Hello everyone! Just pulled out my first crop of shallots. Should I keep some of the small ones to plant again or do I need to order some new sets in the autumn? ???
Eat them!
I always buy new as my shallots suffer from white rot. gggrrr.
I always keep some back for next year - the ones i'm using now have been handed down from my grandfather, probably been going at least 25 years. I reckon the flavour improves over time, they make pickled onoins that'll blow your head off! :o I get the odd problem with white rot - but only if on certain patches of my allotment. This year they've been fine.
Yes - the reason I say eat them is that some folk don't have the facilities to store till planting time.
If you've got more than you need - we never have - then store them, if clean, & risk it.