Ruby Red Onion
Price: $3.98
SKU: 3280131Red onions are rich in the beneficial carotenoid lycopene, which are effective at scavenging the molecules that have been linked to cancer-causing free radicals. Bright red vegetables are also shown to be useful in increasing blood flow and circulation which is beneficial for heart and lung health.
Plant onion seeds ½ inch deep, two to four seeds per inch in rows spaced twelve to sixteen inches apart. Thin the plants to four inches apart to allow the bulbs room to develop. Use thinnings as green onions.
Customer Reviews:
By Jenny Deyto (St. Louis, MO) on December 30, 2025
First time growing bulbing onions from seed and these were confidence boosting! Germinated well indoors, and despite late March freeze/snow storm, they still formed medium to large heads by mid summer. Good storage, still using them for salads and cooking into late December, but running out of them! We will definitely be planting more for 2026.
By Anne Holzinger on January 28, 2020
Started indoor in February for spring transplant. Produced large crisp and pretty onions in full sun with regular watering.
By Alison Dvorak on December 30, 2016
I grew both Ruby (intermediate day) and Yellow Sweet Spanish (long day) onions here at 41N in an area of dappled shade as an experiment. I started them indoors in February and put them into the ground in April. Ruby did well, growing into medium to large onions even though they were in dappled shade. (Yellow Sweet Spanish didn't germinate as well and then didn't grow as well, so I ended up with only a few very small yellow onions--I'm guessing dappled shade was just not enough sun for them even in my officially long day area.) My Ruby onions have been good keepers--I'm still using them now at the end of December.
