GIANT WHITE ONION OF INGENIOUS - 1113
Very large, round, sweet bulb; long day. It is best sown from February to March and harvested in August. It can also be sown in August for harvest the following July, but with some risk of premature flowering.
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Sowing and transplanting: Plant in the ground or in a seedbed, transplanting the seedlings when they are 10-15 cm tall. Short-day varieties: sow in summer-autumn, transplant in September-October, harvest in early spring-early summer. Long-day varieties: plant in February-March; in a seedbed in December-February, transplant in March-April,
harvest in summer. These are the varieties to be preserved for autumn-winter consumption.
Spacing: 20-40 cm between rows, 15-20 cm within the row.
Tips: When the leaves of winter onions turn yellow, remove the bulb and let it dry on the ground in full sun for 5-7 days.
Store in a dry, ventilated place.
Growing onions in rows alongside parsley or celery helps keep onion flies at bay.
Seed requirements: 3 g per m² in a seedbed; 40-50 g per 100 m² in the ground.
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