Green onion seeds (Allium cepa)

Common name: Spanish green onion Scientific name: Allium cepa Also known as: Spring onion - Salad onion - Small onion Green onion is an edible plant that comes from different types of garlic (Allium), and all kinds of onions and "pseudo-onions," which have hollow green leaves and lack a fully developed root bulb. • Spanish green onion flower: Its flowers are round in balls of individual flowers, blooming in spring. • Spanish green onion seeds: Very small in size and dark black in color. • Germination season for Spanish green onion: Seeds are planted indoors eight weeks before the last frost if you live in a cold climate with a late spring. • Suitable climate and soil for Spanish green onion: Seeds germinate when soil temperature is between 18 to 30 degrees Celsius, and it grows in various fertile, sandy, well-drained, and ventilated soils. It is sensitive to frost and is watered regularly. • Method of cultivating Spanish green onion: It is grown by transplanting or by planting bulbs at a depth of 7 cm from the soil surface, and it can be fertilized with organic fertilizer at least once to speed up growth and development. • Benefits and uses: Used for eating fresh or raw in salads, with multiple health benefits. • Native homeland of Spanish green onion: Central Asia, and it has spread to other countries around the world.