Honeydew

Sweet Onion

About Honeydew and Sweet Onion

Honeydew

Sweet Onion

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual or Biennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fruit

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

Africa

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, Northern Africa, Asia, India

1.4 Types

Earlibrew, Honey King, Moonshine, Brilliance,Honey Chow

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

510

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Semi arid regions

Cropland, Farms, gardens

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not AvailableNot Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-4

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

21,22

1.9 Habit

Vining/Climbing

Not Available

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

20.30 cm60.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

150.00 cm10.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

White, Yellow green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

White, Yellow, Salmon

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Blue Green, Yellow green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green, Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Sets

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Reduce watering once fruit are growing, Requires a lot of watering, Requires consistently moist soil

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires a lot of watering, Water twice a day in the initial period

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral

Not Available

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Not Available

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Anthracnose, Aphids, Bacterial fruit blotch, Cucumber beetles, Downy mildew, Southern Bacterial Wilt, Spider mites

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

breathing problems, Cough, cramps, Diarrhea, Itchy eyes, Mouth itching, Nasal Congestion, Throat itching, wheezing

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Potassium, Vitamin C

Asthma, Bronchitis, cholesterol-lowering, Cough, Diabetes, Digestion problems, Diuretic, High blood pressure

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Leaves, Root, Seeds

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Added to salads, Used in tea, wine and sweet dishes, Used to flavour soups

Culinary use

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Herb / Vegetable, Vine

Not Available

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CUCUMIS melo 'Honey I Dew'

ALLIUM cepa 'Vidalia'

7.2 Common Name

Honey I Dew Honeydew, Honeydew

Garden Onion, Sweet Onion, Vidalia Onion

7.2.1 In Hindi

खरबूज़ा [kharabooza]

मीठा प्याज

7.2.2 In German

Honigtau

Sweet Onion

7.2.3 In French

Miellat

oignon doux

7.2.4 In Spanish

Gotas de miel

Cebolla dulce

7.2.5 In Greek

πεπόνι μελιτώματος [pepóni melitómatos]

γλυκό Κρεμμύδι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

melão de Honeydew

Cebola doce

7.2.7 In Polish

melon spadzi

słodka Cebula

7.2.8 In Latin

honeydew

Dulcis cepa

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cucurbitales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Cucurbitaceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Cucumis

Allium

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Asparagales, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA800

1 27800

Properties of Honeydew and Sweet Onion

Wondering what are the properties of Honeydew and Sweet Onion? We provide you with everything About Honeydew and Sweet Onion. Honeydew doesn't have thorns and Sweet Onion doesn't have thorns. Also Honeydew does not have fragrant flowers. Honeydew has allergic reactions like breathing problems, Cough, cramps, Diarrhea, Itchy eyes, Mouth itching, Nasal Congestion, Throat itching and wheezing and Sweet Onion has allergic reactions like breathing problems, Cough, cramps, Diarrhea, Itchy eyes, Mouth itching, Nasal Congestion, Throat itching and wheezing. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Honeydew and Sweet Onion and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Honeydew and Sweet Onion

Season and care of Honeydew and Sweet Onion is important to know. While considering everything about Honeydew and Sweet Onion Care, growing season is an essential factor. Honeydew season is Summer and Fall and Sweet Onion season is Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Honeydew is Loam and for Sweet Onion is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Honeydew is Neutral and for Sweet Onion is Neutral.

Honeydew and Sweet Onion Physical Information

Honeydew and Sweet Onion physical information is very important for comparison. Honeydew height is 20.30 cm and width 150.00 cm whereas Sweet Onion height is 60.00 cm and width 10.00 cm. The color specification of Honeydew and Sweet Onion are as follows:

Honeydew flower color: Yellow
Honeydew leaf color: Green
Sweet Onion flower color: White and Yellow green
Sweet Onion leaf color: Blue Green and Yellow green

Care of Honeydew and Sweet Onion

Care of Honeydew and Sweet Onion include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Honeydew pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Sweet Onion pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Honeydew needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Sweet Onion needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.