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'Rio Rojo' Onions

Sub-Category:	Storage/Cooking

Sub-Category 2:
Description:	Allium cepa. Hybrid. Red storage, short day onion. Jumbo size onion with intensely red skin and firm, mild flesh. It is a Grano type and stores well. The plants are resistant to bolting, adaptable to most field conditions and drought resistant. Direct seed or start early and transplant. Mid-early maturity.
Days To Maturity:	NA
Seed Sources:	New England Seed Company - updated in 2019

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Overall: (3.0 Stars) Taste: (5.0 Stars) Yield: (1.0 Stars) Ease/Reliability: (2.0 Stars)

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

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
Germination was a major problem with this variety. Less than 10%. The plants that emerged grew well and produced attractive large red onions with goo flavor.

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