Allium Cepa Seeds - Heirloom Vegetable Plant for Home Gardens

Allium cepa is a cool-season vegetable plant grown for its edible bulbs and green leaves. It is suitable for home vegetable gardens, raised beds, containers, and kitchen gardens. The plant grows well in full sun and fertile, well-drained soil with consistent moisture. Onion varieties can produce bulbs in different sizes, shapes, colors, and maturity periods.

Features

• Cool-season vegetable crop
• Produces edible onion bulbs
• Suitable for home vegetable gardens
• Ideal for raised beds and containers
• Suitable for kitchen garden planting
• Grows well in full sun
• Prefers fertile, well-drained soil
• Suitable for seasonal vegetable production

Specifications

• Scientific Name: Allium cepa
• Common Name (US): Onion
• Seed Type / Variety: Onion Seeds
• Growth Habit: Herbaceous bulb-forming plant
• USDA Zones: 3 to 10
• Planting Season: Fall to spring
• Growing Season: Fall to summer
• Sowing Season: Fall or spring
• Sowing Months: September to April
• Germination Time and Conditions: 7 to 14 days at 10 to 25°C with consistently moist soil
• Sunlight Requirements: Full sun
• Soil Requirements: Fertile, well-drained loamy soil
• Watering Needs: Regular and consistent
• Mature Plant Size: 30 to 60 cm height
• Plant Spacing: 7 to 15 cm