Shallots question

[Staycalm[_2_]]

I got given a bagfull of lovely shallots grown by my NE Vic-based FIL and
thought they tasted wonderful compared with the bog standard brown onions. I
nearly fainted at the price of them in the supermarket though.
How easy are they to grow?
When is planting time?
I am in Melbourne.

[loosecanon]

"Staycalm" > wrote in message
u...
>I got given a bagfull of lovely shallots grown by my NE Vic-based FIL and
>thought they tasted wonderful compared with the bog standard brown onions.
>I nearly fainted at the price of them in the supermarket though.
> How easy are they to grow?
> When is planting time?
> I am in Melbourne.
>

save some of the shallots and plant them next month. They grow and form
cloves like garlic.

[Staycalm[_2_]]

"Loosecanon" > wrote in message
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> "Staycalm" > wrote in message
> u...
>>I got given a bagfull of lovely shallots grown by my NE Vic-based FIL and
>>thought they tasted wonderful compared with the bog standard brown onions.
>>I nearly fainted at the price of them in the supermarket though.
>> How easy are they to grow?
>> When is planting time?
>> I am in Melbourne.
>>
>
> save some of the shallots and plant them next month. They grow and form
> cloves like garlic.
Oh. I do have some of the little ones left. Will they do?

Liz

[loosecanon]

"Staycalm" > wrote in message
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> "Loosecanon" > wrote in message
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>> "Staycalm" > wrote in message
>> u...
>>>I got given a bagfull of lovely shallots grown by my NE Vic-based FIL and
>>>thought they tasted wonderful compared with the bog standard brown
>>>onions. I nearly fainted at the price of them in the supermarket though.
>>> How easy are they to grow?
>>> When is planting time?
>>> I am in Melbourne.
>>>
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>> save some of the shallots and plant them next month. They grow and form
>> cloves like garlic.
> Oh. I do have some of the little ones left. Will they do?
>
> Liz
>

Got nothing to lose. I grew some from seed years ago but took a while to get
anywhere. What impressed me was how they formed their cloves and any I
missed came up the next year and formed more. Unfortunately I got greedy and
ate them all and forgot to plant more out.

Such is life

[0tterbot]

"Staycalm" > wrote in message
u...
>I got given a bagfull of lovely shallots grown by my NE Vic-based FIL and
>thought they tasted wonderful compared with the bog standard brown onions.
>I nearly fainted at the price of them in the supermarket though.
> How easy are they to grow?
> When is planting time?
> I am in Melbourne.

i was given a handful a few months ago, so i planted them. they are doing
very well & have multiplied considerably (despite the fact i seem to always
forget to water them or anything).

so they seem to be awfully easy to grow :-) if you're buying seed, just do
what the packet says. if you're planting some of the ones you've got, just
put them in & see what happens.
kylie

[Staycalm[_2_]]

> i was given a handful a few months ago, so i planted them. they are doing
> very well & have multiplied considerably (despite the fact i seem to
> always forget to water them or anything).
>
> so they seem to be awfully easy to grow :-) if you're buying seed, just do
> what the packet says. if you're planting some of the ones you've got, just
> put them in & see what happens.
> kylie
This is good. The easier the better. :-)