Onion seeds «Giant»

Green onion Giant» / Allium fistulosum - perennial herbaceous plant, can grow in one place for 4 - 6 years, it is recommended to use fresh green leaves. It belongs to mid-season, winter-hardy varieties of onion-batun, with an average ripening period of 60-90 days.

In early spring it is used for forcing on a scallions.

The leaves are erect, with a dark green color. Stalk 9-10 cm long. Forms a feather of extra quality and shows excellent tolerance to the formation of bulbs, the period from the beginning of regrowth to technical suitability is 30-37 days. It has a powerful leaf apparatus. The leaves are green in color with a waxy coating of medium intensity. On one shoot, on average, 3 leaves, 46 cm long, 1.6 cm wide. The weight of leaves from one plant is 12.7 g.

The taste is slightly spicy, reminiscent of onion leaves, but the nutritional value surpasses it. Green leaves or the whole plant (rich in phytoncides) are used for food, raw or processed as seasonings for various dishes, for salads, marinades, etc.

In terms of its effect on the body, batun is close to onions. From onion batun, preparations were obtained that reduce blood pressure and increase the elasticity of capillary blood vessels. In Chinese medicine, batun was used as a diaphoretic, analgesic for gastric diseases, as a tonic, as well as for fractures and boils.

Green leaves contain carotene, sugar, ascorbic and nicotinic acids, thiamine, riboflavin, essential oil, potassium, magnesium, and iron salts. The content of ascorbic acid in this type of onion is 2 times higher than that in green onion feathers. The content of dry matter in the leaves is 9.8%, total sugar - 4.24%, ascorbic acid - 58.5 mg per 100 g of m2.

The yield of this variety for one cut is 1.7 kg/m2. During the growing season, up to three cuts are carried out with a total yield of up to 4 kg / sq.m. They grow in one place for 2-4 years or more (including in greenhouses).