Onion Red Baron is a light red coloured, deliciously flavoured onion variety. The orbs are perfectly round and the outside of the onion is beautifully glossy light till dark red in colour. This onion variety has a very delicious spicy onion flavour. It can be grown in one year from seed till orb. These onions can be kept for a long period when they're dried trough and trough after harvesting them. Keep the onions in a dark, frostfree and cool shed. Onions have a long growth period, therefore it's important to start early with sowing. According to some, it's smart to combine the cultivation of onions with the breeding of strongly scented plants as savory, carrots and chamomile to disturb the onion fly.
Onions are very often the basis of all kind of dishes. Onions are very versatile and can be: cooked, baked, grilled, stir-fried, steamed, fried, caramelized and filled with meat, minced meat, rice or a combination of these. You can also add finely chopped onions too sauces, crudités and salads. Add onion also to soups, stews, casseroles, pasta sauces, mash potato stews, stir-fries, salads and all kinds of dishes. Onion is delicious in combination with: cheese, milk, eggs, butter, chicken, beef, lamb, pork, garlic, thyme, lemon, pepper, pasta and rice. And in combination with vegetables like: tomatoes, carrots, spinach, lettuce, sweet pepper and legumes. Hardy annual.
Indoor sowing: March - April
Outdoor sowing: June - August
Germination temp.: 9 - 15 °C
Germination: 10 - 12 days
Sowing depth: 1 - 1½ cm
Plant distance: 12 cm
Row distance: 30 - 45 cm
Plant position: sunny
Harvest period: September - October
Sow indoors from March - April in trays filled with moist potting compost. Sow the seeds sparingly and 1 - 1½ cm deep. Cover the seeds with a layer of sowing soil, as onions are dark germinators. Keep the temperature as even as possible. Especially don't let the temperature drop at night. Keep well moist. As soon as there is no more chance of night frost, put the seedlings outside in April in a sunny place with good drainage. Cut the seedlings at the top, so that they are 8 cm long. Put them 6 cm deep under the soil. Keep well moist and weed free.
Sowing outside is possible from June, when the soil has warmed up. Sow in rows 30 - 45 cm apart. Sow sparingly and 1 - 1½ cm deep. Cover the seeds with a layer of seed soil, because onions are dark germinators. Thin out the seedlings to 12 cm when they are about 15 cm tall. Keep well moist and weed free.
Harvest the onions when the tops are brown and dry. Pull the bulbs up out of the ground. Onions need nutrient rich, moist soil enriched with compost. Don't sow or plant onions in a place where onions have stood in the previous 4 years. Placing strongly scented plants such as chamomile, savory and carrots in the immediate vicinity of the onions could have a disruptive effect on the onion fly. Let your harvested onions dry well before storing them in a dry, cool, dark place. In this way, your onions can be stored for a month.
