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Red Torpedo Onion 100 Seeds – Intermediate Day Onion – Italian Heirloom Red Onion – Sweet Mild

Red Torpedo Onion 100 Seeds – Intermediate Day Onion – Italian Heirloom Red Onion – Sweet Mild

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Grow uniquely shaped, flavorful onions with Red Torpedo Onion Seeds, a classic Italian heirloom variety prized for its elongated torpedo shape, beautiful reddish-purple skin, and mild, sweet flavor.

Red Torpedo onions produce slender, tapered bulbs rather than the traditional round onion shape. The crisp flesh is excellent for fresh slicing, salads, sandwiches, grilling, roasting, pickling, and Mediterranean-style cooking.

This is an intermediate-day onion, making it especially useful for gardeners in regions where day length falls between typical short-day and long-day growing conditions. Plants perform best in full sun, fertile soil, and consistent moisture while bulbs are developing.

With their striking appearance and versatile kitchen use, Red Torpedo onions are a beautiful and productive addition to vegetable gardens, raised beds, and market-style harvests.

Plant Details

  • Variety: Red Torpedo
  • Type: Intermediate-Day Onion
  • Species: Allium cepa
  • Seed Type: Heirloom / Open-Pollinated
  • Life Cycle: Biennial grown as an annual for bulbs
  • Bulb Shape: Long, tapered, torpedo-shaped
  • Skin Color: Deep red to reddish-purple
  • Flesh: White to pale interior with reddish-purple layers
  • Flavor: Mild, sweet and crisp
  • Bulb Length: Approximately 4–6 inches
  • Days to Maturity: Approximately 100–120 days
  • Sun: Full sun
  • Uses: Fresh eating, salads, slicing, grilling, roasting, pickling and cooking
  • Growing Locations: Garden beds, raised beds and containers

Growing Info

  • Start Indoors: Sow seeds indoors approximately 8–10 weeks before your last expected frost for an early start.
  • Direct Sow: Seeds may also be sown directly outdoors as soon as the soil can be worked in spring.
  • Sowing Depth: Plant seeds approximately ¼ inch deep.
  • Germination: Keep soil consistently moist until seedlings emerge.
  • Spacing: Thin or transplant seedlings approximately 4–6 inches apart to allow bulbs room to develop.
  • Sunlight: Provide at least 6–8 hours of direct sunlight each day.
  • Soil: Grow in loose, fertile, well-draining soil. Bulbs develop best where the soil is not heavily compacted.
  • Watering: Keep soil evenly moist during active growth and bulb formation. Reduce watering as bulbs approach maturity.
  • Intermediate-Day Habit: Best suited to regions where onions receive approximately 12–14 hours of daylight during bulb development.
  • Harvest: Harvest when the tops begin to yellow and naturally fall over. Allow bulbs to cure in a dry, well-ventilated location before storage.

Why You’ll Love It

  • Distinctive torpedo-shaped bulbs
  • Beautiful red to purple skin
  • Mild, sweet onion flavor
  • Classic Italian heirloom variety
  • Excellent for fresh slicing
  • Great for grilling and roasting
  • Wonderful for pickling
  • Intermediate-day growing habit
  • Attractive market-style harvest
  • Open-pollinated variety
  • Great for raised beds
  • Adds unique shape and color to the garden

🌿 Happy growing!

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