Greetings fellow onion heads!
Have to say I've loved all the replies - bit worried about the pickled onion competitions tho, never realised pubs went in for that kind of thing, what a sheltered life I have led eh?!
Well I had to go past the shop with the shallots and onions in today.... So I'm joining the happy ranks. Decided to buy small bags of red Baron, Red Sun Shallot and Golden Gourmet Shallot. They didn't have a massive selection, but for starters they sounded ok and I'll share some of the spares with a friend.
I'll let you know whether or not I'm converted to growing my onions or not later in the year ;D
Now to search / post on how to successfully grow onions ..... ::)