Bulb onion seedlings are ready this Saturday in ‘Ele‘ele

‘ELE‘ELE — Retired Waimea High School teacher Basilio “Bunga” Fuertes will have sweet bulb onion seedlings available, Saturday at the ‘Ele‘ele Shopping Center fronting the Gather Federal Credit Union branch, starting at 8 a.m.

The sweet bulb onion seedlings that are available for nominal cost include the Sensational Red, a red variety, the Wayne F1, a yellow variety, and the small red round bulb onion.

Additionally, Fuertes will have three different kinds of eggplant seedlings — the University of Hawai‘i Long Green, the UH Nitta purple variety, and the Black Beauty round variety.

Other seedlings available include the University of Hawai‘i Komohana grape tomato, kale, sweet dark green pepper, Japanese cucumber, hekka green onions, wild local spinach, Hawaiian hot chili peppers, and the Gordon Harada Long Beans.

Individuals desiring these seedlings are encouraged to attend early for best selections.