Do you know if these will keep well enough to be planted early in the spring, or if they must be planted now? If they can wait until spring, I'm interested.. also interested in your watermelon seeds. From your list, I have Heavenly Blue morning glory seeds, and I also have Queen of the Prairie/Meadowsweet/Filipendula rubra seeds. Let me know if you're interested.. thanks! Amy

There should have been some instructions included with them - something that tells you how to store them if you can't plant immediately. But if not then you may want to contact the supplier. That would be the best source of info. How long a delay are you talking about? Cool, dark storage for a few days will work; maybe up to a week in the fridge. Beyond that their vitality begins to decline. Ideal planting time is past for many of us so they really do need to get planted ASAP. Dave

I would be grateful to know the spacing in inches, that you consider "much too close" for your shallots, and what you tried in 2011, and your results. I'm about ready to put some in my EBs. Thanks! >Posted by dancinglemons 7B (My Page) on >Wed, Oct 12, 11 at 3:39 "Just thought I'd give an update. I planted the shallots last fall (2010) in my EarthBoxes. They overwintered great and gave me some nice shallots in early June 2011. I planted them much too close so the shallots were not good size but in a few days I will plant for 2011 and they will be a better spacing. "

I haven't ordered anything from Peaceful Valley in a couple years now, but they just rolled back their shipping costs to make it more affordable for those in the East. Plus you may be able to get them to ship USPS Priority Mail ($4.66 for 1 pound, $6.96 for 2 lbs.) I think they also add a handling charge to orders to cover shipping & packaging materials (15%) but maybe they can waive it if they use USPS boxes, I don't know... You may also want to try Gurney's, they often have coupons (like $25 off orders over $25 to $50.) I bought shallots from them a few years ago that way, but have since bought other shallots locally. Another place is Pinetree Garden Seeds, which only charges $2.95 per order of bulbs or plants, regardless of the size, but don't know if they sell shallots in the Fall, maybe just Spring. I bought shallots & raspberry plants from them about 5 years ago.