How to grow Sweet onion 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:
Sweet onion fly, Sweet onion 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:
Most of the 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 Sweet onion leaves:
Eaten raw, cooked, spice, herbs
Edible Roots
Information about Sweet onion Bulb:
The bulb is made from layers that grow in radial round shape the layers color of the bulb white to yellow
When to pull up Sweet onion Bulb:
Summer / Autumn
Uses of Sweet onion 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 of growing
Planting Season: Autumn Planting, Spring Planting, Summer planting
Light exposure requirements: Full sun Plants, Part shade Plants
Climates that the plant can grow: Mediterranean Climate, Subtropics Climate, Temperate Climate
Growing speed of the plant: Average growing plants, Fast growing plants
Plant life-form: Deciduous, Evergreen, Geophyte, Herbaceous, Leaf plant, Perennial plant
Plant Uses: Edible plants
Requirements for watering the plant: Regularly water
Hardiness zones: Hardiness zone 10, Hardiness zone 7, Hardiness zone 8, Hardiness zone 9
Ornamental parts:
Leaf color:
Blooming season: Spring flowers, Summer flowers
Flower colors: White flower
Harvest Season: Autumn Harvest, Spring Harvest, Summer Harvest, Winter harvest
Edible Parts: Edible leaves, Edible Roots
Culinary uses: Cooked, Eaten raw, Herbs, Salad, Spices
