Bunching Onion
Tokyo Long White Bunching Onion is a space-efficient Japanese variety that transforms your garden into a cut-and-come-again wonderland. Ready to harvest in just 65 days, these tender, flavorful scallions produce continuous harvests from surprisingly compact plants, making them perfect for small gardens and containers. With their crisp white stems and fresh green tops, they bring authentic Japanese cuisine directly to your kitchen.
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What makes Tokyo Long White truly special is its remarkable space efficiency combined with exceptional flavor. These bunching onions excel in tight quarters, requiring just 12 inches of spacing while delivering continuous harvests throughout the growing season. Their tender texture and delicious taste make them ideal for traditional Japanese dishes like sukiyaki, while their compact growth habit makes them perfect for container gardening and urban growing spaces.
Tokyo Long White bunching onions excel in both raw and cooked applications, from garnishing soups and salads to starring in traditional Japanese sukiyaki. Their tender texture makes them perfect for stir-fries, while the mild flavor works beautifully as a garnish or mixed into egg dishes and noodle preparations.
Start seeds indoors 8 to 10 weeks before your average last frost date, then transplant seedlings outdoors 4 to 6 weeks before the last frost when soil temperatures reach 45°F.
Transplant seedlings 4 to 6 weeks before your average last frost date, spacing them 12 inches apart in rows 12 inches apart.
Sow seeds directly outdoors 4 to 6 weeks before your average last frost date or as soon as soil temperature reaches 45°F. In mild climates, fall sowing provides spring harvests. For continuous production, succession plant every 2 to 4 weeks.
Begin harvesting in 65 days when green tops are well-developed and white portions have formed. Cut individual stalks at soil level as needed, allowing remaining plants to continue growing for future harvests throughout the season.
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