Onion Seeds: Marco

Catalogue Code 1020-2713

Marco onions have given top results in national trials with very heavy crops. Beautiful globe-shaped onions with golden-brown skins.

Matures early so that you can take advantage of autumn sun to dry the tops thoroughly and reduce the risk of neck rot. It has a reputation for exceptional storage - kept cool and dry it will hold until mid-May the following year.

Why Grow your Onions from Seed?

Onion Seeds are cheaper than Onion sets
When growing Onions from seeds they are a lot less susceptible to bolting!
Onions from seed can grow larger as they wait till the longest day (in June)

Features

F1 Hybrids are crossed varieties that are exceptionally vigorous and longer lasting
Recommended for Exhibition growing

Growing Calendar for Onion Seeds: Marco

Sow Indoors

Sow Outdoors

Plant Outdoors

Harvest

Reviews
How To
Growing Guides
Harvest Chart

On 31/05/2011 Anthony Kilmister wrote:

Rating:5

Bought these along with Red Barrons, had a terrible onion year last year with sets and was told I'd never get onions from seed to grow. I have now have so many little onions I'm running out of space to plant them out. Can't wait to see the results.

On 18/09/2009 Karen Hirst wrote:

Rating:5

These have been superb, they are a perfect shape and there is no rotting off.

Beautiful globe shape, matures early and stores very well.

Sow Indoors: January-March 5 seeds per module under glass.

Sow Outdoors: February-March thinly into pre watered soil ½in (1cm) deep in rows 12in (30cm) apart

Plant Out: April the little clumps of bulbs in each module will push themselves apart as they grow.

Harvest: August-September.

Standard Seeds E.C Rules and Regulations.