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Onion Plug Plants - Description
- Pack of Onion Plants
- AKA Onion Seedlings, Onion Transplants
- Number of Plugs: 10
- Number of Seedlings 15 - 20 (More Than 1 Seeding in Most Plugs)
- Variety: Exhibition
- Produces 'Giant' Onions
- Seedling Height: 10cm
- Produces Firm, Rounded Onions
- Golden Brown Skin
- Onion Size at Harvest: 10cm in Diameter
Onion Plug Plants - How to Grow
- Transplant plugs outside from mid March
- Spacing: 10cm
- Rows: 25cm apart
- Water well before planting - Soak plug plants before planting
- Take care when handling plants & when removing from trays
- If more than 1 seedling per plug, very carefully separate them before planting
- Use a dibber to make a small planting hole
- Drop seedling's roots into hole & firm in well
- Site: Full sun
- Soil: Deep, rich soils free from weeds & stones
- Ideally prepare your soil in Autumn
- Ideal pH between 6.5 to 7.5. Add lime if soil is too acidic
Onion Plug Plants - Care & Harvest
- Harvest from July to September
- Harvest when foliage dies back & bulbs rise above soil level
- 1 week before harvesting, slight lift onions using a garden fork
- After harvest, lay onions out in the sun to dry outer skin
- Keep rows weeded in early months
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