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Spring onions

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This RHS book is packed with quick and easy activities for children to do in the garden

Season

Summer

Name

Spring onions

Common Name

Spring onions

Description

This quick growing crop adds flavour to salads or sandwiches in the summer.

Growing conditions

A sunny site with good drainage

When to grow

Sow in July and use as small spring onions or sow in August or September to overwinter.

What you need

Spring onions can be sown straight in to the ground where they are going to grow, so make sure the space you are going to sow is weed free by using a trowel to remove the weeds. If the soil is dry, water the soil the day before you are going to sow your seeds.
Rake the soil to a fine tilth (a fine,crumbly texture) and make some drills 12 - 20mm deep. The rows should be spaced about 10cm apart.
Sprinkle the seed in carefully and cover them up with soil. Remember to write a plant label so you know where you have sown the seeds!
As they grow, if the plants are crowded then thin them out to about 2.5 cm apart. The thinnings can be used in salads.