Elsoms is the UK’s leading supplier of quality vegetable seed. We offer an impressive range of varieties from our own and our partners’ breeding programmes.
Alliums
Elsoms has an excellent range of allium species from the Bejo/De Groot en Slot breeding partnership. The onion programme continues to expand and add to our portfolio of products, with new varieties coming through trialling all the time. Recent successes include downy mildew resistant variety Hylander, in addition to the early maturing Hysky. We also work closely with the English Set Company who are licensed to grow and distribute our onion set varieties in the UK.
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SnackSpring Sown Brown Bulb Onion
Armstrong
A standard late variety, which has consistently given excellent results over many years.
Armstrong
- Suitable For Late long term storage
- Harvest Start August to September
Hybing
An early, high yielding Rijnsburger. Strong rooting helps Hybing in warm, dry conditions to produce high yields of superb round bulbs. It also has mid-term storage potential.
Hybing
- Suitable For Early short term storage
- Harvest Start August to September
Hytech
Excellent results in commercial practice, Hytech is high yielding and suitable for long-term storage.
Hytech
- Suitable For Maincrop long term storage
- Harvest Start August to September
Hylander
Hylander has a high resistance to downy mildew. It produces good yields of round bulbs which have good storage potential.
Hylander
- Suitable For Mildew resistant for organics long storage
- Harvest Start August to September
Hybound
An early Rijnsburger which produces attractive brown bulbs. Hybound is early maturing and suitable for long term storage.
Hybound
- Suitable For Early long term storage
- Harvest Start August to September
Hypark
A mid-early Rijnsburger, which has given excellent results. Hypark produces beautiful round, uniform bulbs and is suitable for long-term storage.
Hypark
- Suitable For Early Medium storage
- Harvest Start August to September
Hyway
The UK's highest yielding spring sown brown onion. Hyway durability to long-term storage is outstanding. It produces a uniform size crop with bright yellow skin.
Hyway
- Suitable For Maincrop long term storage
- Harvest Start August to September