Texas Grano Onion – 100 Seeds
(Allium cepa)
R30.00
It is very disease resistant, making it an excellent choice for home gardens, market growers, and open field production. Stores well, up to 2 months.
This variety should be planted 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
- 🥬 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
The Texas Early Grano onion (Allium cepa) is the perfect sweet onion. Bulbs are large and full shaped, straw colored. Mild and sweet firm flesh. Short Day Onion. Ideal for winter in all areas of the country, and can be used year round in the northern parts of the country. It is very disease resistant, making it an excellent choice for home gardens, market growers, and open field production.Perfect for salads, slicing, and cooking. Stores well, up to 2 months.
This variety should be planted in the northern parts of the country from Musina down to the latitude of approximately Bloemfontein.
Growing Texas Grano Onion
Indoor Sowing: Late Summer.
Direct Sowing: Late Summer and Early Autumn.
- The best sowing time for Texas Grano 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.
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