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ONION Long Tropea Red (Heirloom) - Allium cepa 100g
Stock: Available
SKU Code: V 693-100g
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Family: Amaryllidaceae
Sub-family: Allioideae
Characteristics: Annual
Seed per packet: Approx. 150
Seed per gram: Approx. 300
An heirloom variety from Italy produces 7.5-10cm torpedo-shaped elongated bulbs in a wine red in color a sweet white flesh.
Use in salads but especially good grilled or on skewers.
Can be picked young and matures after 90 days.
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 direct or 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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