hi i have just bought some shallots and i havent grown them before, do i grow the same as garlic by splitting or just plant the whole bulb,ie as an onion set? thanks all !!
shallots are planted as per onion sets
you plant them at the required spacing in rows and they then split up them selfs and form
new bulbs to eat store approx 4 -6 bulbs from one planted.
cheers darrell,advice appreciated.
This link might help; http://www.thegardenersalmanac.co.uk/Data/Shallot/Shallots.htm (http://www.thegardenersalmanac.co.uk/Data/Shallot/Shallots.htm)
THANKS TEE GEE, all advice taken on board,mucho appreciando x
There are some very old instructions about growing dating back to times when people could neither read nor write.
Shallots come in with the following advice
Plant on the shortest day of the year and harvest on the longest.