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United States / Northeast / Open Field Fresh Market / Fresh Market
Red Garcia is a main-season maturity red onion with medium-long term storage. It has strong, erect tops and performed consistently well over several years in small plot trials. It is well adapted to the onion growing regions of the Northeast U.S. and Canada.
- Very strong vigorous erect tops; attractive blocky globe shaped bulb with dark red color; good skin retention; medium to long-term storage.
Features
- Vigorous, erect tops
- Attractive globe shaped bulb with dark red color and good skin retention
- Medium to long-term storage
Advantages
- Vigorous tops hold up well under high disease pressure
- Large, high quality bulb provides good quality coming out of storage
Agronomic Tips
- Strong root system and vigorous tops provide potential for it to be grown on marginal muck soils. May perform better from transplant in short growing season areas (Quebec)
Disease Resistance
Disease Resistance (IR)
Pt/Foc
Characteristics
EXTERNAL COLOR
Red
FLESH COLOR
Red
HARVEST UNIFORMITY
High Uniformity
HARVESTING SEASON
Autumn
RELATIVE MATURITY
Medium-Late
SEGMENT
Long Day
SHAPE
Globe
SIZE
Large/Jumbo
SOWING SEASON
Spring
STORABILITY
Long Term
TRANSPLANTING SEASON
Spring
TYPE
Normal