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Does anyone know of a supplier for eschalion (banana) shallot seeds, have tried all the usual suspects with no luck. don't want sets as i don't seem to have any luck with these.
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Kernow rag nevra
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I think that these are what lots of peeps tried growing last year as pigletwillie's shallots? There's a big thread on the Veggies board and pw or others who grew them might have seed spare? (We ate all ours - well there was only about 10!
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Kernowyon, you can't grow them from sets as they just run to seed, is you pm me your address I will post you out a pinch in the new year.Comment
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thanks very much PW, have sent you a PM, the thread made some interesting reading, are you planning on doing the same thing this year?Kernow rag nevra
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Thompson & Morgan do red F1 hybrid shallot seed called Prisma! £1.99 for 75 seeds doesn't seem bad, it's a round shallot though!
I grow Hungarian Ham Onions from seed, both a red version and a white version. These have a wonderful taste, store well (just brought half a dozen of each home from the lottie!)and are quite similar to banana shallots, only bigger!
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They sound interesting Snadger, where did you get them from?To see a world in a grain of sand
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Until this year I grew prisma shallots from seed, they are very good but as Snadger says, are the traditional round shape.Comment
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Hungary!!!Originally posted by smallblueplanet View Post
Do a search on Ebay, Hungary Foods they're called! You'll have to do a search of International sites for items available to UK!
Here you go!
HAM ONIONS * 200 seeds * Hungary * RARITY * on eBay, also Vegetables Fruits, Plants, Seeds, Bulbs, Gardening Plants, Home Garden (end time 07-Jan-08 19:33:55 GMT)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)
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Ahh forgot the european bit - thats why when I searched they didn't show. I'm trying to control the seed-buying, well at least 'til next year. I've been tempted by the Hungarian toms before now too.
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Hi there...
I did see some echalion seed for sale on the Simpson's Seeds catalogue - Cuisses de Poulet du Pointon.
It's described as the long French type with yellow skin, I was(am) interested myself but have been thinking how to get around that little issue of space & time...
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Cuisses de poulet or "chicken leg" echalion are very similar to banana shallots but are not cylindrical, more, well chicken leg shape.Comment
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