Spring Onion ‘Parade’ Seeds
£2.30
notes
A classic Japanese‑type spring onion that crops generously with pure white shanks and bright green foliage. Parade is a non‑bulbing, bunching onion that’s easy to grow from seed, quick to mature and perfect for salads, stir‑fries or seasonal garnishes straight from the veg patch.
Dimensions
Approx. 350 seeds
Features
notes
A classic Japanese‑type spring onion that crops generously with pure white shanks and bright green foliage. Parade is a non‑bulbing, bunching onion that’s easy to grow from seed, quick to mature and perfect for salads, stir‑fries or seasonal garnishes straight from the veg patch.
Insights
Kings Seeds, together with Suffolk Herbs, has been supplying UK growers for over a century. Their heritage of trusted seed curation, now including a wide range of organic and traditional varieties, is grounded in practical excellence and a passion for British growing.
Details
- Sow: February – June (under cover or outdoors)
- Harvest: About 12 weeks after sowing
Planting
- Soil: Well‑drained, fertile, moist soil
- Aspect: Full sun to partial shade
- Indoors: Sow seeds on the surface of fine compost and lightly cover; keep at moderate warmth (around 14 °C) until germination.
- Outdoors: Sow direct in shallow drills (1.5 cm deep) from April onwards, keeping rows around 30 cm (12″) apart.
- Spacing: Thin seedlings as they grow, or pull young shoots as needed for salad.
Care
Keep soil evenly moist and weed‑free while seedlings establish. Successional sowing every few weeks encourages a steady spring onion supply through spring into autumn.
Glossary
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