Category Archives: Varieties to Grow

Candy Onion

Details Day-neutral onion Open-Pollinated: ? Type: ? Shape: ? Color: ? Maturity: ? Size: ? Yield: ? Taste: ? Disease Resistance or Environmental Tolerance: ? Notes: Recommended day-neutral onion (RIEOG-355) Sources: Results from My Garden:  SEASON SOURCE DATES PLANTS SPACING MATURITY YIELD PER PLANT AVG SIZE DISEASE                 […]

Yellow Granex Onion

Details Short day onion Open-Pollinated: ? Type: ? Shape: ? Color: ? Maturity: ? Size: ? Yield: ? Taste: ? Disease Resistance or Environmental Tolerance: ? Notes: Recommended short day onion (RIEOG) Sources: Results from My Garden:  SEASON SOURCE DATES PLANTS SPACING MATURITY YIELD PER PLANT AVG SIZE DISEASE             […]

Sweet Georgia Brown Onion

Details Day Length Requirement: Short day onion Open-Pollinated: ? Type: ? Shape: ? Color: ? Maturity: ? Size: ? Yield: ? Taste: ? Disease Resistance or Environmental Tolerance: ? Notes: Recommended short day onion (RIEOG) Sources: Results from My Garden:  SEASON SOURCE DATES PLANTS SPACING MATURITY YIELD PER PLANT AVG SIZE DISEASE         […]

Exhibition Onion

Details Day Length Requirement: Long day onion Open-Pollinated: ? Type: ? Shape: ? Color: ? Maturity: ? Size: ? Yield: ? Taste: ? Disease Resistance or Environmental Tolerance: ? Notes: Recommended long day onion (RIEOG) Sources: Results from My Garden:  SEASON SOURCE DATES PLANTS SPACING MATURITY YIELD PER PLANT AVG SIZE DISEASE       […]

Copra Onion

Details Day Length Requirement: Long-day onion Open-Pollinated: ? Type: ? Shape: ? Color: ? Maturity: ? Size: ? Yield: ? Taste: ? Disease Resistance or Environmental Tolerance: ? Notes: Recommended long day onion (RIEOG) Sources: Results from My Garden:  SEASON SOURCE DATES PLANTS SPACING MATURITY YIELD PER PLANT AVG SIZE DISEASE         […]

Early Red Burger Onion

Details Day Length Requirement: Intermediate Day variety Type:  Shape: flat globe shape Color: deep red Maturity: 172 days (early) Size: “productive & vigorous” Taste: sweet Disease Resistance and Environmental Tolerance: resistant to bolting red cultivars are thought to be especially prone to bolting (RIEOG-356) Notes: an improved variety of the Stockton red onion -Peaceful Valley […]

White Castle Onion

White Castle Onion transplants from Peaceful Valley Farm

Details Day Length Requirement: Intermediate– to Short-Day Variety (Peaceful Valley) Type:  Shape: globe Color: bright white Maturity: 160 days; harvest mid- to late-season Size: “Jumbo sized” Taste: medium pungency onion Disease Resistance or Environmental Tolerance: high tolerance to pink root rot high tolerance to Fusarium basal rot  good bolt resistance Storage: 3-4 months Notes: “eye-catching […]

Italian Red Torpedo Onion

Red Torpedo Onions from Peaceful Valley

Details Day Length Requirement: Peaceful Valley considers them to be Intermediate and Long Day Type:  Shape: torpedo-shaped Color: red to purple skin, light red flesh Maturity: 95-200 days Size: 6-8″ long, 3″ wide Taste: mild, sweet flavor Disease Resistance or Environmental Tolerance:  red cultivars are thought to be especially prone to bolting (RIEOG-356) Storage: short […]

Walla Walla Sweet Onions

Walla Wall Sweet Onion Transplants from Peaceful Valley Farm

Details Day Length Requirement: originally were a short day onion, but they have been adjusted to grow well in long day areas Peaceful Valley considers them to be an Intermediate and Long Day variety Rodale’s Illustrated Encyclopedia considers them to be a Long Day variety Type: Shape: round Color: light brown skin, light yellow flesh […]