Leek, Bandit,  (120 days) Allium porrum This is a great cold-hardy winter leek grown by Ben Yohai at Wandering Fields Farm in The Applegate Valley that excels for late harvests or over wintering. Forms a very thick shank that blanches nicely when hilled.  Deeply colored blue-green flags stand upright.  Bandit overwinters best when mulched deeply in northern regions. Packe: 1 g ( ~ 250 seeds) Ounce...

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Leek, Ester Cook (100 days) Allium porrum An old heirloom from the collection of Abundant Life Seed Foundation.  Rescued from obscurity and shared with us at a seed swap by Zea Sonnabend.  A  hardy winter leek that is capable of growing very fat (3”+) stems that overwinter down to 5° in our experience.  Generally they grow tall and thin, so they bunch nicely. Mild, luscious leek flavor!  Packet (1 g ≈ 250 seeds) 1/2 oz  ...

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Leek, Falltime,  (100 days) Allium porrum We are happy to resurrect this lost treasure that had fallen for commercial availability. This is a wonderful summer or fall leek. (Winter leeks are shorter, fatter, and more winter hardy). Quick growing plants have deep blue green foliage and some ocasional purple too. Packet: 1 g~ 250 seeds 1 oz ...

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Leek, King Richard, (80 days) Allium porrum A summer leek that we have been selecting for over-winter hardiness. Tall, refined shanks. Consistently the last fresh field crop to go to market each fall. Great mild flavor. Packet (1 g ~ 250 seeds) Ounce...

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Onion, Ailsa Craig (110 days) Allium porrum Named after a perfectly round rock island off the coast of Scotland, Ailsa Craig has become legendary for its exhibition level size that often exceeds 6" in diameter and 2 pounds in weight!  A long-day sweet Spanish onion that does well in northern areas.  Mild sweet flavor and decent storage (1-2 months) on account of its narrow neck.  Teardrop size. Adapted for 38-60° latitude. HEIRLOOM Packet: 1 g. ≈ 250 seeds 1/2 oz:   ...

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Onion, Cippola Borettana (90 days) Allium cepa  A solid flat Cippola medallion onion with yellow gold wrappers that grows to about 2-3” in diameter and about 1-1 ½ “ thick.  Traditionally grown in the village of Boretta, Italy since 1400!  Mild flavor lends itself to using raw or cooked. Long Day type, so it will bolt if planted in southern latitudes. Very pretty and lends itself well to being braided for winter storage. Adapted for 35-55° latitude. Strong tasting.  Packet (1 g ≈ 250 seeds) ...

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Onion, Cippola di Tropea (90-100 days)  Allium cepa This venerable heirloom bright to the Greeks from the Assyrians and the Babalonians long ago and now celebrated throughout Italy for its mild flavor.  A very pretty elongated red onion also known as “torpedo” for it’s distinctive shape.  The unique shape also has practical applications in the kitchen, being easier to chop as it only rolls in one direction, rather than every which way like typical round onions.  Safety First!  Excellent sweet, pungent flavor.  Try it and you’ll see! Adapted for 35-48° latitude. Heirloom. Packet (1 g ≈ 250 seeds) ...

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Onion, Evergreen Hardy Bunching (65 days)  Allium Fistulosum Non-bulbing scallions for bunching. Sow in spring in clumps and transplant out for deliciously mild garnish for beans, baked potatoes and many other culinary creations. Delicious raw in salsa, too! Can be fall sown as well.  Packet (.5g ≈ 250 seeds)  .5 g...

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Onion, Front Range Yellow Globe  Allium cepa Here is an ideal OP onion for organic markets as well as home gardeners. A bit smaller than the hybrids normally grown commercially, this nevertheless stacks up very well against them in our trials. It is a reliable, heavy producer of 2-2 1/2" diameter round yellow onions with beautiful glowing golden skin. Absolutely no doubles in our trials! The tight wrappers, great neck closure and dense, solid flesh means they are exceptionally long keepers. Beautiful golden skin glows in the afternoon sun, hinting at the quality of the white layers it protects. Adapted for 35-50° latitude. Packet (1 g ≈ 250 seeds) 1/2 oz ~ 3250 seeds...

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Onion, New York Early (98 days)  Allium sativa. An improved strain of early Yellow Globe.  Tom Powell at Wolf Gulch Farm in SW Oregon has done repeated selections on this workhorse variety. Long day, Northern type with globe shape and very hard bulbs that store very well.  Sweet enough for sandwiches and salads, but with more bite than Siskiyou Sweet.  Packet: 1 g ~ 250 seeds 1/2 oz ~ 3250 seeds 1oz...

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Onion, Newberg  (100 days) Allium Cepa Taken from a Vilmorin hybrid onion by Dr. Alan Kapular and carefully stabilized over many years into a reliable producer of 8-12 ounce round yellow onions with tight copper skin that keep remarkably well. In trials against other commercial hybrids this variety ranked #2, far better than other open pollinated lines. A workhorse variety. Packet (1 g ≈ 250 seeds) Half Ounce (≈ 3250 seeds) ...

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Onion, Rosa di Milano   (110-120 days) Allium Cepa Long to intermediate day Italian red onion that tolerates cool climates.  Excellent keeper with 4-5" bulbs that have a unique barrel shape, are uniformly colored, and have tight skins. Selected and improved by the late great Dr. John Navazio for organic conditions and thrip resistance. Very attractive. Adapted for 38-50° latitude. HEIRLOOM. Packet (1 g ≈ 250 seeds) 1/2 ounce (≈ 3250 seeds) ...

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Onion, Siskiyou Sweet  Allium cepa (110 days spring sown, or 300 days over wintered) A reselection of Walla Walla sweet onion.  Light brown skin with white flesh that is very mild and sweet.  Summer ripening from a spring sowing is convenient for fresh use, not a keeper.  Fresh tops are useful as scallions.  Very cold hardy and can attain mammoth proportions with ample fertility, our record is 2.5 pounds without trying anything fancy. Adapted for 35-55° latitude.  Packet (1 g ≈ 250 seeds) Half Ounce (≈ 3250 seeds)      ...

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Onion, Valencia (115 days) Allium cepa Large, sweet Spanish type with a full globe covered in a bronze skin.  White flesh is very mild and sweet, although not as sweet as Siskiyou Sweet.  Keeps well for a sweet onion.  Thick necks require careful handling and drying for good storage. Packet (1 g ≈ 250 seeds) ...

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Available 2024 Shallots, Bonjour (100 days from transplant) Allium cepa While most folks grow shallots from sets, planting them in the Fall, they are increasingly grown from seed, planted in the spring. This is a more cost effective options compared with the investment in sets for planting stock and the yield can be equally impressive. Bon Jour is a pretty rosy pink-skinned, long-storing shallot with a teardrop shape. Grow like you would onions. It is possible to save some of your harvest from replanting in the Fall as you would with sets. Packet:  .5g. ≈ 100 seeds ...

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