Early varieties of red onions. Varieties of onions photos and description


Onions are used to prepare many dishes, so any housewife when choosing crops for growing on his plot prefers several varieties at once. Diversity on the beds allows you to create new masterpieces in the kitchen, and at the same time to improve in gardening. In this article, we will learn what types of onions, domestic and wild, are, let's talk about their description and find out the main characteristics.

Taking over the experience of their ancestors, often the same varieties of onions are preferred when planting a vegetable garden. It is time to change stereotypes, improve and achieve new results, because the dish can start playing with new flavor notes if you use Setton or Leek instead of common bulb. Especially in middle lane  Russia can plant a large number of varieties, as practice has shown. Though salad, even green. And then we learn where some species can grow.

To determine the choice of seeds of bulbous plants, you need to familiarize yourself with the features of different species, their preferences and the nuances of planting. Also pay attention to the compliance of the conditions of growth of culture and climate of the region. This will be discussed in this article.

The most popular varieties of onions

All varieties of culture are distinguished not only by their taste, but also by the rules of planting, ripening, and yield.

Bow Sevok

  • Chalcedony grows on open ground , is very popular among gardeners of the southern regions of Russia. Suitable for growing feathers and roots. The aging period (from planting to harvest) is 95-110 days. An average of 4 kg is removed from a square meter with a commodity weight of one small specimen 85-100 g. Sometimes there are onions weighing up to 400 grams. There is a good immunity to peronospora, vulnerability to cervical rot. Taste: pleasant with a little ostryk.
  •   early ripening, from sowing to harvest takes about 3 months.  Round-flat onions on average curtain 150-250 grams, but there are also giants up to 350 grams. The plant rarely shooters, not covered with spots characteristic of downy mildew. Taste: spicy with a sharp flavor.
  • Souboll is characterized by large rounded bulbs with an average weight of up to 200 grams.  The root crop ripens about 100-110 days, gives good harvest. Taste: delicate with a slight hint of spiciness, used mainly for making salads.

Onions (turnip)

  • The little toy represents the mid-season look.It is distinguished by rounded onions of medium size weighing about 60-70 grams. Used for greenery and cultivation of turnips for disembarkation in the next season. The middle is white and juicy with a light wit.
  • Shaman refers to early ripening varieties, matures in 86-95 days.  The root crop has an elongated shape, pink-red rather juicy middle. The average weight of turnip - 55-65 gr. Advantages: stable high yield, high taste. Stored for a short time.
  • Oporto matures for 98-107 days, refers to mid-season species.  Turnip weight reaches 270-300 grams, the shape is correct and rounded. Advantages: high yield when using seedlings, immunity to diseases and pests, long keeps marketable appearance. Tastes allow you to use Oporto for all types of processing.

Varieties of salad onions

  •   ripens about 130 days, it tastes very sweet with copious juice.  The turnips are round and very large, reaching 550 gr., But there are also instances of 700-800 gr. The only disadvantage of culture is a small storage period (no more than 3 months).
  •   enjoys incredible popularity due to its excellent taste.  The plant ripens in 138-150 days, turnips are large, flattened in purple tones, reaching an average of 200 grams. In the middle lane to grow a variety can be using seedlings. Onions are stored for up to 4 months.
  • Yermak is the record holder for aging, the crop is removed after 75-95 days after seeding. Differs in good immunity, long shelf life (until next season). The gastronomic feature is a soft, juicy structure with a slight sharpness.

Yalta onions

Red onion

  • Crimson ball matures in 85-95 days, gives a stable harvest annually.  Dark purple round turnips justify the name. The middle juicy pleasant taste, shaded by light wit. A defect is a short shelf life (up to 4 months).
  • Campillo F1 is a hybrid red onion, having a rounded shape with a dense middle and a pleasant purple hue. The advantage - the pigment is not transferred to the kitchen utensils and fabric. Tastes: delicate structure with copious juice, well-perceptible sweetness. It can be stored for a long time without losing its properties.
  • Retro is famous for its high yield and fast aging (up to 90 days). The middle of the gentle dark red with white stripes. The onion is very sweet without spiciness, therefore it is added even to children's salads.

White bow

  • Albenka is fast maturing (up to 95 days)  and interesting flavors that combine light sharpness and sweetness. Grown for greenery and onion sets. Not suitable for long term storage.
  • The white globe possesses good germination of seeds and fast ripening.You can harvest in 95-105 days after planting. A rounded, slightly elongated turnip on average curls 160 grams. The variety has a high stable yield, immunity to fusarium.
  • Sterling is a group of hybrids white bow  with a maturity of 110-120 days.The average weight of turnip is 120-200 g. Round shape with white husk. The middle is soft and juicy with an unusual taste, not similar to other species. Root storage is short (3-5 months), but when grown, immunity to many diseases and pests is noted.

Sweet onions

  • Kaba matures in 145-155 days,has immunity to disease. Productivity is stable, stored up to 4-5 months. The weight of a round turnip with a slight depression is 80-125 grams. The middle is dense, but sweet and juicy.
  • Globo ripens 110-125 days, the size of the root is a real giant.  The weight of one onion reaches 600-900 grams. The taste is delicate, sweetish, perfect for salads and various other dishes. Growing crops from seedlings, you can get a crop from 1m2 to 12 kg.
  • The Spanish 313 is distinguished by its yield,immune to diseases and pests, suitable for fresh use and processed. The weight of an average turnip makes 120-150 gr., The form rounded large. Onions have long been recognized by domestic gardeners and are popular due to their unpretentious care and sweet taste notes. Productivity from 1 m2 - 4-5 kg.


Names of varieties of onions for storage

  •   has a dark red color, onion is rounded slightly flattened. The plant matures in just 90-95 days, the weight of turnip is 95-110 grams. Advantages: stable, high yield, light taste with a little ostryk.
  • Volsky bow  prefers nutritious light soils. The root crop ripens in 120-140 days with an average weight of 90-140 grams. The turnip grows in such a way that the top is on top of the ground, which simplifies the collection. Taste features: the sharpness is well felt.
  • Orion It represents an exclusive hybrid, on which English breeders have worked for a long time. The variety ripens quickly, which makes it possible to grow crops even in the northern regions. The turnip has the correct rounded shape of a beautiful purple color with an average weight of 150-200 grams. Orion is very popular among gardeners, but most likely it will not grow in the Moscow region or the Urals.

The best bulbs for the Moscow region

  •   Gained popularity worldwide due to its high taste. Rounded elongated turnip reaches weight up to 110 g. The yield is average, but stable (up to 3-4 kg with 1m2). Advantages of a grade: it is not subject to release of arrows, a long period of storage (up to 8-9 months), resistance to rotting. Root has a pungent taste.
  •   It is considered a fertile culture, yielding from one meter square to 8-9 kg of root crops.Breeders, working on a hybrid, initially set the task of obtaining long-lasting onions. The result exceeded expectations - good disease resistance, long-term storage without loss useful properties, resistance to the vagaries of nature. Turnip weight - up to 120 gr., Taste at the height (lightness, juicy, moderately sweet).
  •   represents a hybrid grown by Dutch breeders. As a result of hard work, a variety resistant to diseases and pests has been obtained, well preserving its presentation for 9-10 months. The maturation of the plant occurs in 100-115 days, the weight of the average turnip is 120-150 grams.  Gastronomic feature: suitable for all types of treatments, neutral flavoring notes with a small urchin.


  • Bessonovsky - 3.35 kg / m², average weight - 39 g;
  • Strigunovsky - 3.75 kg / m², average weight - 56 g;
  • Mstersky - 3.48 kg / m², average weight - 62 g.

From sweet low-onions, zoned variety Kaba. This is an old Bulgarian variety improved by the Biryuchekut Experimental Station. In the middle zone it is grown from seedlings, but in favorable years  some farms managed to get a turnip when sowing seeds in the ground. The variety is late ripening, and the bulb ripens and lies poorly.

When testing onions in an annual crop, the best results were obtained for the variety: Golden selection ball of the Maikop branch of VIR and from foreign varieties - Express and Stuttgart. Well ripened in 1954 Siberian annual bow.

  • Strigunovsky - 2.52 kg / m²;
  • Danilovsky - 2.47 kg / m²;
  • Golden ball - 3.25 kg / m²;
  • Express - 3.94 kg / m²;
  • Stuttgart - 3.65 kg / m²

Many varieties of vegetatively propagated onions are grown in the middle lane. This onion is common in the individual farms of collective farmers, where it is a success mainly because it lays very well in winter and does not require any concern for cultivation. planting material, as it is taken from the turnip onion crop.

This multi-onion, in the nest it is from 6 to 15 bulbs, and sometimes more than twenty. On a good garden soil, it gives a high yield. Its varieties are diverse and each area has its own characteristics.

Hiberna MC  (WORLD OF GARDENING) - recommended for podzimny sowing (in August) and growing in a biennial culture from the sevka. The period from planting seedlings to mass lodging and yellowing of leaves is 65-75 days. Three-starched. Bulb rounded, weighing up to 125 g. The number of dry scales is 2-3, their color is yellow. Juicy scales are white. The taste is semi-sharp. The yield of 1.1-5.3 kg / sq. m. Onion maturity before harvest is 89-100%, after ripening 94-100%.

Aleko(NOSOVSKY BREEDING EXPERIMENTAL STATION) - for cultivation in an annual crop from seeds and a biennial culture from planting. Mid-season. The bulb is round, dense, weighing 50 - 60 g. Dry scales of light-violet color, tight to juicy. Juicy scales are white with purple veins. The neck is of medium thickness. Two- and three-germ, acute. The dry matter content is 14.7–15.2%, total sugar is 9.5–10.6%, and ascorbic acid is 3.5–5.2 mg per 100 g of the crude substance. The yield of turnips in a seed culture of 1.1— 2.0 kg / sq. m. Onion maturity before harvesting 89–94%, after ripening 92–96%. Suitable for long term storage.

Alvina  (VNIISSOK) - for cultivation in the annual crop from seed and biennial - from sevka. Mid-season, from germination to lodging leaves 95 - 105 days. The bulb is flat, weighing 60-80 g (from seeds). Dry scales are purple, their number is 3-4, juicy scales are reddish (white with a purple tinge). The neck is of medium thickness, three-sponged, semi-sharp. The dry matter content is 13.2–14.0%, the total sugar content is 10.4–11.5%. Turnip yields in an annual crop of 1.4-2.6 kg / sq. m. Onion maturity before harvest 85-95%, after ripening 94-100%. Stored for 6-7 months.

Borodkovsky (VNIISSOK) - for cultivation in the annual crop from seed and biennial from the sevka. Sredneranny, from germination to lodging leaves 89-106 days (from seeds) and 67-75 days (from sevka). Bulb rounded flat, very dense. Bulb mass when cultured from seeds is 28 g, when cultured from seed is 55-120 g. Dry scales are yellow, their number is 3-4. Juicy scales are white. Low incidence, acute. The dry matter content of 15.6%, total sugar 11.3%, ascorbic acid 7.6 mg per 100 g of the raw substance. The yield of turnips in the culture of seeds of 1-1.5 kg / sq. m, in the culture of sevka 1.5-3.6 kg / sq. m. Onion maturation after ripening 91-1100%. At the level of standards, it is affected by peronosporosis, moderate susceptibility to cervical rot, and has increased keeping quality.

Carmen MC  (WORLD OF GARDENING) - for cultivation in the annual crop from seed and biennial - from sevka. From sowing to lodging leaves 64-96 days. Two, trimentose, weakly acute. The bulb is round-flat, of average density, weighing 50-70 g. The number of dry scales is 2-3, their color is purple. Juicy scales are white with a purple tinge. The dry matter content is 11.9–13.9%, total sugar is 7.6–8.9%, ascorbic acid is 3.8–19.4 mg per 100 g of the crude substance. Turnip yields when grown from seeds of 1.6 kg / sq. m. Onion maturity before harvesting is 90–100%, after ripening — 100%.

Olina  (WORLD OF GARDENING) - for cultivation in the annual crop of seeds and biennial seedlings. From sowing to lodging leaves when grown from seed for 67–96 days and from sev — 60–87 days. Two-, three-germ, semi-sharp. The bulb is round, dense, weighing 40-93 g. The number of dry scales is 2, their color is yellow. Juicy scales are white. The dry matter content is 11.5%, total sugar is 6.1%, ascorbic acid is 6.9 mg per 100 g of crude substance. The yield of turnips when grown from seed 0.7-1.5 kg / sq. m. Onion maturity before harvesting is 80–100%, after ripening — 90–100%.

Sigma(VNIISSOK) - for growing on a turnip in an annual crop from seed and biennial - from sevka. Mid-season. The bulb is round, medium-sized, the color of dry scales is yellow, their number is 2–3, juicy is white. The neck is thin. Two- and three-germ, acute. The dry matter content of 17.5%, total sugar — 12.1%. Bulb weight 60 - 80 g. Commercial turnip yields in an annual crop of 2.4-2.6 kg / sq. m. Suitable for long-term storage. It has increased resistance to downy mildew.

Satellite (VNIISSOK) - mid-season, from germination to leaf lodging 95-106 days (from seeds). The bulb is flat (85%) to round-flat (15%), of average density, weighing 70–80 g. Dry scales are yellow, their number is 2–3. Juicy scales are white. The neck is of medium thickness. Dvukhchatachkovy, semi-sharp. The dry matter content of 15.7%, total sugar 10.1%. The turnip yield in the annual crop of 1.3-3.3 kg / sq. m. The maximum yield in the annual crop of 3.7 kg / sq. m. Onion maturity before harvesting is 70–100%, after ripening — 90–100%. It has good keeping quality, increased resistance to perinospora.

Tervin  (VNIISSOK) - for growing on a turnip in an annual crop from seed and biennial - from sevka. Mid-season, from germination to lodging leaves 90-105 days. The bulb is rounded-flat, weighing 90-100 g. Dry scales are yellow, their number is 3-4, juicy - white. The neck is of medium thickness. Three-fold, sharp. The dry matter content is 13.6%, the total sugar is 10.3%. Turnip yields in annual crops 1.7-2.0 kg / sq. m, the maximum yield of 3.8 "kg / sq. m. Maturation before harvesting 72-80%, after maturing 95-100%.

YUKONT  (WESTERN SIBERIAN VEGETABLE EXPERIMENTAL STATION) - for cultivation in an annual crop from seeds and a biennial culture from planting. Early ripening, from germination to leaf lodging 83–93 days (from seeds) and 62–73 days (from sevka). The bulb is flat-round, weighing 30–83 g (from seeds), 89–100 g (from sevka). Dry scales are purple, their number is 3-4. Succulent scales light purple. The neck is of medium thickness. Single blade, sharp. The dry matter content of 14.8%, total sugar 9.4%. Turnip yields in an annual crop of 1-2-2 kg / sq. m, in a two-year culture -2.6 kg / sq. m. The maximum yield of 3.1 kg / sq. m. Onion maturity before harvesting is 68–93%, after ripening — 76–100%. Stored for 8 months.



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