Sturon Onion Sets
Spring Planting: we begin shipping in late April through May beginning with the warmest hardiness zones, so you receive your products at the proper time for planting.
Earlier and easier than from seed. This early maturing onion is the best all purpose set variety available. Sturon is a very flexible dual purpose onion. It can be planted close for green bunching onions, or spaced farther apart to form quite large storage onions. The nice, round, globe shaped onions have the attractive appearance of a seed onion, but are much earlier maturing. Smooth brown skin with yellow flesh. Sturon has excellent keeping qualities and will store well into the winter if kept under proper conditions. Offers good bolting resistance. Approx. 90 sets/pkg; 300-350 sets per kg. (This is just an approximate number, as the size of the sets vary from year to year depending on the growing conditions).
Please Note: 10kg and 20kg bags are only available for shipping within the Maritime provinces, if you are in the Maritimes and would like to order, please call Customer Service at 1-800-363-7333.
Sold as: Pkg of 90
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Growing Information
Planting:
To plant onion sets, simply press sets into the soil about 2 inches apart. Later thin to about 4-6 inches apart to allow bulbs to mature. Bunching onions can be left at 1-11⁄2 inches apart. Space shallots 1 inch apart in rows 4 inches apart.
Growing:
Onions benefit from full sun, soil pH of 6.0-7.5 and a well-drained soil with plenty of compost or well-rotted manure added. Feed with a complete balanced fertilizer during the growing season, particularly when the bulbs start to form.
Harvest:
Bunching onions are used when young and green. To harvest storage onions: when onion tops begin to fall over, turn brown and wither, it is time to harvest. Tipping bulbs over to break some of the roots will speed drying. Pull and place onions in dry, warm airy location out of direct sun for up to 3 weeks to cure. After curing process is complete, store in cool, dry location. The drier the onions, the better they store.
Pests & Diseases:
Storage rot may be the result of diseases encountered during the growing season. Onions should be cured before storing.
Companions:
Beet, cabbage family, carrot, kohlrabi, lettuce, parsnip, pepper, spinach, strawberry, tomato, turnip.