Vegetables Keep Us Braided Together. Red onions are so beloved in Tropea, Italy, that an annual summer festival is held in their honor. Hailing from the same region, this torpedo-shaped specialty onion will have you celebrating, too. Although not a storage onion, the sweet, mild, and mouth-watering bulbs can be harvested with their tops in late summer, braided, and hung up like garlic for a few months of fresh eating. Grow it for yourself to see why generations of growers have carefully selected for the traits in this beloved variety."
Nancy says: "Grow your own delicious red onions. You can start them indoors in the winter or direct sow in the early spring. 90 days to harvest.