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Onion Seeds - Ailsa Craig

Average Packet Content 250 Seeds

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  • Large, tasty, flagon shaped bulbs
  • For table or exhibition
  • For indoor or outdoor sowing
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Large bulbs often used for exhibition. To ensure colour, shape and finish sow in January under glass at 18-21 °C (65-70 °F). Can also be sown outdoors in March and April. Not recommended for long storage. Bulb onion variety.

Growing Information

Click Here to See More Growing Information on Onion Ailsa Craig SeedSow maincrop onions March-April outdoors, and thin early. For very large onions sow December-early January and transplant seedlings in spring. To store - lift and allow to dry in full sun, and hang in ropes in cool airy conditions. (24 weeks maturity.)

Sowing Information

For exhibition, sow thinly December-January in a propagator on a windowsill or in a greenhouse at approximately 15-20?C (60-68?F).Cover seeds with 6mm (¼") of sieved compost. (Germination 18-24 days.) Transplant seedlings when large enough to handle into 75mm (3") pots, grow on and plant out into prepared soil manured the previous autumn. For culinary use sow thinly direct outside in March-April into finely raked firm soil at a depth of 13mm (½") rows 30cm (12") apart. Thin seedlings to 15cm (6") between plants. Sowing to cropping - 24 weeks.

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Packet seed only will incur a carriage charge of £2.99.

All other products incur a carriage charge of £6.99.

If your order comprises of a combination of carriage charges then a combined carriage charge of £7.99 will be applied.

Live Plants

Suttons strives to ensure that all its plants are delivered to you in the perfect condition for planting. While the majority of our nursery plants cope well with slight delays in intransit, sadly, the time it takes to deliver to certain locations in the UK means that we can't guarantee this for some of our smaller plug products and tender bedding and vegetable lines, which do not respond well to the extra journey time. So regretfully while we offer the majority of our live plant offering nationwide, we are unable to ship plugs, begging plants and tender vegetable plants to the following areas: HS, IV41-IV49, IV51, IV55-56, KW15-KW17, PA34, PA41-48, PA60-PA78, PA80, PH40-PH44, TR21-TR24, ZE1-ZE3.

Non Standard Deliveries

Unfortunately like many companies in our industry we are currently only able to supply orders to UK based customers, excluding those in Northern Ireland. We are committed to finding a way that we can resume or normal services again as soon as possible. Please accept our apologies for any inconvience caused.

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