Onion — 1Crop suitability

• Soil and season

  Big (Bellary) onion grows on red loam to black soils with good drainage; optimum pH is 5.8–6.5. Season given in the source: May–June; a mild season is preferred.

  Pending expert review

  Source

  Crop Production Guide – Horticulture Crops 2020 (Directorate of Horticulture and Plantation Crops, Tamil Nadu & Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU)), Big onion – Soil; season, p. 151

  Region

  Tamil Nadu

  Last updated

  2026-11-04