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Onion 'Shakespeare' (Autumn Planting)Allium cepa

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It will grow in height to around 45cm and will spread to around 15cm.

Onion Shakespeare will flower from June until July.

It will form good-sized bulbs.

Onions are packed full of nutrients; therefore they are a fab vegetable to incorporate into your diet!

They are semi-oval in shape.

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Onion 'Shakespeare' is a British bred onion that produces dark brown-skinned bulbs. This onion can be planted in the Autumn and is perfect for overwintering. It produces decent-sized bulbs with fantastic skin quality and keeps well in appropriate dry storage.

Plant onion sets in rows in any firm, well drained soil in full sun. Prepare the planting area several weeks in advance by incorporating some well rotted garden compost to improve drainage and soil fertility. Avoid planting onions on freshly manured soil. On particularly wet ground, try growing onion sets in raised beds. When growing onions from sets, plant the bulbs so that the tip of bulb is just protruding through the soil surface. Leave a space of 10cm (4") between each bulb, and 30cm (12") between each row.
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