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  • #1

    Shallots

    I've just realised the zebrune shallots I picked a few weeks ago are putting out new green shoots where I cut the tops off
    Have I messed up and should have left the tops to wither before I cut them off?
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    What did they look like when you lifted them? I wait until the tops have bent over and and and starting to wither before lifting them. Then I leave them until completely dry, by putting out in the sun (ha ha) or on the bench in the shed. Only then do I remove any loose outer skin and string up. I've only had trouble with onions or shallots re sprouting when it starts to warm up in the Spring.

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      My zebrune shallots (sown Jan 1st) have been bent over for a while now but continue to bulk up at quite a rate. Its my first year growing this variety so I'm certainly no expert but I think you may have lifted yours a little early.

      I suspect that your shallots won't store very well if they're trying to sprout. When I have had that problem with onions in the past, I sliced and froze them (open freeze on a tray and then put in a bag to make them 'free flow') so they kept better.
      http://goneplotterin.blogspot.co.uk/

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        I chop and freeze any onions that are starting to sprout if I can't use them immediately. They are really useful if you are wanting a quick meal, as you can cook them straight from frozen.
        A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy

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