Botanical name: Allium fistulosum
A versatile non-bulbing onion grown for its long white stems and fresh green leaves. Excellent for salads, soups and stir fries, and far more forgiving than traditional bulb onions if sowing later in the season.
✅ Why Grow Ishikura?
- Long sowing window
- Excellent for cooler climates
- Fast growing
- Compact upright habit
- Ideal for no-dig beds and containers
- Can be harvested young or mature
- Useful gap-filling crop
🌤️ Position
- Full sun or light shade
- Moist but well-drained soil
- Performs well in raised beds and planters
📅 Sowing
Sow from spring into summer in short rows or small batches for continuous harvests.
🌱 Growing Tips
- Thin gradually and eat the thinnings
- Keep watered in dry weather
- Mulch helps maintain steady growth
- Excellent companion around peas, carrots and lettuce
🍴 Kitchen Use
Use like spring onions:
- salads
- stir fries
- noodle dishes
- soups
- omelettes
Both stems and leaves are edible.
🐝 Wildlife & Plot Value
The flowers are attractive to pollinators if allowed to mature.
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