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Purplette

Allium

Allium cepa

Overview
These flavorful specialty onions mature early and hold well. Purplette is a glossy rich burgundy, transforming to a nice pastel pink when cooked or pickled. Can be harvested at golf ball size or very young as baby bunching onions with purple pearl ends. Best at 40° latitude and higher.
Planting
Direct sow in spring when soil is workable, or start indoors 8-10 weeks before last frost.
Growing
Sun: full. Soil pH: 6–7. Space plants 1" apart. Germination: 7-14.
Pests & diseases
Common pests: Onion thrips, aphids, cutworms. Common diseases: Purple blotch, downy mildew, neck rot.