Red onion seeds

Common name: Red onion. Scientific name: Allium cepa. Also known as: Purple onion. Description: • Sometimes called the red onion, sometimes called the purple onion, it is one of the onion seedlings with purple-red skin and white flesh with a red tinge. The mentioned types of onions tend to be medium to large in size and have a sweet taste. Flower: • Its flowers are star-shaped, white in color, and bloom in spring. Fruit: • The fruit is roughly spherical, somewhat large, covered with layers of paper, and the seeds are harvested from the tops of the stalks that contain the flowers. The seeds are small and black. Suitable climate and soil for growing red onions: • Prefers relatively high humidity and low temperatures, especially in the early stages of growth. It is cultivated in fertile, sandy, well-drained, and ventilated soils, with regular watering. How to cultivate red onions: • Can be grown from seeds, onion bulbs, or seedlings. Onion bulbs should be planted at a depth of 0.6 centimeters from October to December. Seeds should be planted at a distance of 2.5 centimeters apart. If using onion seedlings, they should be planted at a depth of 1.9 centimeters and spaced apart. Benefits and uses: • Can be cooked or used raw as part of salads or sauces, and has many health benefits. Original homeland: • Central Asia, and it spread to other countries around the world.