Florida adapted heirloom Multiplier Onion, 2 varieties - 10 onion starts

Finley Onions are a Polk Co heirloom multiplier type onion that's exceptionally well suited to fall to spring growing in Florida. Introduced beyond the family that stewarded this variety for several generation to the gardening community by Josh Jamison from HEART Village/Cody Cove Farm, we're proud to offer this uncommon heirloom variety. 

I'itoi Onions are another strain of multiplier onions we have trialed and found to grow well here in central Florida. Originally introduced to the Tohono O'odham people of the US desert southwest by Spanish missionaries, the variety is named after the tribe's creation deity and holds a strong cultural culinary position, so much so this variety is included on Slow Food USA's Ark of Taste which recognizes rare culturally important food varieties.  Although originally cultivated in a very hot dry climate this variety holds up well to our hot humid climate without issue. Slightly smaller and more pungent than Finley, this variety while growing will be difficult to discern from Finley but at the end of season you will notice that I'itoi onions papery skins will have a pink hue compared to the white of Finley. 

Both are summer dormant and it's generally recommended to store these onion bulbs dry indoors during the summer and plant them out in September as their biological clock kicks in and they resprout from dormancy. Most years depending on rainfall and heat, they will go dormant in May or June. 

Plant bulbs spaced a few inches apart- after the original bulb sprouts they will rapidly multiply into a small cluster of 20+ green/scallion type onions. Greens can be harvested or you can pull whole onions and replant the root section to multiply even more. 

Offered in lots of 10 dry dormant bulbs, this amount can easily be multiplies into a few hundred so you can replant many the following year or share with other gardeners. If purchased before September, store indoors in a box or paper bag and plant out in September. If you misplace them and don't plant til later, they should still sprout just fine. 

Can be grown in ground, raised bed or container. Heavily amdended soil will result in much larger onions but we have also experimented growing them in lightly amended native FL soil and they grow well, the onions are just on the small side.