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'Sapelo Sweet' Onions

Sub-Category:	Sweet/Salad

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Description:	F1 hybrid. Sweet, Granex type (Granex was developed cooperatively by the USDA and the Texas Agriculture Station and released in 1952). Tops are dark green with 7 to 8 leaves with 2 skins. Bulbs are light bronze, tight skin and firm with wide interior rings. This is a short-day onion that requires 10 to 12 hours of daylight at the end of its growth cycle to bulb up. Short-day onions grow well in southern states.
Days To Maturity:	NA
Seed Sources:	New England Seed Company - updated in 2014

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Reviewed on 10/09/2014 by farmerdill - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Richmond, Georgia, United States Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days Soil Texture: Sand Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40') Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
An excellent Granex type hybrid that does well here. Used commercially to grow "Vidalia" onions. Transplanted in December for May harvest. Sapelo Sweet is larger and has more disease resistance than the original Granex hybrid.

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