Description
Southport White Globe Onion Seeds (White Bunching Type) 1830. Heirloom Vegetable.
Approximately 500 seeds per packet (280 seeds per gram)
The Southport White Globe is an excellent heirloom variety, particularly well adapted to northern growing areas and regions with rapidly shifting summer weather. This white bunching onion produces round, medium-sized, solid bulbs with a thin, delicate skin. The flesh is white, fine-grained, and wonderfully mild. It is an excellent direct seeding variety as it matures very quickly and is noted as a good keeper. A dependable Day Neutral variety for any home garden.
Quick Seed Details
- Type: Heirloom Vegetable, Day Neutral, White Bunching
- Fruit: Round, medium-sized white bulb, mild and fine-grained
- Features: Well-adapted to northern/variable climates; quick-maturing; good for storage.
Nutritional Information
White onions are a healthy, low-calorie kitchen staple. They are a good source of Vitamin C, Vitamin B6, and Manganese, contributing to overall health. Onions also contain dietary fiber and antioxidants, which are beneficial for the body.
What you need to know to Plant & Grow
- Sowing: Seed can be started indoors in a soil-less growing medium in February for later transplanting. This variety is excellent for direct seeding outdoors from mid-April, 8-15 mm deep and 15 mm apart in rows 30 cm apart. One packet sows approximately 6 m of row.
- Care: Onions do best in a sunny site with fertile, well-drained soil. Thin to 5 cm apart for cooking onions, and 7.5 cm apart for the sweet Spanish types. Bend over any flower stalks that start to grow so the plant’s energy goes into building the bulb.
- Harvesting: Harvest bulbs when the tops start to yellow and fall over. Cure the onions to take advantage of their excellent keeping quality for long-term storage.
- Germination: Germination takes approximately 1-2 weeks (7-14 days).
Why Southport White Globe Onion Seeds belong in Your Garden
For a mild, dependable white onion that is quick to mature and stores well, the Southport White Globe is the perfect choice. Its superior adaptability to cooler and more variable climates makes it a standout performer, ensuring a reliable harvest of fine-grained, flavourful bulbs season after season.
