Onion 'Long Red Florence'
Allium cepa
S154
This traditional Italian heirloom variety is mild enough to eat fresh or roast whole to savour the sweetness. A long-day onion best suited to temperate and cooler climates, the elongated red bulbs are both mild and sweet.
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Product information
Easy to grow sweet shallot style onions. Great for small spaces or pots. Stores well once harvested, delicious eaten raw or cooked.
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Product Information
Easy to grow sweet shallot style onions. Great for small spaces or pots. Stores well once harvested, delicious eaten raw or cooked.How to grow
All onions require rich, well drained soil. Onion seed can be sown directly into the garden, however many gardeners fiind it more effective to sow into punnets and transplant. It is essential to keep onions weed free. Harvest onions grown for their bulbs (not spring onions) when the leaves wither and collapse.
Growing information
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Seed sowing
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Seed count:
260
Sow method:
Sow in punnets
Germination:
85
Sow distance:
10cm
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Seed sowing times
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Cool:
Mar-Aug
Warm:
Mar-Aug
Hot:
Mar-Jul
Sub-tropical:
Apr-Jul
Tropical:
Apr-Jul
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| Growing needs |
Light:
Full Sun
Water:
Regular watering
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Plant characteristics
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Type:
Hardy Biennial
Height:
30cm
Width:
10cm
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