Allotments 4 All

Hi All,

I bought a pack of shallot sets from B&Q just becasue they were in front of me when i walked past and were cheap but i am not sure what i actually do with them!

Do i break them up like individual garlic cloves? And, do i take the skin off?

Embarrassingly basic but best to ask and get it right!

Liam

Leave them whole, 6 inches apart, tips just below surface... leave the skins on too! Nothing embarrassing about asking something you don't know!

I had a question about shallots actually (hijack the thread!!)
I planted Jelmor (the long thin type) and I was wondering - there was one shallot for each set - does the shallot just grow bigger (was already quite big) or does it split into a few bulbs??

The bulb splits into several bulbs so let them do their own thing. When they are ripe save some of the best ones for next years crop

Another tip I read about growing Shallots is to snip the whispy straw tops off with scissors before planting the bulbs to reduce the chance of birds pulling them up.

G x

thanks!

One has split in half though - should i bin that one?

This is a slide show on onions but you can use the same procedure for Shallots;http://tinyurl.com/yofycz  and this is some cultural info; http://tinyurl.com/385jx2