Onions For Autumn Planting

Senshyu Onions – can be planted now

Available from the Trading Centre,  Senshyu Yellow is an ever popular over-wintering Japanese onion, which is a heavy yielding variety for autumn planting and harvesting the following year. It produces excellent quality semi-globe shaped bulbs with golden skin and white flesh.

One of the most popular crops for the gardener, onions are a huge must for any vegetable garden, as they are so versatile and can be used for a variety of different things.

A bag of Senshyu sets is currently £1.80.

How to plant

Plant onion sets in rows in any firm, well drained soil in full sun. Prepare the planting area several weeks in advance by incorporating some well rotted garden compost to improve drainage and soil fertility. Avoid planting onions on freshly manured soil. On particularly wet ground, try growing onion sets in raised beds. When growing onions from sets, plant the bulbs so that the tip of bulb is just protruding through the soil surface. Leave a space of 10cm (4″) between each bulb, and 30cm (12″) between each row.