Growing Shallots, also Eschalots

Allium cepa, aggregatum : Amaryllidaceae / the onion family

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P

(Best months for growing Shallots in New Zealand - cool/mountain regions)

P = Sow seed

Easy to grow. Plant small bulblets, with stem just showing above ground. Best planted at soil temperatures between 46°F and 86°F. (Show °C/cm)
Space plants: 6 - 8 inches apart
Harvest in 12-15 weeks. Keep a few for your next planting.
Compatible with (can grow beside): Lemon Balm, Borage, Carrots, Beets, Silverbeet, Lettuce, Amaranth
Avoid growing close to: Peas, Beans

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04 Jan 13, Schalk (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate): Just get them from Woolworths and plant. They are unbelievably prolific. But make sure it is SA grown and not imported Dutch Shallots (They have been radiated and wont grow). The SA Grown ones are normally on the shelves from late Autumn to Early Summer.
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06 Jun 13, SUE AURET (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Thank you for the info, I was lucky to find shallots at Woolies yesterday. do we wait for the bulb to shoot before planting?
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29 Nov 12, Sarie (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate): Where can I buy shallot seeds or bulbs. i live in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, what is on the eastern side of the South African coast.
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07 Sep 12, Dawn (Australia - temperate climate): I have had shallots planted for about 5weeks, one pot has little black/grey bugs all over green stems. Can someone tell me what is happening please. Thanks Dawn
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08 Sep 12, Rachel (Australia - temperate climate): They are probably aphids. I have a few on my garlic & onion crop. If there are not too many, just squash them with your fingers, otherwise use pyrethrum
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08 Sep 12, Dawn (Australia - temperate climate): Thankyou
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05 Sep 12, Tessa (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Where can we buy tree onions
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11 Jul 12, Dirk Zwiegelaar (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): Where can I buy large quantities of traditional French shallots to plant? I want to plant quite a large test batch to see how they do in my climate. I am in the Boland area Western Cape.
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25 Nov 15, Sean (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate): you ever manage to find shallot bulbs to plant?
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26 Feb 12, Rae (Australia - temperate climate): I bought my shallots bulbs last year in Aldi around June/July
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Hi Jelenka, I am also a first-time grower and hence not an expert... I would say though that what you have is either simply a natural genetic mutation or duplication - sort of like how you will sometimes find the embryo of a baby capsicum inside a larger one. I have no idea whether it could be replanted successfully but I would suggest using the biggest / healthiest bulbs for that task. There is no problem with eating them when they are young, but if you wait until 3/4 of the tops have dried and fallen over you will get huge bulbs in optimal conditions. You can also use the tops as spring onions - they are excellent!

- Prometheus

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Allium cepa, aggregatum : Amaryllidaceae / the onion family

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