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Tropea Elongated Red Onion Seeds
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[Allium cepa] Late Calabrian red onion seeds, striking tapered bulb over 15cm, traditional braid-ready ecotype from Tropea.
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- Tropea Elongated Red Onion
- The Tropea Elongated Red Onion Plant
- How to Sow Tropea Elongated Red Onion
- How to Grow Tropea Elongated Red Onion
- Tips for Tropea Elongated Red Onion
- Diseases and Pests of Tropea Elongated Red Onion
- Uses and Curiosities of Tropea Elongated Red Onion
- Properties of Tropea Elongated Red Onion
- Nutritional Values of Tropea Elongated Red Onion
Tropea Elongated Red Onion
Also known as "long Calabrese onion", the Tropea elongated red onion represents the "red gold of Calabria" in its most striking form, with tapered bulbs that can exceed 15 centimetres.
The Tropea Elongated Red Onion Plant
Allium cepa Tropea elongated belongs to the Amaryllidaceae family. Unlike other ecotypes, this variety puts more energy into bulb elongation than width, the result of centuries of selection along the Calabrian Tyrrhenian coast.
How to Sow Tropea Elongated Red Onion
It is sown in a sheltered seedbed between late summer and early autumn, then young seedlings are transplanted into open ground once they have 4-5 true leaves.
How to Grow Tropea Elongated Red Onion
The long growing cycle requires patience: soil must be kept constantly moist but never waterlogged, with frequent hoeing to aid oxygenation of the shallow roots.
Tips for Tropea Elongated Red Onion
It is the last Tropea ecotype to mature, between late June and late July; the late harvest keeps it available fresh at markets well into summer.
Diseases and Pests of Tropea Elongated Red Onion
Like other onions, it is prone to downy mildew and neck rot in excessively humid conditions; watch also for onion fly and thrips.
Uses and Curiosities of Tropea Elongated Red Onion
Its striking elongated look makes it perfect for the traditional Calabrian braids hung to dry, a preservation method passed down through generations.
Properties of Tropea Elongated Red Onion
Like all Tropea red onions, it is rich in anthocyanins and organic sulphur compounds, with recognised antioxidant and digestive properties.
Nutritional Values of Tropea Elongated Red Onion
Per 100 grams, Tropea elongated red onion provides about 33 kcal, 1.1 g protein, 7.5 g carbohydrates (of which sugars about 4.9 g), 0.1 g fat and 1.4 g fibre. It has a good vitamin C content (about 7 mg) and potassium (about 143 mg).