Shirley Hammond Multiplier Onion

This gorgeous white skinned variety was shared with us by Shirley Floyd Hammond of South Carolina. Shirley has been growing and sharing this variety in her area for 75 years. This is the history of the onion presented word for word by Shirley's daughter back in August of 2017. She has known of these onions since a young girl (born in 1938) when her mom Augusta Floyd (born in 1900) and sister, Retha planted them at her childhood homestead in the Berea Community of Horry County, SC. In 1963, she took a set of the "seeds" for planting at her marital home in Finklea, SC. She and her husband, Jimmy Hammond, were both avid gardeners and enjoyed sharing their harvest with the community and have since perpetuated the "seeds". My mother said Jimmy described a similar onion that was planted by his mother (Roxie Cleo Buffkin Hammond) that she planted until her death in 1947. From Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds in 2022.