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Purple Top Walla Walla

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Purple Top Walla Walla

Allium

Allium cepa 'Purple Top Walla Walla'

  • Full sun
  • Zones 5–10
  • 125 days to maturity
  • Vegetables
  • 4" spacing
  • High water
  • pH 6–7
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  • Overview

    The sweet, mild onion that made Walla Walla, Washington famous. This beloved heirloom variety produces large, flattened bulbs with purple-tinged skin and crisp white flesh so sweet they can be eaten like apples. Perfect for those who want to grow their own version of this premium market onion.

  • Planting

    Start seeds indoors 10-12 weeks before last frost or direct sow in fall in mild climates. Plant sets in early spring 4-6 weeks before last frost.

  • Growing

    Sun: full. Water: high. Soil pH: 6–7. Space plants 4" apart. Germination: 7-14.

  • Pests & diseases

    Common pests: Onion thrips, onion maggot, cutworms. Common diseases: Downy mildew, purple blotch, neck rot, pink root.