Onion White Lisbon
The white Lisbon is traditionally the most popular Spring Onion for succession sowings and features long, white stems and bright green tops. Delicious when young and takes on a more pungent flavour as the bulbs swell. Can be used as a companion plant to deter carrot fly.
Cultivation advice Onion White Lisbon
Days to Germination: 10-14
Days To Harvest: 60-120
Planting Depth: 1/2″
Spacing, Row: 12-18 inches
Spacing, Plant: 1-2 inches
Light: Full Sun or Partial Shade
- For the finest onions, seed directly outdoors, depth 1/4 to 1/2 inch, in full sun to partial shade and well drained soil as soon as the ground can be worked in Spring.
- Planting Space rows 12 inches apart. Scatter seed in the row at the rate of 3 seeds per inch.
- Seed can be started indoors 8-10 weeks before transplanting outdoors. When transplanting, clip plants to three inches and plant 2 inches deep
- When seedlings are 3 inches high, thin to stand 2 to 3 inches apart.
- Harvest young plants in 60 days or up to 120 days for mature plants.
- Fertile, moist soil enriched with compost is best for onion production.
