old (many varieties are much older -- some 100 years or more!).
Hybrid seed are the product of cross-pollination between 2 different parent plants, resulting in a new plant/seed that is different from the parents. Unlike Heirloom seed, hybrid seed need to be re-purchased new every year (and not saved). They usually will not grow true to type if you save them, but will revert to one of the parents they were crossed with and most likely look/taste different in some way.
Extremely small seed such as Petunias and Pentas are shipped as pelleted seed to make them easier to handle and sow. Pelleted seed are coated, usually with clay, to make them larger in size. After sowing, the coating will dissolve when wet and the seed will germinate. Pelleted seeds are shipped in vials placed inside seed packets, which protects them from being crushed. When sowing, be certain to use thoroughly moistened soil, to be sure that the clay coating absorbs enough moisture to dissolve. For sowing pelleted Petunia seeds, place the seeds directly on the soil surface and do not cover with soil, as light aids in the germination.