Description
Onion Rossa Lunga di Firenze
Botanical Name: Beta vulgaris
A famous and much loved variety with highly versatile and attractive, elongated pink bulbs that can be picked young as salad onions or left to mature for a more pungent flavour. An essential ingredient of the popular Italian ‘Spring vegetable risotto’.
How To Grow |
Sow in a prepared seed bed or direct into pots or containers in a sunny position.Sow thinly in rows 25cm (10in) apart covering lightly with 5mm (¼in) of fine soil. Firm gently and keep moist. Seedlings appear 14-21 days. Generally no thinning is needed. Keep moist and weed free. For continuity sow every 4-6 weeks. |
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When To Plant | Spring to early Summer. |
When to Sow/Plant | Summer |
Soil Type | sunny position |
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