Name: Onion-Unlocking the Secrets of Growing a Thriving Onion Garden
SKU: onion-plant
Price: 5.0 AED
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Scientific name	Allium cepa
Common name	Onion
Temperature requirement	20-30°c
Humidity	40-50%
Light	Full sunlight
Watering	Water everyday & keep moist
Pests	Stem and bulb eelworm, thrips and onion fly
Pet friendliness	Not hazardous
Maximum plant height	25-75 cm
Potting mix	Potting soil/red soil/manure/perlite
Pot requirement	Good drainage & repot every 1-2 years
Nutrition	Apply manure for first 15 days and npk for next 15 days
Pruning & training	Remove dead & diseased leaves with sterile shears
Common color & season
Description	The green leaves and immature and mature bulbs are eaten raw.Used in preparation of sauces, soups and seasoning of food on account of its special characteristic pungency.Also used in processed form e.G. Flakes, powder and pickles. Onion does best under mild climate without extreme of heat and cold. Onion grows well on light loam, sandy loam or clay loam, deep friable and fertile soil rich in organic matter.The soil should be well drained.The optimum soil ph should be 5.8 To 6.5. It does not perform well in excessive rainfall. Before bulbing, temperature between 12.8-23 °C is required whereas 20 to 25 °c for at least 10 hours per day is required later for proper bulb development. About 70 percent relative humidity is good for this crop. Very low temperatures in the beginning result in bolting while sudden rise in temperature favours early maturity of the crop resulting into small sized bulbs.Onion bulbs more quickly under warm temperature than at cool temperature.Temperature is more important in seed production than the day length. While photoperiod is more important than temperature for bulb formation.