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Red Long of Florence Onion Seed — long onion bed
Red Long of Florence Onion Seed — florence harvest
Red Long of Florence Onion Seed — whole onion kitchen
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Red Long of Florence Onion Seed — long onion bed
Allium cepa
90Days to maturity

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Red Long of Florence Onion Seed

Item #HSC-ONI-038-PKT

A slender, refined torpedo onion.

Red Long of Florence grows long, narrow bulbs in pink and purple shades that are very uniform and resist rounding. The flavor is delicate and the look striking on a market table.

Sow in clusters of 4–5 seeds for easier harvest. Pull young to peel and bunch, or cure mature bulbs for short-term storage.

About 90 days from direct sowing. Open-pollinated.

Specs

  • Packet: 250 seeds
  • Average 130,600 seeds per lb.

In stock — Packet

$6.40

Know before you sow

Quick Facts

Seed size & germination
Seed size (10 mm scale) and germination soil temperature chart for onion

Growing times vary with weather, soil and local conditions.

Growing guide

From seed to harvest

Full sun, rich soil

Steady moisture and a pH of 6.2–6.8; keep weeds down.

Sow thickly

Sow in early spring in 2–4" bands, seeds about 1/2" apart and 1/4–1/2" deep. No thinning needed.

Latitude matters

Small onions stay smallest and earliest in the North; farther south they size up to small or medium bulbs.

Pull as needed

Harvest bunches any time; skins only form after two to three months.

Growing Information

Scientific name

Allium cepa

Site and soil

Like all onions, these need full sun, steady moisture and fertile soil with a pH of 6.2–6.8. Keep the bed weeded.

Days to maturity

Counted from direct sowing.

Where they grow

Small onions bulb earlier and stay smaller the farther north they are grown. Pearl and cipollini types are best at about 40° latitude and north; farther south, the same varieties make small to medium onions.

Sowing

Sow in early spring in bands 2–4" wide or in single rows 4" apart, with seeds about 1/2" apart, and cover 1/4–1/2" deep. No thinning is needed.

Seeding rate

At 96 seeds per foot in 4" bands 12" apart: about 5,000 seeds per 50 ft., 1 oz. per 80 ft. and roughly 34 lb. per acre.

Harvest

Pull bunches whenever you need them. A papery skin does not form until two to three months into the season, so young onions are quick to clean and prepare.

Seed size

Seed is not sized.

Packet

250 seeds.

Seeds per lb.

About 130,600 on average.

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