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Onion
Allium cepa
EdibleZones 3–9root
At a glance
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Water need
- Low
- Mature height
- 0.4 m
- Maintenance
- Low
- Hardiness
- USDA 3–9
- Layers
- root
Functional roles
food
Propagation
How to make more of this plant for free — the permaculture way.
seedbulbilseasy
When: Sets in spring or autumn; seed under cover in late winter
In the kitchen garden
- Sow (months)
- 1, 2, 3
- Harvest (months)
- Not yet checked
- Spacing
- Take it from the seed packet
- Family
- —
- Frost
- Not yet checked
Sets are easier than seed. Late-winter sowings under cover give the biggest bulbs.
Where to get it
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Seed data pending expert review. Identification photo and description are sourced from Wikipedia/Wikimedia; always confirm a plant in person before eating any part of it.