Our staff's favorite way to plant onions arrived this past weekend! Bare root onions come in bunches of 25 and look a lot like the scallions you buy in the grocery store. Plant these young onions now, 1 inch deep and 6 inches apart, and harvest them as bulb onions in May! (Tip: since onions are harvested in late spring, don't place them where you want to plant an early spring veggie garden.) Be sure to fertilize regularly with nitrogen if you want really big onions! We love blood meal, fish meal, or fish emulsion for fertilizing onions.
2025 Bare Root Onions Varieties
Red Burger - An improved Stockton Red variety.
Red Rock - Vibrant red, jumbo-size red bulbs with a globe shape.
White Castle - Jumbo bulbs with bright white skins when cured properly.
Yellow Merlin - A classic yellow Spanish type. More arriving next week!
Walla Walla - Famously sweet! Eat them right away.
Candy Yellow - A sweet hybrid that can store for 3 months.
Torpedo - An Italian favorite with an elongated shape.
Lucille - An improved Desert Sunrise. A flattened globe shape with purple skin and mildly sweet white flesh. More arriving next week!
and...
American Flag Leeks - Produces 10" long tasty leeks with white necks when blanched.
Find these onions in our bedding department alongside our winter veggie 6packs. Don't forget to plant your garlic this time of year too!