25 Seeds Shimonita Onion - Rare and Famous Grilling Onion-&lsquo;king of the Negi&rsquo; Especially popular in Japan, this novel salad onion has a short, stout stature and remarkably sweet flavor. Its tubular foliage is fleshy and tender with a delicious, mild flavor. Given extra room and time to grow, Shimonita will develop a leek-sized, thick stock at maturity. The perfect finishing touch to a steaming bowl of brothy soup. Shimonita Town is the origin of these famous Japanese bunching onions. A single stalk variety, it is considered the King of the Negi for its fat white root ends and its wonderful sweet flavor when cooked. This unique Japanese onion has a straight 'bulb' and stem like a bunching onion, but grows much larger and with heavier leaves, resembling a small leek. To top it off, the flavor is wonderfully sweet and full. Often considered a '1-year' onion due to the traditional fall-to-fall season, but can be spring planted. This rare and famous grilling onion originates in Shimonita town in Japan. Usually grown for a full year, can be harvested in 6 months in colder locations. At full size, it looks more like a leek in width. Traditionally cut lengthwise for grilling to bring out its amazing sweet taste. These white bulbs need very little care. Cold hardy easily overwinter in Zone 8 with straw mulch.Sow seeds 1/4 inch deep in very early spring, indoors in flats to transplant out by mid spring, usually ready in Our seeds/bulbs are guaranteed to be fresh but are NOT guaranteed as to results. Sorry, but there are too many variables in gardening that can impact germination. Flower seeds/bulbs are a live organism. Their germination depends on many factor including heat, cooling, sun, shade, moisture, time of sowing, etc. None of these things We can control so We can not be held responsible for them. So please do not ask for a refund, replacement or to return unused seeds/bulbs.