I apologise to all members who are suffering floods for the following post!
Whilst not flooded we are VERY wet, I have had to lift my shallots about 4/6 weeks earlier than usual in this area due to the fact they would have rotted in the ground and I am off to sunny? cornwall for a while.
I have a cunning plan, the shalotts that were lifted too early are know drying in the conservatory with a dehumidifier sp. full blast....... it looks silly but 800 or so shallots cannot be ignored, no breeze, no fresh air but loads of hope, I will keep you posted.
ps
late summer raspberries are nearly finished, this has to be THE wierdest year,
to those who have lost there all............ my father (now dead) was the finest gardener I knew, after the hurricane which hit the south about 15 yrs ago he cried, a whole garden lost.... within 2 yrs it was superb again, its what we gardeners do!
take heart, a poppy will lie fallow in the ground for years and lift a heart with its beauty, please no one give up there passion for the want of a terrible year, think of the beauty you may deny yourself and others.
vive la paix
See how they go. I've got problems because while most of my alliums are fine, they're taking so loing to dry the skins end up quite badly discoloured.
I lifted my shallots, for some reason they taste bitter, will they be fine in pickles?