Mung Bean is the popular Chinese bean sprout. It is a white sprout which can be used in salads and stir frys and numerous delicious Chinese dishes. They can be harvested when they are about 3-4cm long after 4-6 days.
Mustard Golden Streaks has very finely serrated leaves with a good texture. It has a sweet Mustard taste with a surprising hint of new potatoes making it an excellent addition in salads.
Southern Giant has mild flavoured, dark green, fringed leaves, making it ideal for both spring or autumn cropping from young leaves or full plant. It produces very tasty greens with mild mustard flavour for use raw in salad or lightly cooked.
Ailsa Craig produces large globe shaped bulbs with a mild flavour beneath golden straw coloured skin. This variety makes for a good exhibition onion but does not store for long periods and should be used in early winter.
EXHIBITION. Mammoth Improved is the perfect exhibition onion because it can be grown to over 2.5kg in weight, and has a lovely uniform shape to the bulb.
Paris Silverskin onions are easy to grow and have a dual purpose. If you like a good size bulb on "spring" onions pull them young or leave to mature and crop as small onions for pickling.
Onion Red Baron is a beautiful deep blood red coloured onion with slightly flattened globe shaped bulbs that will keep into the new year. It has late maincrop maturity with good skin and thin necks.
Red Brunswick onion seeds. These are late maturing semi flat bulbs of dark red. They are overall, medium to large in size with excellent mild but pungent flavour.They are very decorative when sliced across the bulb to reveal which and red rings,so are ideal fresh in salads or cooked with pasta.
Onion Tosca produces a torpedo shaped onion with yellow to brown skins. This particular variety has excellent flavour and is suitable for winter storage.