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Growing => Vegetables => Topic started by: Polyanya on February 27, 2020, 09:39:45 pm

Title: shallot seeds
Post by: Polyanya on February 27, 2020, 09:39:45 pm

Anyone growing shallots from seeds? Any advice on when to transplant needed please? We normally grow from sets but fancied this particular variety Zebrune - they have germinated well and are now about 3" tall - should I prick them out now to individual modules ???

Title: Re: shallot seeds
Post by: pgkevet on February 28, 2020, 06:18:54 am

I've not grown shallots from seed but other onions. the issue is really long roots and how much better they do in deep soil - prick them out early into deep modules.

Title: Re: shallot seeds
Post by: Anke on February 28, 2020, 08:37:25 am

I multi-sow my onions (already coming through on propagator, to be moved into Keder this weekend) and leeks into modules straight away, and then just transplant. Not tried shallots though.

Title: Re: shallot seeds
Post by: Polyanya on March 02, 2020, 07:35:57 pm

Well I've only tried growing onions from seed once and got into a right pickle with them, shouldn't think shallots will be much different. But I'll try growing them on - thanks for the input folks  :D