- Topology: The land should be more or less flat and access to a source of water. Onion is a cool crop.
- Soil Type: The soil should be light and well drained fertile sandy loam non compacted soils, it should be free from aggressive weeds
- Soil PH: Red coach F1 performs better within a PH 5.8-6.8. If the PH is below 5 apply calctic lime at the rate recommended by your soil test results
- Seed Rate: 1 kg of Red coach F1 is enough for one acre-mix them with the same amount of sand then fill farrows evenly with seed-sand mix when sowing.
Important Attributes of Red Coach F1:
1. Early maturing variety; 80-90 days from transplanting
2. It’s a mid-short day hybrid red bulb onion variety
3. It’s flattened globe shape bulb onion
4. Produces medium to large dark red bulbs