Has anyone grown these from seed and do you know anywhere I can buy the seeds? Is it too late to plant them for this year.
Are there different strains?
I have googled and searched on-line. No results.
I would be grateful for any information.
You can get seeds from..
http://www.nickys-nursery.co.uk/ (http://www.nickys-nursery.co.uk/)
..just search onion...I know that they do Senshyu..maybe some others too?
Grow japs here every year, sow direct about end August/early Sept, water well.
If you google japanese onion seed you get lots of hits.
Thanks for replies. Still working on them.
So Senshyu are J/O. I have found those.
Suttons don't do them anymore.
I am growing Japanese Bunching Onions (Ishikura, a type of spring onion), they certainly beat White Lisbon. I get the seed from http://www.realseeds.co.uk (http://www.realseeds.co.uk)
Tomatoada,
I have a full packet plus half a packet of Suttons Senshyu but it says to sow by 2008. If you want to have a try with them I can put them all in the mail for , it says sow August/September.
Germination would be poor but there is more than 350 seeds so you might get enough.
XX Jeannine
Just a thought...I've noticed when looking through different companies seeds..that there is not many Jap. onions available..as seed..you are right..!
What if you would get few sets..let them flower next spring/summer..and as there is no many onions flowering same time anyway..you should get clean to type seed.. ;)..just something to do if nothing else.. ::)
Quote from: Jeannine on June 27, 2010, 04:15:57
Tomatoada,
I have a full packet plus half a packet of Suttons Senshyu but it says to sow by 2008. If you want to have a try with them I can put them all in the mail for , it says sow August/September.
Germination would be poor but there is more than 350 seeds so you might get enough.
XX Jeannine
I have sent you a PM.
Quote from: Larkshall on June 26, 2010, 00:24:21
I am growing Japanese Bunching Onions (Ishikura, a type of spring onion), they certainly beat White Lisbon. I get the seed from http://www.realseeds.co.uk (http://www.realseeds.co.uk)
Sounds good. I love real seeds.