ONION-CIPOLLINI-BROWN
ONION-CIPOLLINI-BROWN
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Allium cepa
ONION-CIPOLLINI-BROWN (pronounced chip-oh-LEE-nee) is a quick growing heirloom Italian variety with sweet brown flat shaped bulbs and delicious white flesh. The excellent sweet onion flavor also makes them ideal for grilling and roasting as well as salads. These flat, button-shaped, brown-skinned onions grow to between 2.5 & 7.5cm in diameter & about 2.5cm in depth, dependent upon how close together they are planted. Thin skinned, with bright white to translucent flesh, its high residual sugar level produces an onion with a very sweet yet mild flavor, ideal for roasting or caramelizing. Adaptable to most well-drained garden soils prefers an open sunny position.
Rows should be about 30cm apart, or if planted in dense beds, 12.5cm apart in triangles for the best use of space. Thin or transplant seedlings as needed to open spacing or fill empty spots.
| Germination Time (Days) | 10 – 20 |
| Harvest Time (Days) | 160 – 230 |
| Sowing Depth (mm) | 12 |
| Plant Spacing (cm) | 12.5 |
| Row Spacing (cm) | 30 |
| pH | 6 – 7.5 |
| Soil Temperature (°C) | – |
| Hardy / Frost Tender | Hardy |
| Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings | Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings |
| Seed Preparation | – |
Scoville Heat Units (SHU)
Plant Height
150 - 300 cm (5 - 10 feet)
Season of Interest
Summer to early Autumn
Temperature Range
15 - 25 °C
Determine / Indeterminate
Annual / Perennial / Biennial
Biennial
Frost Hardy / Tender
Frost Tender
Full Sun / Part Sun / Shade
Full Sun
Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings
Sow direct or raise seedlings
Soil
Well-drained, fertile soil
pH
6.0 - 7.0
Soil Temperature
15 - 21 °C (59 - 70 °F)
Seed Preparation
Soak seeds in water for 12-24 hours before sowing
Sowing Depth
1 - 1.5 cm (0.4 - 0.6 inches)
Plant Spacing
10 - 15 cm (4 - 6 inches)
Row spacing
30 cm (12 inches)
Watering
Regular, moderate watering
Germination Time (Days)
7 - 14 days
Harvest Time (Days)
90 - 120 days
Good Companion Plants
Carrots, Lettuce, Tomatoes
Bad Companion Plants
Beans, Peas
Pests
Onion Maggots, Thrips
Diseases
Downy Mildew, Leaf Blight
More About Us
When I started this journey in 2009, I found nothing existed commercially, that was reasonably priced and easy to use. There was a homemade system which I also found was not that user-friendly.
Then a friend of mine told me about a homemade method she used. However, when I tried her method, I found this also didn’t suit my needs, as it too had flaws that I considered where important. It did not keep vermin out, did not have a lockable lid and (to me) looked unsightly in the garden
