onion family

Spring onions

Allium cepa · Easy

A slender, quick allium suited to short rows, mixed containers and repeated sowings.

Sow

Direct sow in batches from spring through late summer.

Direct sow where plants will mature.

Late spring through autumn, depending on sowing.

Practical growing notes

Useful kitchen crop from very narrow spaces.

Late crops require a hardy variety and may need cover in colder areas.

Keep the bed moving

A succession-friendly salad crop, especially useful as loose-leaf or cut-and-come-again types.

One of the fastest food crops, ideal for gaps and repeated small sowings.

A cool-season climbing crop, with early and maincrop varieties and edible-pod options.

A compact direct-sown root crop, with short-rooted varieties suitable for containers.