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SHALLOTS - Beautiful and Delicious - from Seed It's been several years now that I've wanted to grow Shallots from seed - and for some strange reason I've either forgotten, or tried to order seed late - only to find it was "Out of Stock" - darn there goes another year.
As you probably know, Shallots are between Onions and Garlic - a little sweeter when cooked - a fundamental ingredient of gourmet French Cooking. Growing them from seed is a lengthy process which began in early March in my heated seedling greenhouse. I transplanted the plugs to the Hoop House the 1st week of May - harvest completed in early August - drying and tying completed by mid-August. This year's crop was a test - only about 3-bays of my Hoop House - I wasn't sure how well they would do. Well - next year I am going to grow a LOT more - probably about 1/3 of my Hoop House. This variety is a great keeper through the winter - dry, firm and delicious! Usually Shallots are grown, like garlic, from cloves - but this approach is prohibitively expensive to scale-up in quantity. Next year about this time (mid-August) I should have another fantastic crop. Mark your calendars! August 26th, 2008 For More Information Contact: |
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Well
I've finally grown them - quite successfully I might add - in our Hoop House.
I've placed two photos on our Home Page - about time!