Onion : Red Baron

Vegetable

• Crops in : 115 Days

Description

A mid-late maturing variety, Onion Red Baron has flattish-round bulbs of a beautiful dark red colour. Onion Red Baron is an excellent cropper producing attractive, firm well flavoured bulbs which keep well.

Sowing Instructions

Sow seeds from late spring. A rich firm, well drained soil in full sun is required. Sow seeds thinly when the soil surface is dry and workable, 1cm (½in) deep in drills 30cm (12in) apart after raking to a fine tilth.

Growing Instructions

When large enough to handle thin to 5cm (2in) and then 10cm (4in) apart.

Aftercare

As the leaves start to yellow, bend over the tops, leave for 14 days or so then lift and store when thoroughly ripened.

Nutritional Information

For years onions have been used as one of the oldest medicines for their anti-bacterial, antiseptic and anti-asthmatic properties. They have also shown to lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels.