Lilia

Season Overview

Description

Lilia onions are small onions that are ideal for salads and pickling. They have a beautiful, shiny, intense red core with dark green leaves and give salads a great color. This variety has the added advantage that it can be grown as a main crop. Despite their splendid appearance, they have a delicate, mild flavor.

Growing tips

Germinating onion seeds is notoriously difficult, which is why many gardeners choose to grow their onions indoors. Use a light, well-drained compost or potting compost and sow the seeds at a depth of 1.5 cm. Cover them lightly with soil and moisten them. Onion seeds germinate best at a soil temperature of around 70 degrees. It is also best to use fresh seed, as the germination rate decreases significantly with each year that the seed has been stored. To maintain proper humidity, cover the trays with a piece of plastic wrap until the seeds have germinated. Once they have germinated, move the bulbs to a cooler place and make sure they get enough light. As soon as there is no more threat of frost, you can harden off the bulbs and plant them 10 cm apart in the open ground. For spring onions, you can plant them much closer together. Water the plants thoroughly after planting.

Details

Light requirement

Sunny

Water requirement

Wet

Soil

Medium (loamy)

Nutrient requirement

Medium

Seeding distance

10 cm

Row spacing

30 cm

Seeding depth

1.5 cm