Red Creole Onion – 100 Seeds
(Allium cepa L.)
R30.00
Red Creole Onion is a medium maturing, open-pollinated short day red onion. The bulbs taste slightly pungent, are firm, with a granex shape. The bulbs are attractive and store well.
This variety should be grown in the northern parts of the country from Musina down to the latitude of approximately Bloemfontein.
Indoor Sowing: Late Summer.
Direct Sowing: Late Summer and Early Autumn.
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🥕 Vegetable Quick Facts
Vegetable Info
- 🍽️ Culinary Use: Cooking, Grilling, Raw Eating, Roasting, Salads, Savory dishes, Soups and Stews, Stir-frying
- 🥗 Edible Part: Bulb
- 😋 Flavor Profile: Pungent, Sweet
Growth Traits
- 🌱 Life Cycle: Biennial (Grown as Annual)
- 🌾 Plant Type: Herbaceous Biennial
- 🪴 Growth Habit: Upright
Growing Requirements
- 🌞 Sun Exposure: Full Sun, Partial Shade
- 💧 Water Needs: Avoid Overwatering, Regular Water
- ☀️ Growing Conditions: Cold Tolerant, Frost Tolerant, Moderate Heat Tolerance, Moderately Drought Tolerant
- 🟤 Soil Preference: Compost Enriched, Loose, pH 6.0 - 6.8, Sandy loam, Silty loam, Well-Drained
Red Creole Onion is a medium maturing, open-pollinated short day red onion. Red Creole is well adapted and very widely planted. The outer scale is dark red; the rings are tight and red right through to the center of the bulb. The bulbs taste slightly pungent, are firm, with a granex shape. The bulbs are attractive and store well.
This variety should be grown in the northern parts of the country from Musina down to the latitude of approximately Bloemfontein.
Growing Red Creole Onions
Indoor Sowing: Late Summer.
Direct Sowing: Late Summer and Early Autumn.
- The best sowing time for Red Creole Onion is from February to the end of March.
- Onions like soil that drains well. Heavy or clay soils should be avoided or amended with lots of compost.
- Because onions are such a long crop, include an organic fertilizer in the soil preparation.
- For direct seeding, sow seeds 1.3cm deep, in rows 20cm apart.
- Thin out the seedlings first to 5cm apart, and later to 10cm. C
- Harden off indoor-sown plants in spring or early autumn, before planting into prepared ground.
- Space plants 5–10cm apart, in rows 25–30cm apart.
Can this plant be used for culinary purposes?
Red Creole Onion is traditionally used for culinary purposes such as cooking and grilling.
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