Sowing calendar · Alliums

Onion

Allium cepa · Cebola, Cebolla, Oignon, Zwiebel, Cipolla, cebolo

Calendar

Calendar for mainland Portugal.

• JFMAMJJASOND
• Sow in traysSep–Nov, Jan–Feb
• Plant setsNov–Mar
• TransplantNov–Mar
• HarvestMay–Aug

Germination

7–14 days · soil from 2 °C

Spacing

25 cm between rows · 10 cm apart

Sowing depth

1 cm

Harvest after

120–180 days

Water need

medium

Frost

hardy

Life cycle

biennial

Family

Amaryllidaceae

Seed saving

medium · keeps ~1 years

Notes

Choose short or intermediate day-length varieties for Portugal. Stop watering when the necks fall; cure ~2 weeks before storing.

Good neighbours

CarrotLettuceTomato

Keep apart from

Green beanPeaBroad bean

Months for mainland Portugal. In the app, sowing and planting follow your own local climate and the forecast.