White Sweet Spanish Onion

White Sweet Spanish is a long-day heirloom onion with pure white, shimmery, easy-to-peel skins and a mild, sweet flavor. Bulbs reach over 3 inches in diameter, and the green scallions are just as edible.

At a glance

• Variety: White Sweet Spanish Onion
• Type: Heirloom, open-pollinated, non-GMO
• Day length: Long day
• Bulb: Over 3 inches across, pure white
• Flavor: Mild and sweet
• Region: Best in the North; grown as a fall onion in the South

Best for

• Salsas, dips, and salads
• Fresh eating and scallions
• Northern long-day gardens
• Sweet onion lovers

How to grow

Start seeds indoors in late winter or sow directly once soil can be worked. Plant in full sun in loose, fertile soil. As a long-day variety, it bulbs best in northern latitudes, or grow it as a fall onion in southern regions.

Flavor profile

Mild and sweet, excellent raw, with edible green scallions throughout growth.

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