McKenzie - Onion, Rossa Lunga di Firenze Seeds

Take your salads and sandwiches to the next level with our Rossa Lunga di Firenze onion!

These wine-colored beauties offer great garden performance and produce elongated 10-13 cm (4-5") onions with a rich, mild, and sweet flavor. Their juicy, crispy red flesh is perfect for grilling or adding a pop of color and flavor to any dish.  The bulbs can be harvested young to use as a salad onion or left to mature for a more pungent flavour in dishes. Space-saving and adaptable, these onions are a must-have for any garden.

An Intermediate Day variety; bulb size increases with longer days that is best used fresh.

• Plant Type: Vegetable
• Plant Lifecycle: Annual (plant every year)
• Seed Type: Open Pollinated
• Fill Weight (grams): 800 mg
• Approximate Seed Count: 225-250
• Characteristics: Attracts bees and butterflies
• Planting Method: Start Indoors
• Water Needs: Average 2.5-5 cm (1-2 in.) per week
• Landscape Use: Edible Garden
• Companion Planting:

  Plant near beets, cabbage, carrots, swiss chard, lettuce, marigolds, strawberries, tomatoes. Onions have a protective effect against borers and cutworms. The strong aroma emitted by onions disorients and confuses these pests, making it difficult for them to locate and attack the plants. Additionally, marigolds can be beneficial to onions as well. The scent of marigolds acts as a deterrent, reducing the egg-laying activity of the onion maggot fly. This can help prevent infestations and protect the onions from damage caused by these flies.

• Flavour: Delicately flavored
• Preparation Ideas: Use for fresh eating, salads, roasting or pickling.