Description
Offered to FGI program participants only. Limited Supplies. Offered while supplies last. Small orders may be mailed to the address provided. The program coordinator will contact you about delivery or pick-up.
Days to Maturity: 96 DAYS
When plants mature, leaves drop uniformly, allowing for easy assessment of harvest timing. Bulb skins cure to a beautiful yellowish brown and onions remain firm in long term storage.
- Long day
- Early maturing
- 3-4″ bulbs
- Open-Pollinated
Seeding Depth
1/8-1/4”
Plant Spacing
Medium size onions 3-4”, for large onions 4-6”, for sweet onions 4”
Row Spacing
18-30”
When to Sow
Days to maturity are from direct seeding, subtract 1-2 weeks if transplanting. Direct seed onions as soon as soil can be worked or start transplants 10-12 weeks before planting date. Sow thickly in flats or 1” cells, in singles, doubles or triples. When seedlings reach 5” trim to 1” to increase girth. Transplanting is recommended for short growing seasons and sweet onions. Optimal soil temperature for germination is 75-85°F.
Other Considerations
Onions compete poorly with weeds. Cultivate regularly to control weed pressure.
Harvest
For fresh eating, onions can be harvested whenever they reach desired size. Storage onions can be harvested when tops dry up and flop over. Pull bulbs from ground and cure for 3-5 days in the field or bring into barn or greenhouse and cure for two weeks at 75-80°F and 80% relative humidity.
Storage
Cool slowly, and store at steady temperatures. Rapid cooling followed by a sudden warm period might break dormancy and cause onions to sprout. Optimal storage is at near freezing temperatures at 65-70% relative humidity.
Info gleaned fron www.highmowingseeds.com
