Onion, Yellow of Parma

Onion, Yellow
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Description

A top-quality, late-maturing onion with golden, globe-shaped bulbs weighing an average of 1 pound, this variety hails from northern Italy. It has a mild, sweet taste when fresh, but its flavor intensifies when it is stored. One of the best onions varieties for storage. Long-day type.

Planting Instructions

  • Sow seeds indoors in flats ¼” deep and space 1″ in all directions.
  • Transplant outdoors as soon as soil can be worked in spring.
  • Keep onions well weeded with shallow cultivation.
  • Start Indoors: 4-6 weeks before transplanting
  • Germination: 4-10 Days
  • Plant Outdoors: 4-6” Apart
  • Light: Full Sun

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