Shakespeare is a good variety of onion to plant as sets in the autumn.
shakespear autumn planting onions
Onion sets are very small bulbs which will grow into mature onions. Onion sets are often planted instead of onion seeds as they are thought to produce bigger onions.
Shakespeare – this variety of onion has:
- dark brown skins
- excellent skin quality
- good sized bulbs
- stores well
- harvest from early July
- over winters well
Planting site: Firm, well drained soil in full sun. Do not apply farm yard manure to the soil before planting onions. Onion sets grow well in raised beds, in fact they prefer this to wet ground.
tips showing
Planting method: Plant the sets so that the tip of bulb is just protruding through the soil surface.
Plant in rows with a space of 10cm (4”) between each bulb, and 30cm (12”) between each row.
onion rows marked out
Shakespeare onions are an autumn planting set.