Spring Onion Seeds - Unwins Easy Wins

New to growing from seed? Easy Wins is a great place to start. Each variety has been chosen to make growing your own flowers and vegetables simpler, with reliable varieties and clear, straightforward instructions to guide you from sowing to picking or flowering.

Some varieties have an extra helping hand too, such as pre-spaced seed tape, compact plants, disease resistance or other useful growing traits. So you can spend less time worrying about getting everything right and more time enjoying what you've grown.

Sow seeds thinly outdoors in shallow, pre-watered drills and cover lightly with soil. Space rows approximately 20cm apart and keep the soil consistently moist until seedlings are well established.

For a continuous harvest throughout the summer, make small sowings every few weeks. Autumn sowings can benefit from cloche protection during severe weather and are typically ready to harvest from March onwards, or even earlier in mild conditions.

Spring Onion 'Marksman' grows best in a full sun position in fertile, well-drained soil. Its upright, space-saving habit makes it suitable for vegetable patches, pots and containers, allowing you to grow a productive crop even in smaller gardens. Thanks to its tolerance of cold, heat and drought, this robust variety performs reliably in a wide range of growing conditions.

Spring Onion 'Marksman' is a low-maintenance variety that is easy to grow and care for. Keep the soil moist during dry periods, especially while plants are establishing, to encourage steady growth and good-quality stems. For the longest harvest season, make regular sowings every 2 to 3 weeks throughout spring and summer.

Keep the growing area free from weeds so plants do not have to compete for water and nutrients. Harvest stems as they reach a usable size, allowing you to enjoy a continuous supply of fresh spring onions from spring through to autumn. Thanks to its tolerance of cold, heat and drought, along with good disease resistance, 'Marksman' is a reliable variety that requires very little fuss once established.

Spring Onion 'Marksman' is quick and easy to grow, with stems typically ready to harvest around 8 to 12 weeks after sowing. Harvest as required once the stems have reached a usable size and enjoy fresh, mild-flavoured spring onions from spring through to autumn.

For the best flavour and texture, spring onions are best eaten soon after lifting.