planting spanish onion seeds Yellow Sweet Spanish Onion

planting spanish onion seeds Yellow Sweet Spanish OnionLong Day The Yellow Sweet Spanish Onion has been the standard yellow storage onion for the past century. Bulbs are up to 5 wide and can weigh a couple pounds. Skin and flesh are a pleasing yellow. Cures very well in the fall and if stored properly, will provide crispy spiciness to dishes all winter. 150 seeds Please note that germination rates for alliums (onions shallots chives leeks) decline rapidly. We strongly encourage you to purchase new seed

Long Day
The Yellow Sweet Spanish Onion has been the standard yellow storage onion for the past century. Bulbs are up to 5” wide and can weigh a couple pounds. Skin and flesh are a pleasing yellow. Cures very well in the fall and if stored properly, will provide crispy spiciness to dishes all winter.

150 seeds  

Please note that germination rates for alliums (onions/shallots/chives/leeks) decline rapidly. We strongly encourage you to purchase new seed each growing season.

PLANTING

Allium cepa

Germination: 5-10 days

Germination Temperature: Optimum soil temperatures 60-75ºF. 

Seed Sowing Depth: 1/4" deep

Sowing Indoors: Start 8-10 weeks before last frost with soil temperatures 60-75ºF. Sow in flats 1/4” deep, 1/4” apart. Transplant seedlings out mid/late spring, 2-6” apart. Liquid fertilize seedlings every 7-10 days. Seedlings' size should be about pencil thick at transplanting time.

Sowing Outdoors- Early to mid-spring when soil temperature reaches at least 55 ºF. Sow 1-3 seeds per inch, thin to 2-6” apart. The larger the bulb size, the more space. 

How much does a packet plant: 15-30 foot single row  

Harvest- Stop watering a week before harvesting. Pull out when necks soften and start to fall over. Cure them in the sun for a few days, then finish drying them out of direct sunlight, in a warm area, and in single layer so air can circulate around them until the neck is dry. Store in a cool, dark place with 35-40ºF temperatures and 65-70% humidity.

Tips- The Yellow Sweet Spanish Onion needs fertile, well drained soil. Amend with compost or apply organic granular fertilizer. Adequate water is very important for optimum growth, 1" per week.