Onion Sets (Long Day) - Red Karmen

BOTANICAL NAME

Allium cepa

LIFE CYCLE

• Annual

LIGHT REQUIREMENT

• Full Sun

GROWTH HABIT

• Upright

PLANT HEIGHT

• 10 to 12 inches

PLANT TYPE

• Long Day

Red Karmen Onion Sets are a popular long-day variety that produce medium-sized, globe-shaped bulbs with deep red skin and vivid red flesh throughout the bulb. Delivers a sweet yet zesty flavor perfect for fresh salad use or cooking. Red Karmen also presents a good storage quality and improved resistance to downy mildew. Easy to grow and well-suited for home and commercial gardens, these sets thrive in full sun and well-drained soil for a reliable late summer harvest.

• • Long-day onions (14+ hours daylight) suit northern climates
• • Ideal as a green table onion or a dry storage bulb
• • Good storage life

PLANTING SEASON

• Spring

SOWING METHOD

• Direct Sow

PLANTING DEPTH

• 1 inch

WATER NEEDS

• Average

PLANT SPACING

• 3 inches

HARDINESS ZONES

• N/A - Annual