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Harvesting Shallots - When?
Comments (44)I pulled my yellow multipliers today along with the rest of my garlic. All the onion plants had gone down but the foliage was not dried off. It will dry off well enough on the curing racks. I intend to braid them and use the braid for kitchen decoration until it is time to plant back this fall. For me that will be the same time I do my garlics and my tulips probably in mid October. I got very nice size but very poor numbers in the nests. These were not started from seed and have not bolted for me more than one or two plants in years, regardless of fall planted or spring planted. I suspect that seed strains of shallots and other multiplier true onions are more likely to bolt than the older pure set strains. The grey gourmet shallots are another species altogether while the rest are all various types of Allium cepa. I have not heard that the greys could be grown from seed or that they bolted....See Morewhy are my shallots soo small
Comments (35)Plant some of both, the smaller to medium ones to size up for cooking and enugh of the larger to divide into next years planting stock. Cook mainly the larger ones. Except always plant back the very largest, hopefully to select for increasing sizes, and make sure to mark those when you plant so you know the resulting daughter lines next year. Some strains produce larger bulbs than others so there is some room for selection to improve bulb size. Small size bulbs are a common complaint about both shallots and potato onions. This is a different growth pattern than with garlic, where you always plant the largest cloves to produce the largest possible bulbs....See MoreLady of Shallot disappointing in my garden
Comments (37)Ben - I agree about Lady Emma H. I bought 2 because I heard they were slow starters. Mine are several years old, 1 strong 1 weak -planted together as one plant. They give very pretty if not spectacular blooms year round. Descent smells. Bit it is their wonderful bronze foliage and ability to stay at less than 3’ makes them one of my favorites for front row roses. Kathy - Austins seem to be a love ‘em or hate ‘em rose in super hot climates. The right ones are great but like they say you might have to kiss a lot of frogs... when you do get to kiss the prince they are sooo rewarding. When you see them in England at the Austin garden you see how far away most of our hot climate versions are from the perfection of bush & blooms they consistently achieve in their home. Lota - NY and Texas heat are oh so so different. But good for you I am jealous you achieved what I tried to grow. very beautiful. Sylvia and mustbnuts -does FDancer perform in part shade? BR...See Moreusa source for Persian Shallots seeds or bulblets.
Comments (1)Persian shallots are Allium stipitatum. If you Google under that name you will find various vendors, including most of the big bulb houses. They have an ornamental garden presence as well :-) And I'd go with bulbs rather than seeds....takes 4 years from seed to a productive plant....See Moredigit
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