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Onion - Walla Walla
SKU:
ON30011A
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Approximately 270 seeds per gram.
Allium cepa
Lot# ON30011
The Walla Walla onion is considered a long day onion (long-day onions need about 14 to 15 hours of daylight to bulb-short-day onions need 10 hours of daylight). The Walla Walla onion is a medium to large, yellow fleshed, sweet onion. Mature bulbs vary in size from 5-10cm (2-6”). Start seeds indoors as early as you can just to ensure that you have the biggest transplants available for spring planting. Seeds can be planted either in the spring for fall harvesting or in August for over wintering. Walla Walla onions are hardy to -23 °C (-10°F). Spring planted Walla Walla sweet onion seeds result in bulbs that are not quite as mild as the overwintered ones and may not size up as well. They are not a long-term storage onion so enjoy them fresh.
Allium cepa
Lot# ON30011
The Walla Walla onion is considered a long day onion (long-day onions need about 14 to 15 hours of daylight to bulb-short-day onions need 10 hours of daylight). The Walla Walla onion is a medium to large, yellow fleshed, sweet onion. Mature bulbs vary in size from 5-10cm (2-6”). Start seeds indoors as early as you can just to ensure that you have the biggest transplants available for spring planting. Seeds can be planted either in the spring for fall harvesting or in August for over wintering. Walla Walla onions are hardy to -23 °C (-10°F). Spring planted Walla Walla sweet onion seeds result in bulbs that are not quite as mild as the overwintered ones and may not size up as well. They are not a long-term storage onion so enjoy them fresh.
Planting Instructions:
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Additional Information
Pull onions at any stage for fresh eating. Harvest young onions to eat as scallions. For full-sized bulbs, don’t pull onions until bulbs are big and tops start to yellow and fall over. To harvest, pull onions and shake off soil. Cure onions in a warm, dry place with lots of air flow. During curing, roots shrivel and necks dry and tighten. After 7 to 10 days of air curing, cut off onion tops and trim off roots with snipers or scissors. Carefully rub dry dirt from bulbs, taking extra care not to remove papery outer skins from the bulb. Temperature: Onions will last the longest in a dark, cool (but not cold), dry storage area. Don't ever store onions in plastic bags. Potatoes and onions should not be stored together. |