Bulb onions are just one member of the large allium family and they have been grown in gardens as a food source for centuries. They form part of our staple diet and can be used in so many ways in the kitchen all year round.
It’s thought onions derived from wild species growing in central Asia and over time have been hybridised and crossed to produce the onions that we know today.
The onions that we grow in our veg plots are biennial and if allowed to grow naturally produce a bulb in year one and in the second
