What are the different varieties of spring onion?

WHITE SHANKS

• Ramrod– mild-flavoured and ideal for overwintering

• White Lisbon – hardy and full-flavoured. If you’re aiming for an early spring crop, buy ‘White Lisbon Winter Hardy’ seeds

• Guardsman – good winter hardiness and disease resistance RED SHANKS

• Apache – mild-flavoured with a deep-purple glossy skin

• Red Beard – bunching with a pretty shank that has a white stripe

• Reddy – bunching with thick-skinned bulbs