Botanical Interests Texas Early Grano Bulb Onion Seeds

Selected from Spain and improved over several Years, Texas A&M University released 'Texas Early Grano' in 1944. Grown for it's large tops and high yield, it's extra-large bulbs can grow to weigh up to a pound. With white flesh and straw-colored skin, this sweet onion will shine cooked or fresh. Great disease resistance. As a short-day onion, it grows best from fall to spring in the southern states, south of the 35th parallel. Not recommended for cold-climate areas unless greenhouse grown.

Light brown skin surrounds the white onion. Large bulbs can grow up to 1 lb. each. 'Texas Early Grano' is a sweet onion with a short to moderate storage period.

• Days to Maturity: 110 Days
• Family: Alliaceae (Formerly Liliaceae) Allium or Onion Family, Includes Onions, Garlic, Chives, Shallots and Leeks
• Type: Short-Day Sweet Onion
• Native: Exists Only in Cultivation
• Hardiness: Biennial grown as an annual
• Exposure: Full Sun
• Plant Dimensions: Large, Softball-Sized Bulbs Up to 1 lb Each
• Attributes: Split Resistant, Bolt Resistant, Pink Root Resistant

Mild Climates Only: Late summer or early fall. Mid-October is the recommended, traditional sowing period.

Mild Climates Only: 10 to 12 weeks before your average first fall frost date. Transplant outside no later than 6 weeks before your average first fall frost date. Ideal soil temperature is 60°-85°F.

• Days to Emerge: 7 -15 Days
• Seed Depth: 1/4"
• Seed Spacing: A Group of 2 Seeds Every 4"
• Row Spacing: 12"-16"
• Thinning: When 2" Tall, Thin to 1 Every 4"

When onion tops have fallen over and turned yellow or brown, they are ready for harvest. Harvest in the morning, lifting onions with a garden fork. Dry them in the garden in the sun for 2 to 3 Days, lightly covering the bulbs with straw or the tops of other onions to prevent sunscald. Cure onions for 3 to 7 Days in a dry area with good air circulation. Once dry, cut the roots to 1/4" and the greens to 1" to create a seal, preventing decay.

Keep growing area weed-free. Onion size can decrease 4% per day if competing with weeds-that's 50% in 2 weeks. If bulb pushes itself out of the ground, you may cover it lightly with straw but not soil as soil will prevent the onion bulb from forming properly.

• Type: Organic