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    Shallots from seed

    I didn't have much luck with the Banana Shallots I tried growing from sets this year and wasn't going to bother with them again...

    ... then I spotted a couple of packs of seeds in the 50p a pack scramble at my local garden centre!

    Can I sow in trays now and keep in an unheated greenhouse until planting out in the spring?
    http://vegblogs.co.uk/overthyme/
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    It's too early

    Onions and shallots / Royal Horticultural Society
    All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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      Originally posted by Two_Sheds View Post
      It's too early

      Onions and shallots / Royal Horticultural Society
      Hmmmmmmmmm! Thanks TS, I suspected I was being a wee bit too eager but had heard murmurs on the plot of sowing some super early!

      Ah well, "late winter" it is; I'd better get OH to hide the packs so I don't get tempted before then!
      http://vegblogs.co.uk/overthyme/

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        Banana shallots are not grown from sets but you can grow them to save the seed for next year.
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          Marshall's are doing Eschalote Grise banana shallot sets

          Buy Eschalote Grise Shallot Bulbs | Banana Shallots at Marshalls Seeds
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            It must be the supermarket ones that you can grow for seed.
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            • #7
              Here's a meandering thread that we prepared earlier! http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ots_65207.html

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              • #8
                Something to do on Boxing Day?
                Granny on the Game in Sheffield

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                • #9
                  On Boxing Day I shall be hiding out from the severe heat and not at all shallot-able.
                  Ali

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