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    Autumn planted Jermor shallots?

    Because you don't get many of these in the pack and I don't want to put them through the trials and tribulations of being planted outdoors in the NE of England..................I am having a go at growing these in the greenhouse over winter.
    I am planting them individually into the pots I had the toms in. Tipping out tom compost, breaking it up, taking out old roots, putting it back in pot with some soil conditioner (composted wood chippings supplied FREE by the council) and a smidgen of blood/fish and bone meal. Water well and stick a shallot in the top!

    I even planted three in a window box I used for peppers!

    Anyone grown these indoors with any kind of success I wonder?
    My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
    to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

    Diversify & prosper


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    Never grown them indoors Snadger but have just put some in the ground. They are some I saved and are 2 years old. Hows that for keeping!!! They seem to have disapeared from the shops here and we can only get Grisele which although fine do not produce very large bulbs.

    We shall just have to wait and see.
    Gardening requires a lot of water - most of it in the form of perspiration. Lou Erickson, critic and poet

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      Planted mine in the ground at the lottie I have another packet to plant wish I had bought more, will see at the weekend if there are any left only ten in a packet.
      Gardening ..... begins with daybreak
      and ends with backache

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        Although I'm a great fan of autumn onions, I have also always planted shallots in Autumn/winter but I must say that the spring planted shallots were much better the last few years and were ready just a couple of weeks later. I'm not bothering this time. (And that is from a soft southern garden!) I always thought the principle was to let the roots get down for a quick start in spring thus fail to see the point of pot growing...maybe a cloche would be better? Are you intending to plant them out in spring Snadger or will the stay in the large pots?

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        • #5
          Originally posted by Paulottie View Post
          Although I'm a great fan of autumn onions, I have also always planted shallots in Autumn/winter but I must say that the spring planted shallots were much better the last few years and were ready just a couple of weeks later. I'm not bothering this time. (And that is from a soft southern garden!) I always thought the principle was to let the roots get down for a quick start in spring thus fail to see the point of pot growing...maybe a cloche would be better? Are you intending to plant them out in spring Snadger or will the stay in the large pots?
          Intend growing them to fruition in the large pots Paul! Last year my greenhouse was comparatively empty at this time of year..........this year I can hardly get moved as it's full of experimental plantings of various crops!
          I might move them out to a cold frame in spring and then outside after that, but they will still be in the pots!
          My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
          to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

          Diversify & prosper


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          • #6
            What are the best onions to grow for pickling ?
            Gardening ..... begins with daybreak
            and ends with backache

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            • #7
              Originally posted by jackie j View Post
              What are the best onions to grow for pickling ?
              Paris Silverskin are the little pickling onions.
              Happy Gardening,
              Shirley

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              • #8
                Good luck with your shallots Snadger.
                I've just planted some supermarket shallots in a container (a big bread crate) and placed it against the south facing wall of the house. Interested to see how I get on.

                From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Snadger View Post
                  Intend growing them to fruition in the large pots Paul! Last year my greenhouse was comparatively empty at this time of year..........this year I can hardly get moved as it's full of experimental plantings of various crops!
                  I might move them out to a cold frame in spring and then outside after that, but they will still be in the pots!
                  Do let me Know how you get on with these experiments Snadger, I have three greenhouses with not much going on but chrysanths and geraniums at the moment. It is amazing how quickly it fills up with potted cuttings and early sowings of veg though!! I do like growing stuff a bit ahead of the season....I don't know if it brings out the Victorian country gent in me or just the pleasure of seeing the prices of imported ones of it in the shops.

                  I have had good results with new spuds in pots in the greenhouse...slide the whole lot out ant furtle out the best and returning the rest to the pot. Purple Queen french beans worked well. I've tried garlic before for a spring supply of fresh...but maybe its better to go and get wild garlic before it flowers.

                  if you can get a useful supply of shallots of in April/ May it will be worthwhile but I wonder if it is the daylight hours that cause them to bulb up?

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