Onion 'Crimson Forest'
Onion 'Crimson Forest' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
'Crimson Forest' is an unusual bunching onion with deep red to purple stalks and a slightly bulbous base; If left longer it will form small bulbs. The flavour is mild and very tasty with a crisp texture. The deep red colour is useful as a garnish, micro vegetable or to brighten up a salad. Onions are slow to germinate and slow growing, requiring close attention to weeding and watering. The flowers are attractive to bees and other useful insects.
Product: Onion 'Crimson Forest'
Product type: SEED ()
Botanical name: Allium cepa
Crimson Forest' is an unusual bunching onion with deep red to purple stalks and a slightly bulbous base; If left longer it will form small bulbs. The flavour is mild and very tasty with a crisp texture. The deep red colour is useful as a garnish, micro vegetable or to brighten up a salad. Onions are slow to germinate and slow growing, requiring close attention to weeding and watering. The flowers are attractive to bees and other useful insects.
Plant type: Cool season annual to 25 cm
Sow when: Germinate best at 10 - 24°C
Temperate: Sow autumn, spring, early summer
Subtropical: Sow autumn, early winter
Germination: 14 - 21 days
Depth: 6 mm deep
Position: Full sun
Sow where: Sow direct or into a seedling tray
Soil type: Fertile, well drained, 6.5 - 7 pH
Rows: 30 cm apart
Details: To transplant onion seedlings (sets), trim the tops & avoid planting them too deeply, less than 1 cm deep
Harvest: 60 days to begin harvest