Barletta – Pickling Onion

Onion Barletta. Small white onion, no more than 3/4 inch in diameter. Early. Great with peas in the spring. Pickle, use on skewers, whole in soups and roasted. Direct seed and use thinnings in salads. Sow 1.5cm deep in rows 20cm apart in cultivated weed free soil,. Do not fertilize. Sow late April until end May, sow in April in cold districts as cold can check growth rate. In August transplant to 12cm apart and side dress with blood n bone. Harvest when the tops droop, approx. December.

Companion Planting
• Good Neighbours: Carrot, Beetroot, Brassicas, Lettuce, Chamomile, Tomato, Parsley.  Onions help repel/deter pests. Also radish, silverbeet and spinach
• Bad Neighbours: Beans (inhibit growth), Peas, Sage, Asparagus, Items also from Onion family (can attract pests)

>>>Please see detailed growing instructions below.