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ONION Mercedes - Allium cepa
Stock: Available
SKU Code: V 632
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Sub-family: Allioideae
Characteristics: Annual
Seed per packet: Aprrox 150
Seed per gram: Approx. 210
Open-pollinated light brown uniform globe-shaped bulbs with a tight neck.
A creamgold type onion that has a pungent creamy flesh and a great flavour, this mid-late intermediate maturing onion is also an excellent keeper.
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 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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