Australian Brown Onion – 100 Seeds
(Australian heirloom Onion)
R30.00
Intermediate day onion. A wonderfully solid, round, medium-size onion. White, mild flesh and thick, deep amber-brown skin. Great keeper, one of the best for extended storage.
This variety should be planted in areas south of Bloemfontein all the way down to the Western Cape and Eastern Cape.
Indoor Sowing: Early Autumn.
Direct Sowing: Mid Autumn and Late Autumn.
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🥕 Vegetable Quick Facts
Vegetable Info
- 🥬 Vegetable Type: Bulb vegetable
- 🍽️ 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
Australian Brown Onion is an Australian heirloom, pre-1897. It is a late maturing intermediate day brown onion variety. Bulbs are firm and globe-shaped and have a small root plate and thin neck. A wonderfully solid, round, medium-size onion. White, mild flesh and thick, deep amber-brown skin. Great keeper, one of the best for extended storage.
This variety should be planted in areas south of Bloemfontein all the way down to the Western Cape and Eastern Cape.
Growing Australian Brown Onion
Indoor Sowing: Early Autumn.
Direct Sowing: Mid Autumn and Late Autumn.
- The best sowing time for Australian Brown is from April to the end of May.
- 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.
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