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- Variety of well-tried onions - who has the choice ...
- General
- Well-known varieties
- Make the right choice
- Tips & Tricks
Variety of well-tried onions - who has the choice ...
The onion has been part of our vegetable growing culture for thousands of years and is the most common ingredient in the kitchen. That's why today we can rely on a tried-and-tested selection of varieties for the plant material.
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The onion (Allium cepa) belongs to the genus leek and is also available as spring onion, onion or shallot. The onion types differ in severity, color and size. The shallots are finer and sweeter in flavor than the onions. They are mainly suitable for seasoning food. The onions are very mildly spicy, juicy and ideal for raw consumption. The kitchen onion tastes strong and is suitable for frying and cooking.
Well-known varieties
Make the right choice
In the specialized trade you get for relatively small money every kind of onions, either as seeds or as onion onions. With this variety, it is sometimes difficult to find the right variety for his garden. Basically, you should depend on whether you prefer more or less onion flavor.
It is also important to consider how much time can be invested in rearing. The pulling of onions from seeds simply requires more effort than putting the onion onions. In any case, one should give preference to the resistant, yield-rich and storable varieties when purchasing the planting material.
Tips & Tricks
The giant onion Ailsa Craig is supposed to bring up to 4 kg weight on early sowing. Reason enough for an eager gardener to try his own record.