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'NuMex Radiance' Onions

Sub-Category:	Storage/Cooking

Sub-Category 2:
Description:	Allium cepa. Open pollinated. Short day white onion. Onion for fall seeding in southern United States and New Mexico. Produces high-globe shaped bulbs that have white scale color. This onion produces a greater percentage of bulbs with a single center. High bolting resistance. Disease resistant variety. Resistance to pink root.
Days To Maturity:	NA
Seed Sources:	New England Seed Company - updated in 2019

Rating Summary

Overall: (5.0 Stars) Taste: (5.0 Stars) Yield: (4.0 Stars) Ease/Reliability: (5.0 Stars)

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Number of Reviews: 1

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Reviewed on 11/27/2025 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
One of the best op short day onions. Productive, uniform with good size. Outperformed the hybrid White Phantom for me.\'

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