Full Sun
Easy care
Moderate watering
Frost Hardy
9a
USDA zone
-7°C
Minimum temperature
Expected size
Height | Spread | |
|---|---|---|
60cm | Max | 30cm |
40cm | Min | 20cm |
2 years to reach maturity
Flowering
spring
summer
autumn
winter
This plant has a mild fragrance
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Shallots Overview
Shallots are often confused with spring onions but are more similar to garlic in that the plant's base develops a number of onion-like offsets. Shallots have a very delicate flavour. They are a perfect low-maintenance crop for beginner gardeners, that take up little space. They are easily grown from seeds or sets.
Common problems with Shallots
Onion Maggots, White Rot.
Shallots Companion Plants
How to harvest Shallots
Shallots are ready to harvest when the foliage turns yellow. A shallot should yield between 10 and 12 bulbs. Bulbs can be stored in a cool dry place or eaten immediately.
How to propagate Shallots
Seed
Seed can be sown directly or started indoors and transplanted later. Sow 1 cm deep and in rows 30 cm apart. When large enough, thin seedlings to 10-15 cm apart.
Division
Bulblets can be removed from the mother in the dormant season.
Special features of Shallots
Pot plant
Shallots take up little space, so they can be grown in wide containers.
Crop rotation
Medium Feeder
Other uses of Shallots
Culinary
Edible
The bulb and leaves are edible. The bulb skin colour can vary from a golden brown to grey to red, and their off-white flesh is usually tinged green or reddish-purple.
