LONG RED TROPEA ONION - 1119
An excellent medium-short day variety, sown in summer or autumn and harvested in spring. The bulb is large, elongated and pear-shaped, with reddish-purple outer skins, while the pinkish-white flesh has a sweet, very pleasant flavor. The bulbs, after harvest, do not keep well; however, it is a noteworthy variety.
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Sowing and transplanting: Planted 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: Planted 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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