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Shallots
« on: February 18, 2013, 15:10 »
Hi Everyone

Just been to check on the plot and its not overly wet at all. i was wondering if i could get my shallot sets in tomorrow ? my only concern is it gives it to be very cold with night frosts from wednesday onwards but still dry

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Jim

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Re: Shallots
« Reply #1 on: February 18, 2013, 15:17 »
Shallots can take it.

Now is an ideal time to get them in. I'm thinking of doing mine tomorrow, unless Mrs Digger has other plans for me!
Did it really tell you to do THAT on the packet?

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Re: Shallots
« Reply #2 on: February 18, 2013, 15:21 »
Hi

Many thanks looks like a plan for tomorrow then. Just another question do you think it will be ok for spring sown garlic as well ?

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Jim

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Re: Shallots
« Reply #3 on: February 18, 2013, 16:13 »
Hope so, I've just come in from planting my garlic (3 days later than last year!)  :)

Shallots will go in as soon as I can get the leeks out of the way!
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Re: Shallots
« Reply #4 on: February 18, 2013, 16:34 »
Many thanks everyone for the advice

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Re: Shallots
« Reply #5 on: February 18, 2013, 16:36 »
Start your shallots off in trays/pots in a greenhouse or tunnel for a month or so to get a nice set of roots. Avoids any issue with the bad weather

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Re: Shallots
« Reply #6 on: February 18, 2013, 17:21 »
just planted a row of shallots never grown these before so fingers grossed also seeded two rows of carrots early nantes in a sheltered garden so they might germinate if im lucky if not can always reseed later

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Re: Shallots
« Reply #7 on: February 18, 2013, 22:32 »
I intended to plant some on Saturday but a check on the soil made me change my mind. It was really wet and claggy so I put it off til it dries out a bit

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Re: Shallots
« Reply #8 on: February 19, 2013, 13:05 »
I planted my red sun shallots today from wilkos so lets see how they do
All the way from my allotment in beautiful Derbyshire. I'm in year 3 of my allotment and wish I'd caught the bug years ago, things growing from strength to strength

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Re: Shallots
« Reply #9 on: February 19, 2013, 21:12 »
As said previously, get them in pots in the greenhouse, growing strongly, avoiding any bad weather in he next month.

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Re: Shallots
« Reply #10 on: February 20, 2013, 17:23 »
planning on getting mine in the ground this weekend


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