{"product_id":"bunching-onion-seeds-allium-fistulosum","title":"Bunching Onion Seeds — Allium fistulosum","description":"\u003ch2\u003eFresh Bunching Onions for Everyday Cooking\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBunching Onions (\u003cem\u003eAllium fistulosum\u003c\/em\u003e) produce slender white stems and fresh green tops with a lovely onion flavour. Unlike bulb onions, they’re grown for their stems and leaves, making them a useful choice for salads, stir-fries, soups, and a freshly chopped finishing touch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are seeds we’ve collected ourselves, ready for gardeners who enjoy having everyday ingredients close at hand. Pull a few young stems for dinner, or leave an established clump to develop and divide for future picking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy Gardeners Love Them\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e🌿 White stems and green tops — both useful in the kitchen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e🍽️ Versatile onion flavour — lovely in salads, noodles, omelettes, and stir-fries\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e🪴 Suitable for beds and containers — handy for smaller growing spaces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e🌱 Clump-forming perennial — can be kept growing and divided once established\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e✂️ Harvest to suit you — pull young stems or pick a few outer leaves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e☀️ Easy to grow — a rewarding addition to the home vege garden\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eGrowing Tips for New Zealand\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSow in spring or autumn, with a longer sowing season in milder areas. Choose a sunny position with fertile, free-draining soil. Avoid waterlogged ground, particularly over winter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSow approximately 5–10 mm deep, either directly into prepared soil or into seed trays for transplanting while young. Keep evenly moist during germination, which usually takes around 7–21 days, depending on conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThin or transplant seedlings to approximately 3–5 cm apart for young spring-onion-style harvests, or allow around 10–15 cm for plants that will remain as established clumps. Keep weeds down and water during dry weather.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHarvest young stems once they reach a useful kitchen size. For plants you wish to keep growing, pick a few outer leaves without damaging the central growing point. Established clumps can be lifted and divided, then replanted with space to develop. Sow small batches during suitable conditions for a regular supply.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat’s in the Packet\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach packet contains 100 Bunching Onion seeds (\u003cem\u003eAllium fistulosum\u003c\/em\u003e) with sowing and growing instructions included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e📄 Want to go even deeper? The \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/chbotanics.co.nz\/products\/chbotanics-propagation-from-seeds-manual-professional-edition\"\u003eCHBotanics Propagation from Seeds Manual — Professional Edition\u003c\/a\u003e — a comprehensive digital PDF covering sowing times, germination, spacing, and much more across dozens of flower and vegetable species, is available as an instant download. 🌱😊\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chbotanics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46022633357381,"sku":null,"price":2.5,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0734\/2974\/5733\/files\/fresh-bunching-onions-on-a-crisp-white-kitchen-bench.png?v=1792118641","url":"https:\/\/chbotanics.co.nz\/products\/bunching-onion-seeds-allium-fistulosum","provider":"Chbotanics Seeds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}