Shallots from seed

[ceres]

You and me both!  ;)

[ceres]

[realfood]

This is now the second year that I have grown shallots from seed with better results than growing from sets, because they do not go to seed in their first year. I use the multiple sowing of seed in cells. My method and photos are here:- http://www.growyourown.info/page122.html

[Anisemary]

This is now the second year that I have grown shallots from seed with better results than growing from sets, because they do not go to seed in their first year. I use the multiple sowing of seed in cells. My method and photos are here:- http://www.growyourown.info/page122.html

What an informative site! Looks like I grew my shallots the same method as you use, will stick to this next year, if it 'aint broken, don't mend it!  ;)

[grawrc]

What a great website Realfood!! Are there still red squirrels in Dawsholm Park?

My shallot seeds arrived this morning so I look forward to growing them as you suggest in a few months' time.

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Thanks for the link to your excellent website, realfood, there's an awful lot of reading there!

[realfood]

Thanks for your kind comments. It is good to know that my site is appreciated.
Grawrc, sadly there are no red squirrels, only grey ones creating havoc with our allotment crops!

[jennym]

Had good results here with shallots from seed, as I understand it, they never split when grown from one seed, it's just not in the nature of the thing. Like Teegee, I'll keep some for trying from sets next year. The seeds I used came from France, but can't remember what they were called - they look very much like the pinkish ones in the picture.