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'Purplette' Onions

Sub-Category:	Bunching/Scallions/Green

Sub-Category 2:
Description:	Glossy, burgundy, golf-ball-sized bulb or harvest very young for bunching. Also known as 'Mini Purplette'.
Days To Maturity:	60
Seed Sources:

Rating Summary

Overall: (3.5 Stars) Taste: (3.5 Stars) Yield: (3.5 Stars) Ease/Reliability: (2.5 Stars)

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Number of Reviews: 2

KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease

Reviewed on 11/27/2009 by Luffa Zar - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Dane, Wisconsin, United States Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days Soil Texture: Clay Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
I mass plant these in a container and water and trim the growth to four inches. In the fall I divide them and set them into the garden with the shallots and garlic. They get eaten early and throughout the season.

Reviewed on 11/10/2004 by russell - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Ontario, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days Soil Texture: Loam Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20') Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
Small purple onion, does not store well.Salad onion with mild flavor.

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