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'Ailsa Craig Exhibition' Onions |
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Snow-white flesh, 1 1/2 to 3 pounds or more, slightly oval with straw-yellow skin and bull's eye single tops. Stores into late fall. Very sweet.
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105-110
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| Seed Sources: |
Seed Savers Exchange - updated in 2014
Underwood Gardens - updated in 2011
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| Rating Summary |
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Overall: (4.5 Stars)
Taste: (4.5 Stars)
Yield: (4.6 Stars)
Ease/Reliability: (4.5 Stars) |
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Number of Reviews: 10
KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease
Reviewed on 07/14/2012 by
Ferdzy
- An intermediate gardener
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Ontario, Canada
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Sand
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Probably the best open-pollenated sweet onion for this area. Sweet, but with some flavour to them; best raw in salads and on burgers. Mine have produced decent but not enormous crops. I probably don\'t have quite the soil they would really like. On the other hand, they have grown as easily and as well as any other onion I have started from seed. |
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Reviewed on 02/22/2010 by
catzei
- An experienced gardener
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Winnebago, Wisconsin, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Not Sure
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| Huge, huge onions! One slice covers a grilled hamburger easily. Very sweet taste reminding one of Walla Walla. Keeping quality is only fair, however. With normal onion cultivation practices (weed, weed, weed - and sufficient water) it is a strong grower. |
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Reviewed on 11/27/2009 by
Luffa Zar
- An experienced gardener
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Dane, Wisconsin, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| The sets I bought I mound planted early spring and spaced rows three feet and then put corn in the rows between the mounds. i had great success and large bulbs. The french onion soup I caned from the yeild I found was the best way keep them. I also dyhydrated and froze them. |
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Reviewed on 11/24/2009 by
Sahale
- An experienced gardener
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Seneca, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Like other reviewers, I found this variety to produce large mild onions. The flavor was extremely mild, enough so that it seemed completely flavorless when cooked. We ended up throwing almost all of them away after several attempts to figure out how to use them. They would make a good display onion for fall. |
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Reviewed on 09/02/2009 by
luckiyou
- An experienced gardener
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Windham, Connecticut, United States
Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Ailsa Craig planted from transplants started in mid-Feb. Planted out in mid-May. Harvest in very late July to mid-late August here in CT. Many over 1lb. Very sweet and mild. No tears! 2009 was a great year for onions, lots of rain!
Have a few soft ones as sun drying has been a problem this summer. Recommend you start with large transplants with all your onions, especially if in a cooler climate. Start in Jan. if you have to and clip the tops if necessary.
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Reviewed on 02/05/2009 by
Kell
- An experienced gardener
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Franklin, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| This is by far the best onion I have ever planted. Produce large sweet bulbs here in the north country. It was dificult finding a dependable sweet onion and I tried many before discovering Ailsa Craig. Liturature says its not a good keeper but mine always last into January (may keep longer but are gone by this time). If you like great tasting, mild onions this onion is for you |
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Reviewed on 03/19/2007 by
TJD57
- An experienced gardener
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Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Mammoth onions! Mild tasting onions reminding me of Walla Walla. Fairly good keeper. |
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Reviewed on 12/21/2004 by
Jimfw
- An experienced gardener
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Michigan, United States
Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| Very reliable producer of good sized crop when started from plants. Excellent history of winter storage. Always some left from late August harvest until green onions are first harvested the next spring when stored in an unheated attached garage. |
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Reviewed on 10/04/2004 by
Candy
- An intermediate gardener
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Seneca, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| The best large onion I've started from seed. Kept great in my cool cellar until March. |
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Reviewed on 09/13/2004 by
Catskills
- An experienced gardener
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Ulster, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: Fewer than 103 days
Soil Texture: Not Sure
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| 2005: huge and gorgeous this year. 2004: We start these from seed inside. Big tasty onions |
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