The Best Sweet Onions

2024 Author: Gavin MacAdam | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:38

Onions are not only bitter, but also sweet! And, it should be noted, sweet onion varieties also have a lot of fans! As a rule, such onions are very juicy and incredibly tasty, have no pungent odor and “eat” the eyes much less. It is also nice that at the present time there are many different varieties and hybrids of sweet onions, among which there will certainly be the most suitable option. Most often, red onions boast a sweet taste, but there are also several excellent sweet varieties of white or even blue onions. What varieties are considered the most popular and demanded?

Exibition

This type of onion boasts a delicate and slightly sweet taste. The bulbs, as a rule, are very impressive in size - sometimes the weight of one head reaches a kilogram! And they all have a pleasant yellowish color and are devoid of too strong or pungent odor. By the way, the yield of the Exibishen variety is very high, which also cannot but rejoice. True, it is not devoid of certain drawbacks - unfortunately, such bulbs cannot be stored for too long, they are usually not stored for more than four months.

Globo

Behind this name is a late-ripening variety of white onions, also capable of boasting a very impressive yield - up to twelve kilograms of bulbs can be harvested from one square meter of a garden bed! And the incredibly juicy sweetish pulp and the absence of excessive odor make this variety even more attractive! In addition, the Globo onion has a fairly high resistance to all kinds of ailments and does not deteriorate for a long time during storage. As for the weight of the bulbs, the weight of one bulb can reach eight hundred grams.

Retro

And this is red onion - its amazing sweet taste makes it possible to eat it fresh, which many people do with pleasure. The outer scales of the Retro onion are painted in characteristic red tones, but the flesh of these bulbs is white. Onion heads form about three months after planting and are often quite impressive in size.

Crimson ball

A high-yielding variety of early ripening onions - after three or four months you can safely harvest and feast on a fresh onion with a wonderful sweetish aftertaste. The heads of this bow are characterized by a rounded shape and an exquisite purple color. By the way, experts recommend growing this onion variety by planting seedlings - if propagated by seeds, it often gives extremely unimportant shoots.

Red Yalta

One of the more popular onion varieties is the thick, sweet, dense and incredibly juicy onion! It is grown mainly in the southern regions, and it is very rich in various beneficial compounds, and also has a magnificent purple hue. And in order for the harvest of such an onion to really please, it is advisable to grow it with seedlings, taking into account the fact that this variety is characterized by rather complex agricultural technology.

Black Prince

Spectacular bulbs in rich burgundy shades boast an extremely high keeping quality and an amazing sweet aftertaste with a touch of pungency. And they also contain truly incredible amounts of vitamins and other useful substances!

Red Baron

Another "titled" variety of red onions, ready to boast of a high yield (it will not be difficult to collect up to three kilograms of bulbs from each square meter) and excellent taste. The average weight of rounded and slightly flattened bulbs is about one hundred twenty - one hundred and fifty grams. And usually there are no problems with storing such onions!

Aleko

Excellent variety of sweet blue onions! An abundance of delicious bulbs - juicy and incredibly dense heads with unmatched white pulp! In one onion, two or three sets are usually formed at once, and, among other things, Aleko onions are quite actively used as green onions - its abundant and lush greens are not only suitable for eating, but also very useful and tasty. And Aleko onions are also ideal for long-term storage!

Have you tried growing sweet onions?