Onion 'Super Sweet'

Allium cepa var. cepa

How to grow Onion 'Super Sweet'

  • Full Sun

  • Medium

Try to plant in a location that enjoys full sun and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Super Sweet is thought of as very hardy, so this plant will tend to survive through freezing conditions. Planting Super Sweet in loamy, clay and sandy soil with a ph of between 6.0 and 7.0 is ideal for as it does best in weakly acidic soil to neutral soil.

Growing Super Sweet from seed

Try to aim for a seed spacing of at least 1.95 inches (5.0 cm) and sow at a depth of around 0.98 inches (2.5 cm). Soil temperature should be kept higher than 13°C / 55°F to ensure good germination.

By our calculations, you should look at sowing Super Sweet about 28 days before your last frost date.

Transplanting Super Sweet

As Super Sweet is very hardy, ensure temperatures are mild enough to plant out - wait until after your last frost date to be on the safe side.

Harvesting Super Sweet

Onion Super Sweet Etymology

From Bermuda originally. The Bermuda yellow sweet onion variety has been improved upon in Texas, and used to develop all modern supersweet varieties. 1

Misspellings of Onion 'Super Sweet'

Domenica Supersweet, Domenica, Dominica, Dominican, Texas Supersweet, Texas 1015, 1015Y, Bermuda Supersweet, Bermuda, Bermudan, Bermudas, Bermudes, TX 1015, 1015, Ten Fifteen, Maui, Videlia, Noon, Granex

Other Names for Onion 'Super Sweet'

Domenica Super Sweet, Texas Supersweet 1015Y, Bermuda Yellow Sweet, Yellow Granex, Grano, Babosa, Maui Maui, Noonday, Vidalia, Georgia Sweet

Footnotes

1 http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/archives/parsons/publications/onions/onionhis.html