Welsh Onions will grow to between 60cm and 90cm tall; they can be picked from early summer onwards as a hardier and earlier alternative to spring onions. The leaves can be used like chives. They will flower in their second year. Perennial
🌱 Seasonal Growing Guide
LATE WINTER/SPRING: sow in trays with warmth (15°-21°C) in late winter/early spring or direct into the soil after the frosts have passed. Divide established clumps every three years.
SUMMER: keep well-watered, you can start harvesting from established clumps.
AUTUMN: continue harvesting. Mulch with some well-rotted manure or similar.
WINTER: continue to harvest until ground freezes.
📌USES:
🍴 Edible
Use like spring onions or scallions in salad and stir fry: this 'white form of Welsh Onion has a milder flavour
The leaves can be used like chives in salads or for cooking - these can be picked almost all year round except when flowering or the weather is very cold
The flowers are edible - pick them while they are still young and green and nip out the centre and that leaves you with little flowers with an onion flavour!
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