Potting up shallots

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juvenal

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Potting up shallots
« on: February 02, 2018, 22:49 »
This time last year I potted up two dozen shallots and put them in a cold frame. Around the same time I planted more shallots into open ground.

The cold frame shallots went out into the open when 6" leaves were present. At harvest time the potted/cold frame shallots were markedly bigger and more productive than the open ground crop - although open grounders were quite acceptable.

Just a thought for anyone with an empty cold frame and plenty of 3" pots...

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Gardener and Rabbit

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Re: Potting up shallots
« Reply #1 on: February 04, 2018, 09:19 »
That's interesting, I started some small shallots off in pots last year to give them a head start, and they did very well too. Potted them up in old coir compost from the tomato pots, but left mine outside.

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oldgrunge

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Re: Potting up shallots
« Reply #2 on: February 04, 2018, 19:35 »
Always start mine off in pots in greenhouse/ frame. Wife complains they're too big when I harvest! No pleasing some people!!
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