Cultivars
Onion varieties released by the NMSU onion breeding program since 1980, suggested planting dates, and approximate harvest dates at Las Cruces, New Mexico.
Publications
New Mexico Onions
| Variety | Color | Suggested Planting Date |
Appropriate Harvest Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information provided by Chris Cramer, Joe Corgan and Marisa Wall, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, New Mexico State University. | |||
| NuMex Sunlite | Yellow | Sept. 15 | May 20 to June 5 |
| NuMex BR1 | Yellow | Sept. 15 | May 25 to June 5 |
| NuMex Mesa | Yellow | Sept. 15 | May 25 to June 5 |
| NuMex Chaco | Yellow | Sept. 20 to Oct. 1 | May 20 to May 30 |
| NuMex Starlite | Yellow | Sept. 20 to Oct. 1 | June 1 to June 10 |
| NuMex Freedom | Yellow | October 1 | June 1 to July 1 |
| NuMex Crispy | White | October 1 | June 5 to June 15 |
| NuMex Dulce | Yellow | Oct. 1 to Oct. 5 | June 5 to June 15 |
| NuMex Vado | Yellow | Oct. 5 to Oct. 10 | June 10 to June 20 |
| NuMex Luna | Yellow | Oct. 1 to Oct. 10 | June 15 to June 25 |
| NuMex Sweetpak | Yellow | Oct. 1 to Oct. 10 | May 25 to May 30 |
| NuMex Sundial | Yellow | Oct. 10 to Oct. 15 | July 1 to July 10 |
| NuMex Suntop | Yellow | Oct. 10 to Oct. 15 | July 5 to July 15 |
| NuMex Bolo | Yellow | Jan. 1 to Feb.15 | July 5 to July 10 |
| NuMex Jose Fernandez | Yellow | Jan. 1 to Feb.15 | July 10 to July 15 |
| NuMex Casper | White | Jan. 1 to Feb.15 | July 10 to July 15 |
| NuMex Centric | Yellow | Jan. 1 to March 1 | July 20 to July 25 |
| NuMex Snowball | White | Jan. 19 to March 1 | July 25 to Aug. 5 |
| NuMex Arthur | Yellow | February 1 to 10 | July 23 to Aug. 1 |
| NuMex Crimson | Red | Sept. 15 to Oct. 1 | May 24 to May 29 |
| NuMex Solano | White | Sept. 20 to Oct. 1 | June 13 to June 21 |
| NuMex Camino | Yellow | Sept. 15 to Sep. 20 | May 9 to May 15 |