Grow your own delicious and nutritious onions with our Southport Red Globe Organic Seeds.
These medium-sized onions have deep red, glossy skin and firm, pink-tinged internal rings with mildly pungent flavor. Perfect for salads, salsa, and cooking.
SKU: 143201
Common Name: Onion
Botanical Name: Allium cepa
Growing Information
Good For Pollinators
Grows Best In:
Full sun
Days to Germination:
12 - 14 days
Water Needs:
Average 2.5-5 cm (1-2") per week
Days to Maturity:
100 - 120 days (after transplanting outdoors)
Key Features
Plant Type: Vegetable
Plant Lifecycle: Annual
Fill Weight (grams): 350 mg
Approximate Seed Count: 100-110
Characteristics: Attracts bees and butterflies
Planting Method: Start Indoors
Color: Red
Water Needs: Average 2.5-5 cm (1-2") per week
Landscape Use: Edible Garden
Growth Habit: Long-day
Resistance: Deer
Companion Planting: Plant near beets, cabbage, carrots, swiss chard, lettuce, marigolds, strawberries, tomatoes. Onions have a protective effect against borers and cutworms. The strong aroma emitted by onions disorients and confuses these pests, making it difficult for them to locate and attack the plants.Additionally, marigolds can be beneficial to onions as well. The scent of marigolds acts as a deterrent, reducing the egg-laying activity of the onion maggot fly. This can help prevent infestations and protect the onions from damage caused by these flies.
Start onion seeds indoors 8 to 10 weeks before the last frost in your area. Follow the seed depth and spacing guidelines indicated below. Once all danger of frost has passed, seedlings should be hardened off before planting in their growing location. Seedlings should be transplanted according to the plant and row spacing directions below. Regularly monitor your plants and ensure that the soil remains moist , but not soggy while they establish themselves in their new environment.
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Planting Depth: 1.3 cm (1/2")
Seed Spacing: Sow onion seeds roughly 2.5 cm (1") apart in rows, keeping rows approximately 30 cm (12") apart.
Plant Spacing: 15 cm (6")
Instructions for Nutrient Care:
Feed plants SUPERthrive once per week. Mix 1.2 ml (1/4 tsp) per 4L (1 gallon) of water in a watering can and apply solution to the base of the plants.
Suggestions
Growing Suggestions:
Onions are ready to harvest when most of their tops have fallen over and the skins have dried.
Harvest when the weather is dry. Do not pull onions if they are still green as they will not store well if pulled too soon or in wet contions.
After harvesting, dry or cure the onions in a warm, dry, well-ventilated location, such as a shed or garage. Spread out the onions in a single layer on a clean, dry surface. Cure the onions for two to three weeks until the onion tops and necks are thoroughly dry and the outer bulb scales begin to rustle.