Onion 'Red Wethersfield'

Allium cepa var. cepa

How to grow Onion 'Red Wethersfield'

  • Full Sun

  • Medium

Red Wethersfield likes a position of full sun and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Red Wethersfield is thought of as very hardy, so this plant will tend to survive through freezing conditions. Ensure your soil is loamy, clay and sandy and has a ph of between 6.0 and 7.0 as Onion is a weakly acidic soil to neutral soil loving plant.

Growing Red Wethersfield from seed

Ensure a distance of 1.95 inches (5.0 cm) between seeds when sowing - look to sow at a depth of approximately 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 Red Wethersfield about 28 days before your last frost date.

Transplanting Red Wethersfield

Ensure that temperatures are mild and all chance of frost has passed before planting out, as Red Wethersfield is a very hardy plant.

Harvesting Red Wethersfield

Onion Red Wethersfield Etymology

Heirloom, antique, historic, red onion. Grown since at least 1843.

Misspellings of Onion 'Red Wethersfield'

Red weathersfield, Red weatherfield, weatherfield, weatherfield red, weathersfield red, wetherfield red, red wetherfield