ONION Borettana

Species: Onion
Latin name: Allium Cepa L.
Inscription in the European catalog under: Borettana - Di Rovato
Other usual name: Garden Onion
Variety: Borettana
Family: Alliaceae, (Liliaceous)
Origin: Europe and Asia

Onion Borettana: Italien variety, with a round very flattened, firm bulb. The papery skin is of straw-yellow color and a very sweet flavor. Provides a rich onion taste in dishes and salads. Ready to eat in summer and autumn, excellent to use for onion jams.

Seed sowing: February to June
Harvest of onions: July to September
Height: -
Exposure: Sunny

Sowing instructions:  In areas of hard winters: Seed sowing in place of 1 cm depth and 30 cm in line from the end of February to April. In areas of soft winters: Seed sowing in place of 1 cm in depth and 30 cm in line from mid-August to mid-September. Clear up every 10 cm. As soon as leaves start to turn yellow, cut back the foliage on the ground for a better exposure of the bulb to the sun which will concentrate the juice in the onion, as soon as the foliage is dry, you can start collecting and let them them dry for 8 to 10 days, don't forget to turn them if they dry on the grown. Cut leaves and roots, preserve onions from moisture in small cages.

Sowing distance: 10 cm to 30 cm
Minimum seed sowing temperature: 19°C to 21°C
Seed germination: 15 to 20 days
Nutritional value: 21 Kcal for 100 gr

Net weight of seeds: 4 gr -/+ 1000 seeds

All our seeds are sold with their sowing instructions.