Red Long of Florence Onion Seed
Quick Facts
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Latin Name
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Allium cepa
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Days To Maturity
Days To Maturity
Average number of days from seeding date to harvest, within a specific crop group. If a transplanted crop: average number of days from transplant date. Not sure if crop is direct-seeded or transplanted? Check the Growing Information box for details. If crop can be both direct-seeded or transplanted, days to maturity refers to direct seeding. Days to maturity for all flowers and herbs is calculated from seeding date.
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90 Days
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Hybrid Status
Hybrid Status
Hybrid: The offspring of a cross between two or more distinct parent lines, usually of same species, and selected for improved traits.
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Open-pollinated: A non-hybrid variety that can reproduce itself in kind, demonstrating relatively stable traits from one generation to the next. -
Open Pollinated
Red Long of Florence Onion Seed
Beautifully refined.
Long, narrow onions in gorgeous pink and purple hues. Remarkably uniform bulbs resist rounding and are more slender than Red Long of Tropea's. Delicate flavor for chefs. Stunning beauty for market displays. Sow in bunches of 4–5 bulbs for easier harvests. When harvested immature, it can be peeled and bunched. At maturity, it can be cured and kept for short-term storage.Specs:
Quick Facts
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Latin Name
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Allium cepa
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Days To Maturity
Days To Maturity
Average number of days from seeding date to harvest, within a specific crop group. If a transplanted crop: average number of days from transplant date. Not sure if crop is direct-seeded or transplanted? Check the Growing Information box for details. If crop can be both direct-seeded or transplanted, days to maturity refers to direct seeding. Days to maturity for all flowers and herbs is calculated from seeding date.
Close
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90 Days
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Hybrid Status
Hybrid Status
Hybrid: The offspring of a cross between two or more distinct parent lines, usually of same species, and selected for improved traits.
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Open-pollinated: A non-hybrid variety that can reproduce itself in kind, demonstrating relatively stable traits from one generation to the next. -
Open Pollinated
SCIENTIFIC NAME:
Allium cepaCULTURE:
As with all onions, full sun, consistent soil moisture, and a fertile soil with a pH of 6.2-6.8 are preferable. Keep free of weeds.DAYS TO MATURITY:
From direct seeding.ADAPTATION: Mini onions are smaller and earlier to bulb the further north they are grown. Suited to 40° and higher latitudes for pearl and cipollini onions, for small to medium onions at lower latitudes.DIRECT SEEDING: Sow in early spring in 2-4" wide bands or single rows 4" apart, about 1/2" between seeds. Cover 1/4- 1/2". Thinning is not necessary.AVG. DIRECT SEEDING RATE:
5M/50', 1 oz./80', 13 oz./1,000', 34 lb./acre at 96 seeds/ft. in 4" wide bands, in rows 12" apart.HARVEST:
Pull by the bunch whenever needed. No skin forms until 2-3 months into the season, making mini onions easy to wash and prepare.SIZED SEEDS:
All seeds are unsized.SEEDS/LB.: 113,700-134,300 (avg. 123,300).PACKET:
1,000 seeds.Johnny's is committed to your success, every step of the way.
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