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How to grow Onion plant growing and care:
Mulch, rich soil, well drain soil, free of rocks, nitrogen
What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seed / Bulb
Is it necessary to use vegetative reproduction?
No, but possible
Difficulties or problems when growing:
?
Planting season:
Spring, summer / Autumn depend on the cultivars
Pests and diseases:
Onion plant fly, Onion plant thrips
Pruning season:
All season
How to prune:
Stem of inflorescence
Size of the plant?
Bulb 1-10 cm (0.3-4 inches), leaves 10-50 cm (4-20 inches)
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Medium growing
Water requirement:
Average amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun / Half Shade
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
No
Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes
Blooming information
Bloom season:
Summer
General information about the flower
White flowers grow in inflorescence on hollow stem
Thinning the bloom:
Recommend to thinning the stem unless you want the seeds
Pollination is done by:
Bees
Edible leaves
Leaves harvesting season:
All year
How to harvest the leaves?
Two possibility separate leaves or all the leaves of the plant (better all together with the bulb)
Information about leaves:
Leaves are narrow and hollow grow in radial growth, leaves grow in groups linked together
Uses of Onion plant leaves:
Eaten raw, cooked, spice, herbs
Edible Roots
Information about Bulb:
The bulb is made from layers that grow in radial round shape the layers color can be: white, yellow or purple
When to pull up Bulb:
Summer / Autumn
Uses of Onion plant bulb :
Eaten raw, cooked, spice, salad
Vegetative Reproduction
Vegetative Reproduction Method:
Bulbs
Preferred time for vegetative reproduction:
All year
Time to grow roots in vegetative reproduction:
If the bulb is fully grow, in the beginning of the season it grows the roots
Treatment for vegetative reproduction:
The same as fully grown plants, sometimes more water
Scientific name:
Allium cepa
Categories
Blooming Seasons
Spring flowers Summer flowers
Edible Parts
Edible leaves Edible Roots
Culinary uses
Cooked Eaten raw Herbs Salad Spices
Flower colors
Climate
Desert Climate Mediterranean Climate Subtropics Climate Temperate Climate
Harvest Season
Autumn Harvest Spring Harvest Summer Harvest Winter harvest
Plant growing speed
Average growing plants Fast growing plants
Plant life-form
Deciduous Evergreen Geophyte Herbaceous Leaf plant Perennial plant
Plant Uses
Planting Season
Autumn Planting Spring Planting Summer planting Winter planting
Plants sun exposure
Full sun Plants Part shade Plants
Watering plants
Hardiness zone
Hardiness zone 10 Hardiness zone 11 Hardiness zone 12 Hardiness zone 3 Hardiness zone 4 Hardiness zone 5 Hardiness zone 6 Hardiness zone 7 Hardiness zone 8 Hardiness zone 9