Onion 'Stuttgart Long Keeper'
Onion 'Stuttgart Long Keeper' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
'Stuttgart' is an old variety with outstanding storage capacity. It is a long-day length onion, suitable for cooler areas. The medium-sized bulbs are a flattened globe with a glossy, light brown skin and crisp, creamy-yellow flesh. It is also useful for spring onions. Onions are slow to germinate and slow growing, requiring close attention to weeding and watering.
Product: Onion 'Stuttgart Long Keeper'
Product type: SEED ()
Botanical name: Allium cepa
Stuttgart' is an old variety with outstanding storage capacity. It is a long-day length onion, suitable for cooler areas. The medium-sized bulbs are a flattened globe with a glossy, light brown skin and crisp, creamy-yellow flesh. It is also useful for spring onions. Onions are slow to germinate and slow growing, requiring close attention to weeding and watering.
Plant type: Cool season annual
Plant height: 35 - 45 cm
Sow when: Germinate best at 10 - 23°C
Cool: July
Temperate: Mid May - August
Subtropical: Lockyer cultivars are better suited
Germination: 14 - 21 days
Depth: 1 - 2 cm deep
Position: Full sun
Sow where: Sow direct or into a seedling tray
Soil type: Fertile, very well drained, 6.5 - 7 pH; avoid fresh manure or compost
Rows: 25 - 30 cm apart
Details: Transplant onion seedlings by trimming tops & planting 2 cm deep.
Harvest: 195 - 225 days; dry well before storing