Ailsa Craig, Sweet Onion Seed

approx 135 seed packet
 
Ailsa Craig forms huge, straw-coloured globes up to 20cm (8") in diameter. They are firm with mild, sweet flesh, for fresh use and short storage. This customer favourite is fine textured, and excellent for salads and sandwiches. It is tolerant of cold weather, so it can be ready for harvest before some other Spanish storage onions. Ailsa Craig is a stony island in the Firth of Clyde in Scotland. 
Mild, sweet, flesh
Heirloom
Excellent for salads, canning, sandwiches and freeze drying
Open-pollinated seeds
Matures in 100 days
 
Transplants are preferred for home gardeners. Sow 3 seeds 5mm-1cm (¼-½”) deep in each cell of a 72-cell tray. Divide and Transplant , spacing each 15cm (6″) apart in rows 45-75cm (18-30″) apart. Start seeds 4-6 weeks before last frost date.