Walla Walla Sweet Onions For many Northwest gardeners, their onion patch just isn't complete without Walla Wallas. When fall sown and allowed to overwinter, the round globes often attain a 5-6 inch diameter. For those of you high in the Cascades, this onion can be spring sown. Start them early and transplant out as soon as the soil can be worked. The bulbs will be smaller, 2 1/2-3 inches across, but they'll have the same sweet flavor. The story of the Walla Walla Sweet Onions is said to have begun over a century ago on the Island of Corsica, off the west coast of Italy. It was on this island that a French soldier, Peter Pieri, found a sweet onion seed and brought it to the Walla Walla Valley. After many years of selecting only the sweetest and largest onions, The Walla Walla onion was born. Walla Walla produces a extra large white onions with light brown skin. These onions are famous for their sweet and very mild flavor. Walla Walla is very cold hardy, but does not store well. A Long day variety suitable for Northern regions, and especially the Pacific Northwest. If you like sweet onions like the ones grown in Vidalia, Georgia but don't have the short-day climate required to grow them, you'll love this ultra-mild variety from Washington State! Maturing up to 2 weeks sooner than other Spanish types, it's a delicious cold-hardy variety with a flattish shape, tan skin, and white flesh. Sweet enough to eat like an apple, yet with an onion "zing" that adds zest to any dish!

• Walla Walla Sweet Onions-5-6 inch diameter!! -Extra Large white onions!! SWEET!

Walla Walla Sweet Onions-5-6 inch diameter!! -Extra Large white onions!! SWEET!