Onion Sprouts Seeds

Onion sprouts are slender, dark green and surprisingly strong, tasting like a mild fresh onion with none of the sting. They germinate in five to eight days and are ready in ten to fourteen, so they take patience, but the flavour repays it.

Onion seed is slower than most, so keep the tray evenly moist and give it time. The shoots come up bent with the seed coat still attached and straighten as they grow.

Growing Information

• Light: Full sun to part shade, or bright indoor light
• Germination: 5 to 8 days
• Planting Depth: Surface sow, light cover
• Spacing: Dense sow for sprouts
• Height: 2 to 3 inches
• Harvest: 10 to 14 days

How to Sprout

1. Rinse the seeds and soak them in clean water for 4 to 6 hours.
2. Drain well and sow evenly across a moist growing medium or sprouting tray.
3. Keep the surface evenly moist with a light misting once or twice a day.
4. Grow in a bright location, away from direct hot sunlight. These are slow starters, so be patient.
5. Harvest in 10 to 14 days, once the shoots reach 2 to 3 inches tall.
6. Snip and use fresh.

Non-GMO and heirloom, and just as good grown on as microgreens.

Net weight: 16 oz (1 lb) resealable pouch, up to 48 servings.