Bunches of Crimson Forest onions with pink-purple bases, white roots, and green tops — from BlackOwnedSeeds.com.

Crimson Forest Bunching Onion Heirloom Seeds

$3.50
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Bunches of Crimson Forest onions with pink-purple bases, white roots, and green tops — from BlackOwnedSeeds.com.
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  • Bunches of Crimson Forest onions with pink-purple bases, white roots, and green tops — from BlackOwnedSeeds.com.
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  • Bunches of Crimson Forest onions with pink-purple bases, white roots, and green tops — from BlackOwnedSeeds.com.
  • A single pink-purple bunching onion with white roots on weathered wood.
  • Pink-purple bunching onions lined up on a wooden surface.
Crimson Forest Bunching Onion Heirloom Seeds

Crimson Forest Bunching Onion Heirloom Seeds

$3.50

Crimson Forest bunching onions add red color at the base and fresh green tops to the kitchen garden. Use them like scallions.

Packet: approximately 50 seeds

Planting at a glance

  • Season: Cool to mild season
  • Start: Direct sow, or start transplants
  • Seed depth: ¼ inch
  • Germination: Usually 4–20 days around 70–75°F
  • Final spacing: Thin to about 2 inches for green onions; allow more room if growing larger clumps
  • Light: Full sun
  • Harvest planning: Typical crop window: 50–75 days from sowing for green onions

When to plant

Plant during your local cool growing season. In colder regions, use spring or late-summer/fall sowings and allow enough growing time before hard freezes. South Florida outdoor window: September–March.

How to plant

  1. Prepare loose, well-drained soil or a clean seed-starting mix. Direct sow, or start transplants.
  2. Sow ¼ inch deep. Keep the seedbed evenly moist until seedlings emerge. Then water when the soil needs it, allowing excess water to drain.
  3. Thin or transplant to the listed final spacing. Give seedlings sufficient light and check moisture as roots establish.

How to harvest

Pull tender plants or snip a modest amount of foliage while leaving an established base to regrow.

Aunt E’s tip: Harvest a few plants at a time so the rest can continue sizing up.

Growing notes and sources

Timing is a planning range, not a guaranteed harvest date. Temperature, moisture, variety and season affect the result. Count from the sowing or transplanting point stated above.

UF/IFAS planting guide · Iowa State germination guide

Seed badges at a glance

H
Heirloom
★
Hybrid
OG
Organic seed
CT
Cool season
WS
Warm season
FS
Full sun
P
Container friendly
SS
Small space
CC
Cut and come again
FH
Frequent harvest
LG
Needs light to germinate
SP
Spicy / hot
More seed codes
IN
Start indoors
SH
Partial or afternoon shade
ST
Support or trellis helpful
D
Dwarf
B
Bush habit
V
Vining or climbing
SV
Shorter vines
SF
Small fruit
LC
Large container
F
Fast harvest
FL
Flowers
PW
Pollinator interest
PL
Check pollination needs
MX
Seed mix
DR
Deep root space
WD
Well-drained soil
DL
Daylength sensitive
LS
Long growing season
TR
Tree crop

CC means cut and come again; FH means frequent harvest. Follow the crop instructions for what to harvest and when. OG appears only for documented organic seed. Codes are shortcuts; product details explain growing needs.

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