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Onion Long Red Florence

Name: Onion Long Red Florence
SKU: ONN01
Availability: InStock

£1.24

An attractive and popular Italian Heirloom variety. It produces torpedo shaped, deep purple to red, 6inch long onions with a mild, sweet excellent flavour. Perfect for salads or pickling.

You can either pull them young as spring onions or allow them to mature for August cropping. Stores well.

Size: 4 gm

731 in stock

SKU: ONN01 Categories: Onion Seeds, Red Onion, Vegetables

Cultivation Advice

Sow directly outdoors, depth 1/4 to 1/2 inch, in full sun to partial shade and well-drained soil from as soon as the ground can be worked in spring.
Planting Space rows 6-8 inches apart. Scatter seed in the row at the rate of 3 seeds per inch.
Harvest alternative young plants in 60 days and if required leave the remainder to mature.
Fertile, moist soil enriched with compost is best for onion production.