Day Neutral Mixed Bunch Onion is a versatile scallion variety that breaks free from day-length constraints, allowing you to harvest tender, pencil-sized bunching onions in just 85-95 days regardless of your latitude or season. This cultivar of Allium cepa thrives across diverse growing conditions, making it reliable for gardeners who want fresh green onions from spring through fall. The day-neutral growth habit means you're not locked into specific planting windows like traditional long-day or short-day varieties, giving you genuine flexibility in the kitchen garden.
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The real advantage here is timing. Because this onion doesn't depend on day length to trigger bulbing, you can plant it whenever soil conditions allow and expect consistent maturity in under three months. Whether you're succession planting every two weeks for continuous harvest or fitting it into gaps in your schedule, it responds predictably. The mixed bunch character means you'll get varied onion sizes and flavors in a single planting, adding visual interest and giving you options for how you want to use them.
Harvest these as fresh scallions for salads, garnishes, and stir-fries, or let some mature into small bulbs for cooking. The tender, pencil-sized shoots are excellent sliced raw into salads or chopped over soups just before serving. Grilled or roasted whole, they develop mild sweetness. The mixed nature of the planting means you have flexibility: use smaller shoots fresh and raw, and let larger ones develop further for cooked applications where you want more substantial onion presence.
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Sow up to 10-12 seeds in a 4-6 inch pot indoors. If seedling tops reach over 5 inches before transplanting, cut them back to 3 inches to encourage stockier growth.
When seedlings are ready, carefully separate them and place each in a shallow trench. Fill the trench around seedlings and water in well. Space plants 2 inches apart with rows 12 inches apart.
Days to maturity are calculated from the date of direct seeding. Thin to the strongest plant when seedlings reach 4-5 inches tall.
For tender scallions, harvest when shoots reach pencil size or larger by cutting them at soil level or pulling gently if the soil is moist. Wash and trim roots before storage or use. If you're allowing some plants to develop into small bulbs, wait until approximately half the tops have fallen over naturally, then push over the remaining tops. Wait about 1 week after topping over, then harvest by gently lifting the bulbs from the soil. Cure harvested bulbs in a warm (75-80°F), shaded, well-ventilated location for about 2-4 weeks until the outer skin and neck are completely dry, then trim tops leaving 1 inch above the bulb.
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