Onion Spring – North Holland Blood Red Redmate

Description

Onion Spring – North Holland Blood Red Redmate

An excellent dual purpose sweet onion that can be harvested young as a bunching onion or thinned and left to mature into a small bulbing onion. The base stem is an intense beautiful red with a mild salad onion flavor.

Cultivation advice Onion Spring – North Holland Blood Red Redmate

Days to Germination: 10-14
Days To Harvest: 60-120
Planting Depth: 1/2″
Spacing, Row: 12-18 inches
Spacing, Plant: 1-2 inches
Light: Full Sun or Partial Shade

For the finest onions, seed directly outdoors, depth 1/4 to 1/2 inch, in full sun to partial shade and well-drained soil as soon as the ground can be worked in spring.
Planting Space rows 12 inches apart. Scatter seed in the row at the rate of 3 seeds per inch.
When seedlings are 3 inches high, thin to stand 2 to 3 inches apart.
Harvest young plants in 60 days for bunching onions and up to 120 days for mature bulbing plants.
Fertile, moist soil enriched with compost is best for onion production.