Master the Art of Growing Alliums from Seeds

Growing alliums from seeds is a rewarding process. From tiny black seeds, beautiful dinner table plants emerge. Alliums are versatile vegetables in the kitchen, worth the time and effort to cultivate. Explore the various types available.

Specializing in cultivating alliums like red, white, & yellow onions from seeds.

Our Onion Seeds. Non-GMO, perennial, open-pollinated, heirloom, cold tolerant, drought tolerant, bunching onion. Suitable for growing in greenhouses, garden plots, raised beds, and containers. This Japanese bunching onion or scallion produces tender leaves with white 12-14 inch stalks. The onion has delicious, white, pungent flesh. This variety will over-winter. 

The advantage of growing from onion seed is that you open yourself up to a wide range of varieties. Although you can direct seed into the ground in warmer climates, onion seeds take a long time to grow and mature. To make the most of your onion growing experience, consider starting from onion seed. This will give you access to a diverse array of onion varieties to choose from.

That means for warmer climates, they need to be go in the ground in the fall or late winter. For northern climates, start seeds indoors 10 weeks prior to moving outside to transplant. In essence, this is the process of planting onion transplants or seedlings. And, it is a much better way to go when planting from seed.

Prepare fertile, well-drained soil. Sow seeds in a sunny location in late spring after danger of all frost is passed and when soil temperatures are consistently above 50% or fall. Keep soil moist and fertilize as needed.