Buy onion - red red onion 'of Savona'

red onion 'Rossa Savonese'

onion - red

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Position: full sun
Soil: humus-rich, moisture retentive soil
Rate of growth: average
Hardiness: full hardy

This variety is a flat red onion from the area around Savona in the North of Italy. The red skin in translucent, making the onion look almost pink. It has a mild and sweet flavour so is very tasty when eaten raw in salads, but can also be cooked.
Growing Instructions:
Sow indoors - July to September for larger onions and plant out in February to April
Sow outside March to May when the air temperature is above 5°C
Sow 2cm deep in rows 15cm apart as thinly as possible.
Harvest: May to September