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Yellow Sweet Spanish Onion (107 Days)

Yellow Sweet Spanish Onion (107 Days)

Original price was: $5.60.Current price is: $3.19.

SKU: UFNH847766472 Category:

Description

Long DayThe Yellow Sweet Spanish Onion has been the standard yellow storage onion for the past century. Bulbs are up to 5 wide and can weigh a couple pounds. Skin and flesh are a pleasing yellow. Cures very well in the fall and if stored properly, will provide crispy spiciness to dishes all winter.

150 seeds

Please note that germination rates for alliums (onions/shallots/chives/leeks) decline rapidly. We strongly encourage you to purchase new seed each growing season.

PLANTING

Allium cepa

Germination:5-10 days

Germination Temperature:Optimum soil temperatures 60-75F.

Seed Sowing Depth:1/4” deep

Sowing Indoors:Start 8-10 weeks before last frost with soil temperatures 60-75F.Sow in flats 1/4 deep, 1/4 apart. Transplant seedlings out mid/late spring, 2-6 apart. Liquid fertilize seedlings every 7-10 days. Seedlings’ size should be about pencil thick at transplanting time.

Sowing Outdoors–Early to mid-spring when soil temperature reaches at least55 F. Sow 1-3 seeds per inch, thin to 2-6 apart. The larger the bulb size, the more space.

How much does a packet plant:15-30foot single row

Harvest– Stop watering a week before harvesting. Pull out when necks soften and start to fall over.Cure them in the sun for a few days, then finish drying them out of direct sunlight, in a warm area, and in single layer so air can circulate around them until the neck is dry. Store in a cool, dark place with 35-40F temperatures and 65-70% humidity.

Tips– The Yellow Sweet Spanish Onion needs fertile, well drained soil. Amend withcompost or apply organic granular fertilizer. Adequate water is very important for optimum growth, 1” per week.

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