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Japanese Negi Bunching Onion
30 days to baby harvest
60 days to harvest
Allium fistulosum
HEIRLOOM These scrumptious Negi onions are bunching onions, most commonly grown in the US as scallions, though they’re a delicacy in Japan when hilled like leeks and grown 6+ months, allowing their flavors to deepen. Grill them, oh grill them! Just like scallions, Negi onions are perennial here in Zone 5 (hooray!) and ours have been thriving for years here at the farm. They’re such a sweet spring treat to harvest the first of them as the snows melt! If you allow even a few of them to overwinter, you’ll see their blooms the following summer, round orbs of sweet white flowers bustling with butterflies and bees.
Organic Japanese Negi Onion
Planting Method: Direct Seed or Transplant
To Direct Sow: Early spring (4-6 weeks before last frost) through summer, sow every 1/3 inch in 2-inch wide bands. Thin to 1 inch apart if large diameter is desired.
For Transplanting: Sow indoors, 6 weeks before final frost, 2 seeds per cell or soil block.. Heat mats help hasten germination. Water evenly, thin to one per cell. Clip tops once 5” tall (enjoy like chives). Good light is essential: Younger, less stressed seedlings are healthier and more abundant than older, more stressed seedlings. Late spring, transplant 1-2 inches apart, as deep as you can with at least 2 inches remaining above the soil.
Seed Depth: 1/4 inch Days to Germination: 5 at 75°F; 12 at 60°F
Sowing and seedling care: Onions are hungry! There is a direct relationship between the quantity & quality of nutrients available and the quality and quantity of onions you’ll harvest. We foliar feed with dilute fish & kelp emulsion every 2 to 3 weeks until the summer solstice. Hill mulch around their stems for even more tender, snowy white scallion delight!
Spacing after thinning/transplanting: 1-2 inches Sun Needs: Full
Days to Harvest: 30 days to baby harvest; 50-60 days to full harvest; can be perennial
Harvest: You can harvest as an annual or grow as perennial — if you leave some to overwinter, they are such a sweet spring treat to harvest as the snows melt.
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