Jermor shallots.

[grannyjanny]

Is it to late to plant Jermor shallots? I bought them last year, OH moved them so I forgot about them ::).

[grannyjanny]

[Robert_Brenchley]

I wouldn't have thought so, though it would probably have been better to get them in earlier.

[grannyjanny]

Thanks Robert :).

[TrikiDiki]

Definately put them in. You're unlkely to get a huge crop.

If you can, perhaps put them in modules under glass, might help them catch up a bit.

If nothing else you'll get a load of green shoots which you can use in salads, stews etc.

Otherwise let them grow on, if they get big enough to use then do so. If not you can use them as seed shallots for next season.

[Deb P]

I usually plant Jermor in the autumn, and this year have planted the majority then but am trying some Spring planted ones too. I put mine in modules to root first in a cold greenhouse in late Jan, then planted them out about 3 weeks ago. We shall see how they do!

[cornykev]

I planted mine weeks back and their still doing nothing on top, so they will soon catch up, and you will still get exactly the same crop.    ;D ;D ;D

[realfood]

I planted Jermor shallots in the Autumn for the first time, but the hard Winter has killed most of them. Another of the casualties this Winter.

[Tee Gee]

I was given a dozen last year, I have never grown this variety before.

I am just treating them like any other shallot so planted them in 3" x 15 section cell trays earlier today along with my Toppers,Hatives and one I grew from seed last year (again a first time) called Prisma.

So as I see it......... they will either succeeed or they won't :-\

But I see no reason why the shouldn't 8)

Just a question; (I'm not used to this) ;D

what is  the general size of  Jermor bulbs?

The ones I have are quite large compared to my others which vary between 1" and 1½" in diameter and height.

My Jermors must be about 1¼" in diameter and 2" plus in height.

Is this normal?

[tim]

All I know is that they are the right shape for the Chef!

[TrikiDiki]

what is  the general size of  Jermor bulbs?

The ones I have are quite large compared to my others which vary between 1" and 1½" in diameter and height.

My Jermors must be about 1¼" in diameter and 2" plus in height.

Is this normal?

I bought some Red Sun shallots to plant last year. Most of the crop was at least twice he size of the 'seed', up to about 2".

I kept them all to use as 'seed' this year, so hoping for a decent crop so I can taste some. They went in January and are only just starting to show.

The Jermors I planted last Autumn (first time using them) have been green all winter apart from a couple that look like they have suffered from some weedkiller. I have laid out raised beds and this one is around where the old chap who had the plot before me had a path, I think he may have used a persistant weedkiller.

[Deb P]

My 'main crop' shallots are Jermor, I've had really good crops with autumn planting the past few years so have just continued. They are the biggest  'ordinary' shallots I've grown, most about 3+" high, so very convenient to use for cooking, and you get about 8+ per cluster. The only bigger bulbs are banana shallots, which I managed to grow from seed to about the size of my hand, so you don't need many to cook with! Downside is with those you only get one bulb per seed, they don't produce clumps. I am having trouble getting them to a decent size to plant out this year, I seem to have lost quite a few in the module stage... ::)

[tim]

Back to the fray!

1. I always plant in March.

2. Ordinary? NO! The ordinary shallot is fat & round, often a double to confuse the issue. Hell for the Chef!!