Onion Amposta Purple
$4.49
Allium Cepa
- Seed Count 75
- Intermediate Day Variety
- Annual
In stock
Description
Onion Amposta Purple is a large sweet onion named after the small Spanish town of Amposta. A heritage variety that produces attractive red-purple onions, that are recognised for their pleasant taste and exceptional sweetness.
Will reliably grow in a wide variety of conditions and produces a vigorous plant with long, large stem. The onions weigh around 200 to 250 grams.
An intermediate-day variety needing 12–14 hours of daylight per day. Sow this variety in the late Autumn in temperate areas. Amposta Purple is an excellent storage onion, it has fairly compact, dense flesh and will effortlessly store for over 6 months.
| Method: Raise seedlings | Soil Temp: 8°C - 30°C |
| Cool Mountain: May - Jul | Position: Full sun |
| Arid: May - Aug | Row Spacing: 10cm apart |
| Temperate: April - Aug | Planting Depth: 5mm |
| Sub Tropical: Apr - Jun | Harvest: 200 days |
| Tropical: Jun - Jul | Plant Height: 25cm |
Postage Charge
Orders under $30 attract a $4.50 shipping charge. Orders $30 and above have free shipping.
Order Times
Seed orders are normally dispatched within three business days. You will receive an email when seeds are mailed out.
Postage Days
Seeds are mailed out Monday to Friday at 1pm. Except for the Friday of long weekends.
Postage Times
WA 2-3 Days: SA,NT 3-5 Days: NSW, ACT, QLD, VIC: 5-7 Days
Carrier
We use Australia Post Letter Postage for the majority of orders
Not only are our seeds packed in recycled paper envelopes, we keep the theme going when we post out website orders. To protect your seeds from moisture and the letter box munchers (snails), we use a very special plastic free material made from plants. They are then put into recycled mailing envelopes. Green all the way 💚🌿
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