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110 days. Allium cepa. Open Pollinated. Texas Grano 1015Y Onion. The plant produces good yields of 1 lb size white onions. The white flesh is very sweet and flavorful. Comparable to Vidalia onion. Perfect for salads, slicing, and cooking. Stores well, up to 2 months. Texas Grano 1015Y Onions were developed in 1980 by Leonard Pike at Texas A & M University. Its name derives from the planting date in Texas (October 15), and Y stands for yellow. They were developed from the "Grano" variety brought over from Valencia, Spain in 1925. An excellent choice for home gardens, market growers, and open field production. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 537590. Disease Resistant: PR. A short day variety.
Lot No: 230011
Germination: 85%
Test Date: 06/24
Seeds Per Pound: 144,000
Plant Height: 4 to 6” Bulbs
Planting Season: Spring
Sunlight Requirement: Full Sun
Planting Method: Direct Sow/Indoor Sow
Onions seeds should be planted indoors 8 to 10 weeks before ground can be worked. Onions must be planted in seed starting mix at a constant temperature between 70 - 75 F. You can also plant seeds directly in the garden but the soil temperature should be warm 75 - 90 F. Spring planting of onion plants should occur as soon as soil can be worked. Keep free from weeds. You need long sunny days to grow large onions. Shallots are very close to garlic and are very easy to grow. Plants can grow 8 to 12" tall.
Requires fertile soil in a well drained location in the garden. Apply much and grass clippings, or straw around base of plant.
Keep seedlings and transplants consistently moist, but not waterlogged. Water well during dry and hot spells.
Use RootBlast, Vegetable Alive, and Slow Release Fertilizer when transplanting outdoors. Apply Miracle Gro every 2 weeks.
You can harvest onion for their green stems (scallions) at anytime. Cut the green stems with garden scissors when tops are 4 - 8" tall. For bulb product, let the tops dry up themselves before digging them up. Spread bulbs on ground for 3 to 5 days to cure.
Scientific Name: Phoma terrestris
Type: Fungus
Pink Rot is a devastating soil borne disease that affects the growth of onions and can occasionally affect corn, peppers, spinach, and soybeans. The disease started in North Carolina and the mid-Atlantic region and continues to spread to other areas. The disease affects the roots, where they become shriveled and deteriorate, and then may disintegrate. Symptoms of wilting of the leaves may occur and the leaves turn a pale green and start to die off. Onions infected with Pink Root often show a light pink color, then becoming a darker pink color, and progressing to a purple-brown color. The plant is rarely killed by the disease, but the bulbs never matures fully. The surviving plants are stunted and the bulb size is reduced and becomes soft and non-desirable. Cold weather, drought conditions, insect spreading the disease, nutrient deficiencies, and other diseases, can cause stress to the plant which can increase the severity of the disease. Plan on using a 6 year crop rotation and avoid planting onions in the same location, year after year as the disease can survive in the soil for a long time. The best option is to use disease resistant varieties and/or use a root fungicide for soil based diseases.