Onion Walla Walla
Onion Walla Walla. A fantastic and ever popular old French variety producing one of the sweetest onions available, ideal for salads. The large bulbs are mild and crunchy with pure white flesh. A short keeper so use fresh from the ground. Should be the back-bone of any summer onion bed.
Cultivation Advice Onion Walla Walla
Days to Germination: 10-12.
Days To Harvest: 115.
Planting Depth: 1/2″.
Spacing, Row: 18″.
Spacing, Plant: 5 inches.
- Start in early spring indoors / heated greenhouse 8-10 weeks before transplanting outdoors.
- When transplanting, clip plants to three inches and plant 2 inches deep.
- Can be sown directly when ground has warmed in mid-late spring, at 2-3 seeds per inch.
- Thin to 5 inches apart when plants are 6 inches tall.
- Harvest by pulling bulbs when large enough steadily throughout the season.
- Fertile, moist soil enriched with compost is best for onion production.
- Onions are claimed to ward off many insect pests around lettuce, cabbage and carrots.
