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Posted by digginduggo (U8247428) on Wednesday, 29th February 2012
Last year I tried growing shallots and some were so small I couldn't be bothered to peel them. I've kept them overwinter and just planted them in pots. As they are so small I can't imagine that they will themselves produce large enough shallots, but wondered if they might produce small shallots that I could use green, almost like a quick growing spring onion.
Has anyone tried this before, or am I wasting my time!
You'll definitely get edible spring onions with them and no, you're not wasting your time. They are a bit of a faff when they're so wee so this is probably a good way of using them up.
I grew shallots for the first time last year. I was told that planting small shallots gave better results than planting big ones. I'm not sure why that is, but it worked out for me. This pile is the result of planting 8 individual small shallots.
That photo is amazing!
I've put them in a pot (possibly too close together) so we will see what happens. I also bought some shallot bulbs, which are VERY large so will be interesting to see the difference.
I defintely would not put them too close together. Each shallot turned into a clump the size of a dinner plate!
Maybe I'll dig some up and spread them out a bit more - although nothing seems to grow very large in my garden (hence very small shallots from last year)
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