Onion 'Red Shine'
Onion 'Red Shine' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
'Red Shine' is a beautiful, bright-red, globe-shaped onion suited to areas from mid NSW south to TAS; stores better than most red types. 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 'Red Shine'
Product type: SEED ()
Botanical name: Allium cepa
Red Shine' is a beautiful, bright-red, globe-shaped onion suited to areas from mid NSW south to TAS; stores better than most red types. 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
Plant height: 35 - 45 cm
Sow when: Germinate best at 10 - 23°C
Temperate: Sow from late May to July
Subtropical: Lockyer cultivars are better suited
Tropical: Not recommended
Germination: 14 - 21 days
Depth: 1 - 2 cm deep
Position: Full sun
Sow where: Sow direct or into a seedling tray. It takes 12 weeks for seeds sown in trays to be ready to transplant
Soil type: Fertile, very well drained, 6.5 - 7 pH; avoid fresh manure or compost
Rows: 25 - 30 cm apart
Details: To transplant onion seedlings (setts), trim the tops and avoid planting them too deeply, less than 1 cm deep
Harvest: 195 - 225 days; dry well before storing