Brown Sets
Over Winter
Shakespeare
- The market leading variety which is high yielding with good pre-pack quality. Suitable for short term storage.
- Recommended UK planting time according to size grade, 14/17/17/21mm, from mid October into November
Early Crop
Spitfire F1
- Our earliest maturing Spring variety planting available.
- Strong rooting and vigorous habit which suits a wide range of soils.
- Excellent globe-shaped, pale straw coloured bulbs with thin necks which are suitable for pre-packing. Best harvested green and dried at 28C with duct relative humidity 65-70%.
Alpha
- Reliable, well-known, standard variety, which performs best on early soils.
- Stores well for such an early variety.
- Thin neck results in shorter curing time.
Vulcan 200 F1
- Vigorous growth habit and early – mid season maturity.
- Very uniform, attractive round bulbs with compact necks, allowing quicker curing.
Griffon
- Excellent uniformity and vigour for an open pollinated variety and is increasing in popularity for mid season harvest.
- Medium fine neck and good root system, forming attractive solid bulbs.
- Heat treatment can help to eliminate bolting and maximise yield.
Main Crop
Rumba
- Since it’s introduction, our breeders have carefully maintained Rumba quality.
- This continues as the leading main crop variety which is very widely grown.
- Excellent yields of good quality, solid globe-shaped bulbs.
- Most Rumba for 2020 will be grown in France or Belgium.
Sturon
- Main crop from Allium Seeds’ selected seed stock, giving consistent results but of declining interest due to the popularity of Rumba and Setton.
Setton
- An alternative Sturon type with finer, upright foliage and increased uniformity.
- Exclusively available from Allium Seeds for the UK market.
