Description
Remarkably uniform, slightly flattened, red globes reaching 3.5″-4″ diameter. These onions hold well in the garden and are also great for storage lasting up to 6 months! Strong resistance to sunscald and a high percentage of bulbs are single centered. “Monastrell” is a late season, intermediate-day onion which grows best in latitudes 32-42.
Variety
Uniform, 3.5″-4″ slightly flattened, round bulbs with dark red rings. “Monastrell” is an intermediate-day onion with a 4 to 6 months storage life.
Days to Maturity: 106-110 Days
Family: Alliaceae
Native: Exists Only in Cultivation
Hardiness: Biennial Grown as an Annual
Exposure: Full Sun
Attributes: Intermediate Day
Sowing
When to Sow Outside
4 to 6 weeks before your average last frost date or as soon as soil can be worked; when soil temperature is at least 45°F.
When to Start Inside
Recommended. 10 to 12 weeks before your average last frost date. Transplant outdoors 4 to 6 weeks before your average last frost date. The earlier the start, the bigger the bulb. Ideal soil temperature is 60°-85°F.
Days to Emerge: 7-15 Days
Seed Depth: 1/4″
Seed Spacing: A Group of 2 Seeds Every 4″
Row Spacing: 12″-16″
Thinning: When 2″ Tall, Thin to 1 Every 4″
Growing
Harvesting
When onion tops have fallen over and turned yellow or brown, they are ready for harvest. Harvest in the morning, lifting onions with a garden fork. Dry them in the garden in the sun for 2 to 3 Days, lightly covering the bulbs with straw or the tops of other onions to prevent sunscald. Cure onions for 3 to 7 Days in a dry area with good air circulation. Once dry, cut the roots to 1/4″ and the greens to 1″ to create a seal, preventing decay.
Special Care
Keep growing area weed-free. Onion size can decrease 4% per day if competing with weeds that’s 50% in 2 weeks. If bulb pushes itself out of the ground, you may cover it lightly with straw, but not soil as soil will prevent the onion bulb from forming properly.
Specifications
Type: Organic
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