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Am i too late to plant my shallots ???

Not the spring planting variety..........haven't even seen them in the garden centre yet!

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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)

Glad you asked this question as I found three sprouting shallots when I was cooking a couple of days ago.

Will they grow in a pot and if so should I just put one shallot to each 10 litre pot? Never grown them before - what do they need to be happy?

Sorry if I am hijacking the thread!

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Happy Gardening,
Shirley

http://www.honeyjukes.co.uk

Not at all.

You can either plant them in the ground ( might not doo much as the soil will be cold & wet) or plant them into the 15 cell trays that fit into seedtrays and keep them in a cold greenhouse.

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ntg

Never be afraid to try something new.
Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark.
A large group of professionals built the Titanic

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I would have thought you could have got away with a 5" - 7" pot. I only use 5 litre ones (9") for growing Chrysanths in!!

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ntg

Never be afraid to try something new.
Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark.
A large group of professionals built the Titanic

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Thanks NTG. I use 10 l pots as I get them cheap from Morrisons so have loads spare at the moment.

Will probably use those but only fill them halfway or so.

Thanks again.

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Happy Gardening,
Shirley

http://www.honeyjukes.co.uk

I'd put two per pot & fill them upas they will hold the moisture better

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ntg

Never be afraid to try something new.
Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark.
A large group of professionals built the Titanic

http://grief-encounters.blogspot.com/

Great - will do - thanks again.

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Happy Gardening,
Shirley

http://www.honeyjukes.co.uk

Do you get the 10" pots cheap because you work there or know someone who does? The reason I ask is because I visited Morrisons today and seen they had cut flowers displayed in 10" pots but as far as I could see there weren't any pots for sale?

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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)

I just buy them there. Have a friend who works in the store but never thought to ask her if she can get them cheaper!!! They are usually sold in bundles of around 8 for 99p. They are the buckets which the flowers are displayed in.

I have heard that Tesco and Asda sell their flower buckets too but the stores near me send the buckets back - I suppose it depends who supplies the flowers. I guess if you ask a member of staff they will be able to let you know if they sell them and if so where they are displayed.

Good luck finding them - they are brilliant for doing spuds and things. I grew some carrots in one bucket and we ate them with Christmas dinner - first time I ever grew a carrot!!! Tasty too!

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Happy Gardening,
Shirley

http://www.honeyjukes.co.uk

I guess thats what you call having your thread hi jacked . Not one answer to my question !!!

Oh By The Way Thanks . Not!

I refer yuo to my earlier reply

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ntg

Never be afraid to try something new.
Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark.
A large group of professionals built the Titanic

http://grief-encounters.blogspot.com/

Mine was the first answer and I answered your question!

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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)

Ok but i dont understand why people feel the need to use someone elses thread for idle chit chat

thats the way a forum works, the threads develop with each new question following on from the last. and as far as i can see all the posts concerned Shallot growing so it was hardly idle chit-chat

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ntg

Never be afraid to try something new.
Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark.
A large group of professionals built the Titanic

http://grief-encounters.blogspot.com/

My sincere apologies, but what was the point of me starting another thread when there was one about shallots? I felt that your query had been answered and that was why I tacked my query on. I will remember not to post on your posts again if it upsets you so much.

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Happy Gardening,
Shirley

http://www.honeyjukes.co.uk

Very pleased for the chit-chat. Will be going to Tesco's tomorrow to see if they sell their flower buckets. We are always learning new facts by reading replies so feel happy Woodfettler that grapes have been interested enough to read your posts and add to it in an informative way.

I did not have much success with my shallots last year-they went all soft and did not grow! (Yes I am new to growing vegetables)
So I too would like a bit of advice on when to set them, and what type of conditions they like.
The previous year (my first attempt at the veg. patch) they just did not grow to any size!----Help please or else I will not bother with this vegetable again!
I had great sucess with Peas/Broad Beans/Runner Beans/Leeks and salad crops but not Shallots!---Kath

I'm a relative newbie considering shallots for the first time so would like to know how they rate on the difficulty scale. I do like shallots and like the idea that they multiply.

BTW - cheap pots - Kays is the cheapest I've found.

I think shallots have got to be one of the easiest vegetables to grow, seconded only by onion sets.

If you've prepared the soil in the Autumn just rake it down, add a bit bonemeal to help with root formation, rake again and plant!

Don't expect whoppers unless you grow the show varieties, but from each bulb you should get 5 or 6 small shallots. Lovely boiled whole with meat and two veg!

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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)

As a wee gal I was always fascinated by shallot sowing - one of the first signs of spring. We used to get them sprouted under large wire mesh 'boxes' to keep the birds off. Always had excellent yield, even in Northumberland brrr!

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not every situation requires a big onion

Yes I will try Shallots again this year-Fingers crossed I might have a bit more success with them--What about you JazzDuke? We might be able to compare our efforts in a few months time.
Thanks Supersprout and Snagger--will try your advice--Kath