Ailsa Craig

Ailsa Craig

Brought to the U.S. from the British Isles, this heirloom onion is by far the largest onion you can grow in a short growing season. If you are looking for show-size variety with which to win the county fair for largest onion, this is it.

  • Yellow, globe shaped, sweet, open pollinated
  • Size Potential: 8" (up to 6 pounds!)
  • Storage Potential: Approximately 1 month
  • Days to Harvest: 95

Similar to Kelsae Sweet Giant. Produces largest bulbs of any variety. Spread them out at least 6".

Price: $10.75

 

Quantity:

The total price of your onion plant order will be determined at checkout. Pricing is based on the total number of bunches purchased (see chart to the left).

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Customer Reviews of Ailsa Craig

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My Friend's Experience 
posted by Nancy Weise on 2008-09-13 15:48:51
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We gave her a few of our plants to try. She had a 2# onion and raved about the taste. She'll be ordering for her very successful vegetable stand next year.
Great Onion eh! 
posted by James Dufty on 2008-11-15 20:35:22
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This is the best onion plant that you can buy, that I know of for the north. I live in North Dakota near the Canadian border. With good sun and a little lake water, this type of onion, will on average, grow up to 2-3 pounds. Big one's 4+.
Fantastically Sweet 
posted by Jim & Nancy on 2009-01-16 13:05:52
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First tasted this brand from a man selling them off his truck. He told us what they were and where to buy. Our 1st crop last year weren't as big as his large grapefruit size but they were wonderful. They keep well in a refrigerated environment as I still have some (Jan). So good sliced in butter, covered with paper towel and put in the microwave. Sread on a baked potato. Yummy! Now we have to get his secret to BIG ONES.
Our Biggest Hit!! 
posted by Mark Boen Bluebird Gardens on 2009-03-30 08:37:39
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We had more comments about the Ailsa Craig onions last summer as customers came to buy! They had never seen such big and beautiful onions. The taste also matches what they see. It is a versatile sweet onion. We have raised and sold produce for 31 years and this is the BEST one I have ever seen!! Check our website at BluebirdGardens.net for pictures of Ailsa Craig!
ailsa craige 
posted by wilbur johnson on 2009-11-11 15:46:56
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i have ordered ailsacraige onions for the past 3 yrs, and have recieved many positive reviews and mentions about this prticular veriety everyone that has tried this onion has great praise and state that these are the greatest . several friend that i work with also orders from you for the same veriety and just love them. this will be my 4th yr ordering and planting and i can,t wait to get them in the ground.
Ailsa Craig 
posted by Jim Dufty on 2009-12-23 11:30:00
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I thought I would drop you a line and thank you for the great plants this last spring. I grew a bunch and gave away lots of onions. I want to tell you some thing about the Ailsa Craig Onion that you sell. It will keep a lot longer than what your flyer indicates (one month) I still have the aisa craig in my basement and a couple of other friends that grew them still have them to. They really seem to keep at least 3-5 months. So I would change the one month to 2-3. More people would try them. The aisa craig is a really great onion. PS. you will see my order soon.