Red Baron is one of the most popular varieties of red onion. It is attractive for its taste, can be grown in various conditions, is unpretentious, and is suitable for long-term storage. The variety is a salad variety, so it is especially good fresh.
Bow Red Baron
Red Baron has a sweetish taste
Red Baron has a long shelf life
Description of the variety
The culture matures in approximately 90-100 days. The root system is strong and develops well, thanks to which this onion can grow successfully even during drought. The onion grows weighing 50-150 g, maximum weight is 200 g. The onion has a round shape, slightly flattened in the area of the tail and rhizome. The color of the onion is burgundy with a purple tint. The scales are dense, red-violet, and fit tightly to the head, which helps the onion to be stored much longer.
Onion color is burgundy with a purple tint
The feathers of Red Baron onions are dark green, with a slight waxy coating. The taste of the bulb and feathers is without bitterness, slightly spicy. Dry matter content: 13.3%.
Fruit characteristics
- The color is red-violet inside and out.
- With proper care, the bulb can grow up to 200 g. However, on average its weight is 100-150 g.
- The shape is round, flattened on both sides.
- The scales fit tightly to the bulb.
- The feathers are dark green with a waxy coating.
- The taste of onion is mildly spicy, without bitterness.
- Contains a lot of dry matter, ascorbic acid and antioxidants, vitamin C.
- Has long shelf life. When stored in a cool, dry place it will last until summer.
Characteristics of Red Baron onion
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The Red Baron onion variety is popular among farmers. Not only does it grow quickly, but it also has a pleasant taste. What characteristics does it have?
- Short ripening period.
- Unpretentiousness to the soil.
- Resistance to diseases (downy mildew, root rot, fusarium) and pest attacks.
- Commercial quality and transportability.
Red Baron onion feathers are dark green, with a slight waxy coating
- Productivity per square planting is up to 3 kg. From 500 g of sets you get an average of 10-15 kg of large heads.
- Onions are stored well until spring, without loss of taste.
Interesting!
The main disadvantage of the variety is that you have to buy seeds every year, because it is very difficult to grow them.
Advantages and disadvantages
Pros:
- friendly early ripening;
- fast complete ripening;
- low susceptibility to infectious pathogens and pests;
- transportability and marketability;
- adaptation to different climates;
- rich color and attractive appearance;
- massive harvests even in northern conditions;
- long shelf life (the heads do not lose their taste and appearance until June);
- undemanding to soil.
Minuses:
- needs sufficient lighting, does not like shade;
- difficulties with purchasing seed material from the originator (the variety is young, in demand, there is not always enough planting seed).
Features of sowing onion seeds
The planting bed is prepared in advance. It is best to choose a place where there is a lot of light and the ground is not swampy. During digging, peat is added to the soil. Approximately 2 buckets of peat are needed per square meter. You can also add a glass of wood ash and half a bucket of humus. Fertilizer is applied to the site 2 weeks before planting seedlings or sowing seeds.
Planting is carried out with seeds or sets. Sets are grown from seeds in the first year. And in the second year it is planted to produce large onions. However, in the southern regions, large onions can be grown from seeds within a year. This result is achieved due to the short ripening period of Red Baron.
Features of sowing Red Baron onions with seeds
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If onions will be grown for feathers, while digging the ground for planting, you need to add 1 tablespoon of potassium nitrate to it. And when you need to get large bulbs, the same amount of superphosphate is added to the soil.
Before sowing, the seeds are hardened in water (+50...+60 degrees), then they are placed in the refrigerator for a day. An hour before sowing, the seeds are treated with a weak solution of potassium permanganate and, if desired, sprayed with the growth stimulator Epin. All that remains is to dry the seeds, and you can use them for sowing.
Sowing of seeds is carried out at the end of April, when the return frosts have passed. Ditches up to 1.5 cm deep are made in the garden bed. The permissible distance between rows is 15 cm. After this, the ground is watered and the seeds are sown at a distance of 1-1.5 cm. When the seeds are spread out, they are sprinkled with earth and covered with film so that seedlings appear earlier. The first shoots can be seen after 2-3 weeks.
Advice from experienced gardeners
Take a few tips from experienced gardeners:
- When pulling out weeds when weeding, try to prevent them from pulling tiny onion seedlings with them.
- Water the young plants carefully, not directing the stream directly at the vegetable, but trying to use a watering can with small holes.
- Don't overuse chemicals. It is advisable to spray plants with chemicals only when all other means no longer work.
- When planting seedlings, do not skimp on land. If the bulbs are planted frequently, they will not allow each other to grow and the harvest will be weak.
- When drying already harvested onions, do not leave them in direct sunlight - this will damage the bulbs. You will need a canopy.
Planting Red Baron onion sets
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Most often, Red Baron onions are grown from sets. It's much faster, easier. Sevok can be bought in a specialized store. 3-4 days before planting, the sets are sorted (by size) and sorted to eliminate any damaged or diseased bulbs. Then the onion must be soaked for 12-15 hours in water (+35...+40 degrees). If desired, you can soak it in a solution of potassium permanganate for 1 hour. Before planting, it is necessary to dry the seedlings so that the scales are dry.
Planting Red Baron onion sets
Onion sets are planted when the outside temperature reaches +10...+15 degrees. If you plant the seeds later, the final harvest may be bitter and not very juicy. If you plant an onion ahead of schedule, it will produce a lot of greenery, but the onion itself will be small.
Ditches for planting are made of the required length. The depth of the grooves is 3-4 cm, the distance between the rows is 20 cm. The sets are planted at a distance of 8-10 cm so that the head can develop in the ground. After planting the seed, it is covered with soil and watered.
Interesting!
Red Baron onions contain a lot of ascorbic acid and antioxidants. It is good for cooking and does not burn the eyes too much during cleaning and cutting.
Landing
It is recommended to plant Red Baron when the soil has warmed to 4-5 degrees. Usually this is the very end of April or the beginning of May in the southern regions and the middle zone and the end of May or the beginning of June in the northern areas.
Seeds in open ground
Red Baron seeds can be immediately planted in open ground. You need to act according to the following algorithm:
- Checking the germination of planting material. To do this, it is enough to immerse the seeds in warm water - all specimens remaining on the surface are not suitable for sowing.
- Disinfection. At this stage, it is optimal to use a weak solution of potassium permanganate. It is enough to keep the seeds in this solution for a quarter of an hour.
- Stratification. This stage allows you to speed up seed germination. You need to immerse them in hot water for half an hour, the temperature should not be higher than 40 degrees. Then immediately place the seeds in cold water for the same time.
- Germination of planting material. You need to place the seeds in a damp cloth and moisten it periodically. Sprouts will appear in about a week.
- Soil preparation. It should be dug up in the fall. In the spring, you should loosen and level the ground, make furrows, deepening them by 2 cm. Leave at least 15 cm between the rows.
- Make furrows and sow seeds. There should be a distance of 1.5 cm between them.
- Rejection of planting material. Only strong specimens without mechanical damage or signs of disease should be left.
- Warming up. It is necessary to keep the sowing at 40 degrees for at least 3 days. To prevent various diseases, this time can be increased to 2 weeks, and the temperature can be reduced to 35-38 degrees.
- Treatment with copper sulfate. You need to dissolve 1 tsp. product in 10 liters of water and lower the seed there for 10 minutes. This treatment prevents fungal diseases.
- Soil preparation. You need to loosen and level it, make holes. Go deep by about 4 cm, leave 30 cm between rows, and 15 cm between adjacent holes.
Red Baron can be grown from seeds for seedlings. An onion planted in this way will not produce arrows. It is poorly stored, but is excellent for winter sowing. It is usually produced in October so that the crop has time to take root before frost. In the southern regions, planting can be done in November.
Onion sets
If you prepare onion sets yourself, then you should leave the largest specimens for spring planting. It is better to use fines for winter sowing, since during the winter it will simply dry out.
In any case, you need to act according to the following algorithm:
If you want to get juicy greens faster, then 3 days before planting you should trim the tops of the sets.
Caring for Red Baron onions
Growing Red Baron onions involves several procedures for caring for the crop.
- Watering is carried out as the top layer of soil dries. Usually this is done about 1-2 times a week, not more often.
- After watering, the soil is loosened so that it does not form a dense crust. The same must be done after rains.
- Weeds are pulled out as they appear.
- If necessary, thin the onions. This applies, first of all, to seed plantings, because seeds are usually sown densely. If the seedlings were planted at the proper distance from each other, then thinning will not be required.
After watering, the soil is loosened
- Treatment for diseases is carried out at the beginning of the season and in the summer if the onion is sick. If you do not want to use chemicals, you can use folk recipes - herbal infusions, wood ash, a mixture of sand and naphthalene.
- Growing also requires timely feeding. When 3 feathers appear, you can add a mullein solution diluted with water in a ratio of 1:15 or superphosphate (1 tablespoon per bucket of water). Then, every 2-3 weeks, fertilize with potassium sulfate (1.5 tbsp/10 l of water) or the same superphosphate (1 tbsp/10 l of water). From mid-July, fertilizing can no longer be applied, so as not to harm the root crop!
Important!
Frequent watering can lead to the development of rot in the ground and the appearance of a wide variety of pests.
Optimal growing conditions
To obtain a high yield of good quality, it is important to create optimal conditions for the crop:
- Stable weather for planting in open ground . The threat of night frosts should have passed; work should be planned for fine days. The optimal daytime temperature is 0-5 degrees, night temperature is not lower than -3 degrees.
- Sufficiently lit and dry area . It is better to choose a hill or make high beds.
- Compliance with crop rotation rules . Onions feel good after green manure, cucumbers, nightshades, and legumes. Any representatives of the Onion family are undesirable predecessors. The area after carrots and celery is also not suitable.
Red Baron feels good on different types of soil, but sufficient looseness and drainage are important. Light soil suits the crop best. Site preparation should begin in the fall.
When digging, you need to add 1 square meter. m:
- wood ash - glass;
- humus - 0.5 buckets;
- superphosphate – 2 tbsp. l.;
- peat - 2 buckets.
When digging in the fall, you can choose another scheme:
- wood ash - 1 tbsp. l.;
- compost or humus - 3 buckets;
- nitrophoska – 1 tbsp. l.;
- superphosphate or potassium nitrate - 1 tbsp. l.
In the spring, immediately after the snow melts, ammonium nitrate is used. 1 tsp is enough. fertilizers per 1 sq. m.
Onion harvesting and processing
The Red Baron onion harvest begins in mid-August. By this time, the feather should already be yellow and lying on the ground. Onions are harvested in dry weather, then the harvest will be better stored. After the onion is dug up, it is laid out to dry for 2 days.
When the top husk dries, the roots and feathers are cut off from the onion. Then it can be laid out to dry under a canopy or in a dry room for 15 days. During this time, the top husk will dry completely and the onion will become suitable for storage. They put it in bags, nets or store it in bundles - whatever is convenient.
When the top husk dries, cut it off and dry it under a canopy or in a dry room for 15 days.
Red Baron onions are suitable for fresh consumption and processing. During frying, boiling, drying and even freezing, it does not lose its taste.
Interesting!
Despite its red color, Red Baron onions do not color other ingredients of dishes, for which they are highly valued in cooking.
Suitable for commercial cultivation
Purple or red scales distinguish the plant from the Allium family.
Photo: uflebologa.ru Description of the species:
- Red onion (lat. Allium cepa) is a spicy plant belonging to the Onion family. More often found under the name Crimean or Yalta. A distinctive feature of the vegetable is its bright scales covering the bulb. It can be bright red, purple, burgundy. The outer sides of each inner layer of the head have the same color.
- Onion turnips, depending on the variety, can be round, elongated or flattened in the shape of a disk. Depending on the growing area, the taste of onions also changes. When grown in the south of the country, the vegetable gains more sugars, so the taste of such onions is more valued in cooking.
- Red onions are becoming more and more popular every year among gardeners. It is not as hot as regular one, more juicy and is great not only for fresh salads, but is used in many dishes and marinades. The only downside to onions may be their limited shelf life. Compared to ordinary varieties, it should be consumed earlier - in rare cases it retains its qualities until spring.
- In addition to its main purpose, the plant is actively used in cosmetology and medicine. Red heads are used to treat and saturate the body with vitamins. Various preparations are prepared from the concentrate to rid the skin of wrinkles, age spots and acne.
Each scale has a bright color as in the photo.
Photo: dnevnikbeloshveiki.ru The author of the video claims that red onions are the most useful. It kills cancer cells and saturates the body with vitamins and nutrients:
Reviews from gardeners about Red Baron onions
Gardeners' opinions on the Red Baron onion variety are presented below.
- Tikhon Sokolov : “My wife and I have been growing Red Baron onions for several years now. On our site every year, both sets (from nigella) and large heads ripen. I like the variety for its taste, color and the fact that it can grow in any conditions, the main thing is that there is enough sun. The bulbs are medium in size, easy to clean and store. It’s not difficult to grow, the main thing is to feed it on time, otherwise the feather begins to turn yellow ahead of time.”
- Angela Nikitina : “I first tried to grow this onion with seeds more than 5 years ago. I didn’t grow many onions, but they were very beautiful and good. Then I planted the seed I had grown to get a head, and it also yielded well. Since then I have planted it every year. I don’t grow a lot because my family prefers regular white onions, but for me there is no better Red Baron. It’s neither spicy nor sweet—the perfect balance of flavor.”
- Andrey Vasiliev : “I used to plant mostly white onions, because I always thought that red ones were more capricious. But oddly enough, Red Baron is easy to grow, and its taste is not inferior to its white counterpart! The crop grows quickly, produces a large harvest and is almost disease-free. The last one is especially pleasing. Because I don’t like treatment with chemicals and avoid it until the last minute, as they say. As for the taste, Red Baron is suitable for both salads and processing - a very good variety!”
Reviews
- Excellent variety. I love. During cultivation, it responds well to fertilizing. Red Baron bulbs have a beautiful appearance and wonderful taste. Over the entire period of growing in my garden, I have always managed to grow a fairly good harvest. On average, over the years I get 3-3.5 kg. bulbs from 1 m2. The harvested crop can be stored without problems for 4-5 months. In a word, I'm pleased with the variety. I recommend that all gardeners try to grow the Red Baron variety. You will be satisfied.
- I like to grow all kinds of exotic varieties in my garden. This rather unusual variety is Red Baron. This variety has a very beautiful appearance. The bulbs are quite large with a pleasant piquant aroma. I really like the fact that during cultivation the bulbs of this variety were practically not affected by diseases. For long-term storage, the variety requires careful drying of the harvested crop. The maximum yield in my garden was 3 kg. from 1 m2. I use the harvested crops to make salads. Good variety. I recommend.
- I have been growing the Red Baron variety for two years now. During cultivation, the bulbs tolerate dry periods quite well and practically do not get sick. The harvest is 3-3.5 kg. I received 1 m2 of bulbs last year. The grown bulbs have a beautiful appearance. Quite large. The mass of the bulb reaches 150 g. I really like the taste of the variety. I use it in canning and various salads. It turns out very tasty. The variety is stored quite well. I'm satisfied with the variety. Just what you need.
- Excellent variety. Over the past few years, I have always grown this particular variety in my garden plot. This is due to the fact that the Red Baron variety grows well even on not very fertile soil. During dry periods it is not suppressed and responds well to the application of organic and mineral fertilizers. The keeping quality of the variety is quite good. The main thing is to properly and carefully refine the harvest. As an ingredient for culinary dishes, the Red Baron variety is simply a fairy tale. Very good variety. I collect about 3 kg of onions from 1 m2. The variety may not be super productive, but it has a divine taste. I recommend this variety to all gardeners. I think he's excellent.
Diseases and pests
The main enemy of plantings is the onion fly. The larvae can destroy the entire crop. Therefore, it is important to destroy them. The activities are:
Powdery mildew is a common disease. A fluffy gray coating appears on the plants. Here it is necessary to treat the bed with a 1% solution of boric acid. After 4 feathers appear, spray the plantings with Rodomil.
