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ONION Amposta Purple - Allium cepa
Heirloom
Stock: Available
SKU Code: V 237
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Sub-family: Allioideae
Characteristics: Annual
Seed per packet: Approx. 100
Seed per gram: Approx. 250
An heirloom intermediate-day variety that is named after the small Spanish town of Amposta. Also known as the Morada de Amposta, Bronze D'Amposta, or Bronze of Amposta, it will produce large, reddish-purple, globe-shaped onions with red and white rings. Excellent conservation: 7-8 months.
Grow notes:
Adaptable to most garden soils in an open sunny position.
Tropical: Autumn
Temperate: Autumn to Mid-Winter
Cold: Mid-Autumn to Mid-Winter
Sow: Sow 5-6mm deep.
Sow directly on in trays of a quality seed raising mix and transplant when 6cm tall.
Germination: 10-14 days
Plant space: 10cm
Row Space: 20cm
Maturity: 24-30 weeks
If sowing direct thin where required to 10cm between plants. Harvest when tops wilt.
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