Onion Red Coach F1 | 25,000 Seeds

Onion Red Coach F1 25,000 Seeds is the large commercial pack of the same outstanding Red Coach F1 variety for Nigerian onion farmers who are ready to plant at serious commercial scale. Red Coach F1 is a short-day red onion with good levels of pink root tolerance that produces jumbo-sized onions with a high level of single centres and good skin retention, with maturity of only 90 days from transplanting and a yield potential of 25 to 30 tons per acre.

Red Coach F1 is one of the longest-storing red onions in the world, resistant to most crop diseases, with very good yield and firmness, excellent production and a very vigorous plant with a strong root system which makes it ideal for hot growing conditions.

Key features of Onion Red Coach F1 25,000 Seeds:

• Jumbo-sized red onions with high level of single centres and good skin retention
• Maturity of only 90 days after transplantation for fast market returns
• Yield potential of 25 to 30 tons per acre for outstanding commercial returns
• Extremely resistant to downy mildew and purple blotch
• One of the longest-storing red onions in the world
• Very vigorous plant with strong root system ideal for hot growing conditions
• 25,000 seeds per pack suitable for large-scale commercial onion farming
• Seed rate of 1kg per acre, enough for one acre of commercial onion production
• Produced by Enza Zaden, a globally trusted vegetable seed company
• Excellent flavour for fresh market, cooking, export and processing

Soil and planting requirements:

• Light well-drained fertile sandy loam soil free from aggressive weeds in full sun
• pH of 5.8 to 6.8 for best production results
• Make raised beds in rainy seasons and sunken beds in dry seasons
• Apply well-decomposed manure at 5kg per square metre before planting

Post-harvest handling:

Harvest when onions form a shiny membranous cover around the bulbs or when the foliage withers. Harvest during dry conditions and do not store freshly harvested bulbs on the floor as floor humidity causes rapid rotting. Put onions in loose bags or nets and store them in a well-constructed storage facility.

Onion Red Coach F1 25,000 Seeds is the large commercial pack for serious Nigerian onion farmers who want maximum planting coverage of this outstanding high-yielding, disease-tolerant and long-storing variety. Order yours today from HTS Farms.