RECORD ORGANIC ROUND RED TROPEA ONION - 1640B

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A very early variety of medium size with a short day; the bulb is rounded, flattened at the ends. The color is bright red, and the flesh has a particularly pleasant sweet flavor. The plant grows very rapidly; it is sown in late summer/early autumn and is harvested among the first ones for summer consumption. An excellent 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.

Type Organic