Crystal White Wax (Pickling) Onion

Crystal White Wax is a mild-flavored southern heirloom onion used in pickling for decades, packing big flavor into tiny white globes. This short-day variety is white-skinned, juicy, and sweet, growing 3 to 4 inches when mature or harvested early for pickling.

At a glance

• Type: short-day heirloom onion
• Heirloom, non-GMO seed
• White-skinned, juicy, and sweet
• Matures to 3 to 4 inches, or pick early for pickling
• Southern heirloom, long used for pickling
• Packet price: $2.00

Best for

• Pickling and canning
• Fresh salads
• Light cooking
• Southern and short-day growing regions
• Pearl-onion harvests

How to grow

As a short-day onion, sow where winters are mild for best bulbing, or start early in northern gardens. Plant in full sun with fertile, well-drained soil. Harvest small for pickling or let bulbs reach 3 to 4 inches.

Flavor profile

Mild, juicy, and sweet, with plenty of flavor in a small bulb.

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