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'Yellow of Parma' Onions
 
Sub-Category: Storage/Cooking
 
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Description: Italian cooking/storage variety. Late-maturing plants produce golden, globe-shaped 1-pound bulbs. Good for storage.
Days To Maturity: 110
Seed Sources: Seed Savers Exchange - updated in 2014

 
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Overall: (3.5 Stars)Overall
Taste: (4.0 Stars)Taste
Yield: (2.0 Stars)Yield
Ease/Reliability: (2.0 Stars)Ease/Reliability
 
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Reviewed on 08/15/2010 by YorkerJenny - An intermediate gardener

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Onondaga, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

It's actually great onion. They are very strong plants even when they just start. they handle very good climate changes. This is my 2nd year and they are still pretty small. I know they need very rich black soil. And I grow them almost in compost pile, but still not big enough. The biggest one is 0.5 inch wide! But taste is excellent and very strong plants, so I gave 4 stars to overall rating.
 

Reviewed on 11/18/2009 by UpstateJohn - An experienced gardener

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Monroe, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

First try on the Parma variety during 2009. I believe the weather made them suffer, as they produced small globes, about 6 ounces average. Will try again during 2010 season, as they have a decent flavor.
 




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