Growing onions doesn't have to mean choosing just one variety. A mixed pack lets you try red, white, and yellow onions together, giving you a more varied harvest from one purchase.
Fresh Garden Living's 8 oz mixed onion set assortment includes Red Baron, Yellow Stuttgarter, and White Ebenezer, with approximately 50-60 sets per pack. Here are seven reasons to consider a mix for your vegetable garden.
1. A convenient head start
Onion sets are small bulbs grown the previous season and saved for planting. Starting with sets lets you skip seed germination and plant individual bulbs directly into prepared soil.
They're a practical option if you want a straightforward planting project without starting seedlings indoors. Sets can produce green onions or mature bulbs, depending on when you harvest them and how well the varieties suit your growing conditions.
2. Three varieties in one pack
A mixed assortment lets you grow Red Baron, Yellow Stuttgarter, and White Ebenezer without purchasing a separate pack of each.
That makes it easy to try different onions and discover which you enjoy growing and using most. Keep in mind that a mixed pack is an assortment, not a promise of equal numbers of each variety.
Fresh Garden Living mixed onion sets have a 4.8 out of 5 rating from 274 verified product reviews, with customers noting 97%+ customer satisfaction as of 2026
3. More variety in the kitchen
Red, white, and yellow onions give you options for everyday meals. Try them in salads, sandwiches, soups, roasted vegetables, and other favorite recipes.
Flavor varies with the variety and growing conditions, so growing a mix is an opportunity to taste your harvest and find your own favorites.
4. The option to harvest green onions
You don't have to wait for every onion to develop a full-sized bulb. Sets can be harvested early as green onions when they reach a useful size.
For a steady supply of green onions, plant small batches about two weeks apart during suitable growing weather. Leave other plants properly spaced to develop mature bulbs.
5. Suitable for different garden spaces
Onion sets can be grown in garden rows, raised beds, or containers with drainage holes. Choose a sunny location and fertile, well-drained soil.
Allow approximately 4-6 inches between plants intended for full-sized bulbs. Green onions can be spaced more closely, about 1-2 inches apart, because you'll harvest them earlier.
6. A simple way to learn about growing onions
Growing a mixed pack gives you an opportunity to observe different varieties side by side. You can compare their growth, harvest timing, and usefulness in your kitchen.
Before planting for mature bulbs, check that the varieties suit your region's day length. Onion color alone does not tell you whether a variety is appropriate for your location. A mixed pack is not a substitute for choosing onions suited to your climate.
7. A flexible harvest for home cooking
Harvest some onions young for immediate use and let others mature. This gives you more flexibility than treating the entire planting as a single harvest.
If you plan to store mature bulbs, cure them thoroughly and store only sound onions with dry necks and papery skins. Storage life depends on the variety, growing conditions, and curing.
Is a mixed pack right for your garden?
Mixed onion sets are a practical choice for gardeners who want variety, straightforward planting, and the option to harvest both green onions and mature bulbs. For bulb production, variety selection and planting time still matter.
For planting depth, spacing, watering, and harvest instructions, read our How to Grow Onions from Sets guide.
Ready to choose your sets? Browse our onion sets collection for current options and availability.
About the Author
Karyn Bischoff brings more than 35 years of nursery-industry experience, including landscape design, construction, and plant production. At Fresh Garden Living's Oregon nursery, hands-on experience and more than three acres of test gardens inform the growing advice shared here.
Leave a comment