Pre-rooted Onion 'Red Baron' (Spring Planting)

A Full-Flavoured Red Onion Favourite RHS Recommended: Award of Garden Merit Strong, full flavour Rich red colour Good keeping qualities Pre-rooted and ready to plant If you like your red onions with plenty of flavour, ‘Red Baron’ deserves a place in the veg patch. It produces attractive dark red bulbs with colourful red and white flesh and a strong, full taste that sets it apart from milder red varieties. Slice the bulbs raw into salads, sandwiches and burgers to make the most of their colour and bite, or roast and fry them for a sweeter, richer flavour. Once properly dried, the bulbs also store well, so you can keep part of your crop for later. If you've previously grown ‘Red Cross’, ‘Red Baron’ makes a very similar replacement, combining excellent flavour with good keeping qualities. It also holds the RHS Recommended: Award of Garden Merit, giving this established red onion another reason to earn its place in the garden. Why Choose Pre-rooted Onion Sets? Ever planted a row of onion sets only to find the birds have pulled them back out again? Pre-rooted sets already have developing roots to anchor them more securely in the soil, so they're harder for curious birds to disturb. Unlike dormant sets, these arrive already rooted and growing, with many showing green shoots, so you can see the plants you're putting into the ground. They're particularly handy for smaller plots, raised beds and containers, where you may only want a dozen onions rather than a large bag of sets.