Onion

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Onion
Stackable	64
Food
Satiety	100
Category	Vegetable
Transitionable
Fresh Time	28 days
Transition Time	5 days
Transition Ratio	0.5
Items

Onions are a source of food as well as dyes.

Obtaining

Small patches of onion crops can be found while exploring, in areas with the following temperature, precipitation, and forestation.

Parameter	Min. value	Max. value
Temperature	3	29
Rainfall	0.38	0.75
Forest	0	0.65

Chunks meeting these conditions have a 1.5% likelihood of generating 0-10 onion crops, which might include a mix of mature and immature crops.

Surface ruins and underground ruins usually contain 1 or more cracked loot vessels, which might contain crop seeds. 5-7 onion seeds can sometimes be found in a Cracked vessel (Seed) .

Onions and onion seeds cannot be purchased from any traders .

Cultivation

Mature onions

Onion crops tolerate temperatures -1 to 40°C, but only grow when above 0°C. If the temperature drops below -1°C or exceeds 40°C, the onion crop will become stunted and begin to accumulate damage. Stunted onion crops will yield 50% of normal when harvested.

Onion crops consume 35 P (phosphorus) over 7 stages of growth. During stages 2-6, onion crops feed bees and butterflies . Onion crops take 1.85 months to mature, assuming a growth rate near 100%. Low moisture or nutrient levels can significantly delay maturation.

Each block of mature onion crops will yield 10-14 onions and 1-2 seed packets. Harvesting at stage 6 will yield 2-4 onions, with a 99% chance of getting 1 seed packet. Harvesting before stage 6 has a 0% chance of getting any onions, and a 70% chance of getting 1 seed packet.

Usage

Food

Onions provide 100 vegetable satiety when eaten raw. Onions count as a vegetable for cooking and can be used in meat stew, vegetable stew, soups and porridges. They stay fresh 28 days if you keep them in your inventory. After that, it takes 5 days for them to turn into rot . A full stack of 64 onions will turn into 32 rot. Onions are preserved longer when stored in a storage vessel in a cellar . They can be further preserved through pickling .

Onions can be put in a large trough to breed livestock .

Dye

Onions are also used in dye making to create yellow dye and orange dye.

History

• Version 1.16.0 doubled growth times and yields for most crops, with some exceptions.

Notes

• Jan-Jun, if the temperature is 16-23°C at 4pm, it’s good for planting onion seeds.
• Onions are a decent crop to focus on for a balanced diet . They use a different nutrient than flax and most grains, but can't tolerance much cold. Also, you can replant without crop rotation, since bonemeal is easy to obtain in great quantity.

See also

• Farming
  • Fertilizer
• Meal
• Pickling
• Dye