Hybrid Onion
- Very early maturing green onion sown in autumn
- High vigour through winter with a strong root system
- Thin necks and light skins
- Suitable as a first early onion on the market.
Good vigour combined with a generative steer that makes your crop easy to balance, more productive and cheaper to manage. Used in Australia, northern Europe and New Zealand for specialty tomatoes and aubergines with success.
Recommended sowing times
Pukekohe/Waikato:
Mid August – early September, Harvesting: mid February
Hawkes Bay/Manawatu:
Mid August – mid September, Harvesting: mid-late February.
Late maturing Early Longkeeper (ELK) type. Approx 2 weeks later than Kiwi Gold. Very firm bulbs with good skin quality and excellent storage potential.
Storage onion producing a high percentage in jumbo range 80mm plus size. Dark brown skins. Flattened globe shaped bulbs with thin necks.
Similar in maturity to M&R Early. Bred for uniformity, vigour, yield and firmness. Excellent storage. Top export variety.
Improved vigour and shape uniformity. A firm full globe with strong golden brown skins. Excellent keeper.
Strong upright leaves that handle well when cleaning and packing. Blue green colour. Excellent vigour for year round production.