Topic: Rose de Roscoff onions

[zeed]

Does anyone know where I can buy seed or sets for Rose de Roscoff onions. They are the onions sold by the old "Jonny Onion" sellers, with the strings of onions draped over their bikes. I know that they are a variety that is unique to Brittanny. I could perhaps buy some from somewhere and plant them and let them go to seed. Also, banana shallots? Zeed

[Jeannine]

Hi, you cannot buy seeds they are protected, you can only get them from saved seeds from someone growing them or by buying the onions as you say.

Last year I was very lucky  as  I got a  bit of seed from another poster . Need another year though for seed.

I then managed to get  some onions sent over and grew them this year, I have seed from those.(Still have the label that came with them, it has a phone number on)

 I have a little seed I can let you have if you can't find any anywhere  else but it will only be a pinch.

 I also have the Banana shallotts, again very little.

 Pm me if I can help.

 I tried for three years to find seed  and was very grateful to get a start.

 XX Jeannine