Cipolla rossa di Tropea I.G.P

Variety

Cipolla rossa di Tropea I.G.P

Approved Data

created by Franziska19 at 14.11.2022

Features

Location

planting: bed

Color

red

Taste

mild

sweet

Cultivation Break

4 Years

Season Overview

Propagating

Planting

Harvest

Harvest

J

F

M

A

M

J

J

A

S

O

N

D

1ST YEAR

2ND YEAR

Description

This variety from Calabria, Italy, offers round red onions with a very good reputation in this region for their mild, sweet flavor.

Non hybrid

Not frost resistant

Growing tips

Sow in pots under shelter from February to April. Sow the seeds 1 to 2 cm deep in sowing soil and then water them. After the last frost, when the plants are about ten centimetres high, they can be transplanted outdoors. One plant every 15 cm, in rows 20 cm apart. Sowing directly outdoors (from March to May) is possible under the same conditions.

Details

Light requirement

Sunny

Water requirement

Moist

Soil

Light (sandy)

Nutrient requirement

Medium

Plant distance

15 cm

Row spacing

25 cm

Seeding depth

1 cm

Diseases

Dry rot of crucifers

Root Rot

Soft rot

Fusarium

Downy mildew

Yellow stripe virus

Pests

Thrips

Stem borers

Leaf-miner flies

Onion fly

Wireworms

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