Spring Onion Ishikura

Just preparing my seed wish list for 2013 . I want a change from spring onion Lisbon and thought "Ishikura" looked interesting . I grow my onions in containers , and as always like to grow reliable faff free veggies . Does anyone have any experience of this variety ?
http://www.mr-fothergills.co.uk/seeds-plants-gardening/13471/Onion (Spring) Ishikura

TIA

 

Ishikura ?
It sounds like a cross between a Judo move and a Japanese Pilot's suicide

 

Bless you.

Grew a simliar one last year, but it had streaks of red in it. Slugs kept eating them.

 

I grew them this year,they tend not to bulb up and are more like a leek in shape.
They grew fine for me.

 

I have grown this one for years, and it suits me as one good sowing pretty well lasts the year. Wouldn't have anything else

 

I'm not sure about this as a replacement for white lisbon.
I only grew it once and that was years ago, it was said to be better as it doesn't form bulbs and can be picked old or young.

As I remember I found them tasteless and stringy.
All in all, very much like leeks.

 

Thanks Sue and Poolcue
Well it looks like 2 ayes , 1 nay and 2 dont knows . So I'll give Ishikura a go , I'll grow Lisbon as well to hedge my bets . Unless anyone knows a good replacement for Lisbon ?