Isakura Bunching Onion

[davyw1]

and why i grow them, no bulbing, plenty of white and nice and crispy and of course long.

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[davyw1]

[manicscousers]

snap  ;D

[tim]

BUT - as said earlier - if you leave them............

[davyw1]

Not Isakura Tim they don,t bulb at all

[tim]

Live & learn?

[carosanto]

Hi Y'all

This Isakura onion looks interesting.  Have looked it up on the Internet and the only reference is back to A4A - your posts.

So...where can I get seed or sets, when can I plant? My soil is very rich ex Cornish strawberry fields, but quite stony, weather typical Tamar Valley - damp, warm, and occasionally glorious!!!! (and that's only the winter).  Any tips for growing this would be much appreciated.

Caro

[Sholls]

So...where can I get seed or sets, when can I plant?

I did some searching last night, turns out Nicky's stock seed.  I love eating spring onion tops, so these look ideal. :D

[tim]

Fothergills too.

Of course, I was using Guardsman - pencil like stems.  But the picture shows them bulbing. And they do!!

[plot51A]

I got some recently from Suffolk Herbs. They spell it Ishikura but I presume it is the same.  :)

[djbrenton]

Try googling Ishikura instead.  ;D Even Fothergills do them.

I grow them because they can be left in the ground all winter and they just get fatter and fatter.

[Barnowl]

Left my Ishikura in all last winter - no bulbing at all.

[1066]

Can I ask what is wrong with bulbing? Sorry if I'm being a bit dim / blonde today !

[davyw1]

Can I ask what is wrong with bulbing? Sorry if I'm being a bit dim / blonde today !

Nothing it just a case of what you want the onion for

[Lizann]

I got some seeds recently from the Real Seed Company

[1066]

Can I ask what is wrong with bulbing? Sorry if I'm being a bit dim / blonde today !

Nothing it just a case of what you want the onion for

thanks Davy, that clears my confusion!

[davyw1]

Over the years i have been growing Ishakura i have tried different ways to grow them, to try and get more white but i always do one packet sown direct into the soil.
In the past i have set some away as i do my leeks and dibbled them in, this took up to much space
The following year i made a shallow trench about 4" deep and set my seeds away in a drill in the bottom and back filled as the onion grew.
This year i set them away as i would my leeks again and made a wedge with spade and put the onions in close together.
While i had good result from these two methods weeding without damaging the onion was a problem.
Next year will be i am thinking a wider trench 6" deep and two rows of seed direct into the soil 6" appart so hopefully it will be easier to weed.

[kt.]

So...where can I get seed

Cheap enough here:  http://www.kingsseeds.com/Ko-transact/productlist.asp?as=True

[tim]

Why strive for white? Green tastes the same.

You'll be saying next discard the greens of Leeks?

[grannyjanny]

DT Browns are £1.35 for 500 seeds & no postage.

[Sholls]

DT Browns are £1.35 for 500 seeds & no postage.

Thanks, GJ. :)

I've never come across DT Browns before: they sell Fothergills seeds for less than the Mr F site. Excellent!  ;D