Bring vibrant color to your harvest with Red Carpet Long-Day Onion. This non-GMO hybrid storage onion offers very good yields and strong skins. Slice a harvested bulb for your next meal or cure sound bulbs for later cooking. Choose 60, 80, 100 or 200 pelleted seeds. The listing identifies organic seed with NOP-compliant pelleting.

Match the onion to your location: Red Carpet is a long-day variety adapted to approximately 40° to 45° latitude. Follow regional onion planting guidance rather than expecting full-size bulbs in southern Texas. The supplier recommends it as a replacement for organic Redwing: Red Carpet is slightly smaller and earlier to mature, with comparable drying and storage performance.

Germination Rate: 83%. Test Date: 08/26. JSS.

Texas Minimum Germination Rate: 70%

Why Choose Red Carpet Onions?

• Vibrant red color: Add a colorful red onion harvest to your kitchen garden.
• Storage potential: Strong skins support good keeping quality when bulbs are properly matured, cured and stored.
• Productive harvests: Very good yields make Red Carpet a practical storage-onion choice under suitable conditions.
• Redwing alternative: Slightly smaller bulbs and earlier maturity offer an alternative with comparable drying and storage performance, according to the supplier.
• Easier seed placement: Pellets make small seeds easier to see, handle and space.

Planting Tips for Success

• Plan for day length: Choose Red Carpet where long summer days support bulbing within its approximately 40° to 45° latitude adaptation. Follow your regional onion calendar.
• Start early: Start indoors approximately 8 to 12 weeks before your local transplant window, or direct sow where the growing season allows.
• Sow shallowly: Plant approximately 1/4 inch deep in fine seed-starting mix or prepared soil. Keep moisture even while pellets soften and seedlings emerge.
• Provide space: Set established seedlings approximately 4 to 6 inches apart. Avoid deeply burying the neck.
• Sun and soil: Choose full sun and fertile, well-drained soil enriched with mature compost.
• Water and fertilize: Water consistently without waterlogging. Feed according to soil-test results and fertilizer-label directions; avoid excessive late nitrogen.
• Support and harvest: Staking is unnecessary. Allow tops to fall naturally as bulbs mature, then harvest when conditions permit drying.
• Cure for storage: Dry mature bulbs in a sheltered, well-ventilated place until necks and outer skins are dry. Store only sound, cured bulbs in cool, dry, ventilated conditions and inspect regularly for decay.

What Are Pelleted Seeds?

A coating gives seeds a more uniform shape for easier handling and spacing. Keep the seedbed evenly moist while pellets soften; pelleting does not guarantee emergence. Learn more about pelleted seeds.

Why Choose David's Garden Seeds®?

• Veteran-Owned: Supplying premium seeds since 2009.
• GO TEXAN Certified: Supporting local agriculture and communities.
• Integrity Pledge: David's Garden Seeds has taken the Seed Integrity Pledge.
• Vegetable Seed License: David's Garden Seeds has been granted a Vegetable Seed License for the State of Texas.
• Great Customer Service: David answers all customer service questions, usually within a few minutes.

Cooking Methods

• Fresh slices: Add thinly sliced harvested onions to salads, sandwiches and burgers.
• Roasted: Roast wedges until tender with browned edges.
• Sautéed: Gently cook chopped onions as a flavorful base for everyday meals.
• Caramelized: Slowly cook slices, stirring regularly, for a rich topping.
• Soups and stews: Add diced onions early in cooking to build savory depth.

Order Red Carpet Pelleted Onion Seeds Today

Choose your packet size and plan a colorful red storage-onion harvest for your garden.

Nutritional Information

• Harvested produce: Nutrition refers to edible onion bulbs, not planting seeds or coating.
• Variety-specific analysis: Verified serving-based nutrient amounts and % Daily Value figures for Red Carpet onions are not available in this listing.

Nutrient content varies with growing conditions, serving size and preparation. No variety-specific nutrient figures are claimed.

Important Disclosures

• Variety Disclaimer: Bulb size, maturity, yield and storage life vary with latitude, weather, soil, curing and handling. Comparisons with Redwing reflect supplier descriptions, not a guaranteed result.
• Hybrid Seed Note: Saved seed from hybrid plants does not reliably reproduce the parent variety.
• Seed Storage: Keep pellets cool, dry and away from sunlight. Planting seeds and coating are not for consumption.
• Planting Zones: Day length and local planting calendars are essential for onion selection; hardiness zones alone do not establish suitability.

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Thyme-Roasted Red Carpet Onion Wedges

Use harvested Red Carpet onion bulbs, not the contents of the seed packet. Serves 4 as a side. Prep: 15 minutes. Cook: 35 to 45 minutes.

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 pounds harvested Red Carpet onions
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves, or 1/3 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice, optional

Directions

1. Heat oven to 400°F. Rinse onions, remove papery skins, trim the dry root ends and cut into similar-sized wedges, retaining a little clean base to help hold layers together.
2. Toss wedges with olive oil, thyme, salt and pepper.
3. Arrange in one layer on a rimmed baking sheet, with a cut side against the pan.
4. Roast for 35 to 45 minutes, turning carefully after approximately 20 minutes, until tender with browned edges. Check smaller wedges early.
5. Finish with optional lemon juice, adjust seasoning and serve warm.

Recipe Tips and Storage

Keep wedges similar in size for even cooking. If edges brown before centers soften, cover loosely with foil for part of the cooking time. Refrigerate cooked leftovers in a covered container within 2 hours, or within 1 hour above 90°F. Use within 3 to 4 days and reheat leftovers to 165°F. This is a roasted side dish, not a tested canning recipe.