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Old 02-07-2016, 12:53 PM posted to rec.gardens.edible
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Default When to harvest shallots?

T wrote:
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Not to ask too stupid a question, but dig them up with a
trowel or a shovel?


how deep did you plant them? i don't think they
would develop well if planted too deeply.

i usually have to dig up any stray garlic plants
using a shovel in this clay or i'd be hurting my
wrist/hands to do it with a trowel. in the more
formal gardens i can use a hand trowel and pull it
out at the same time.


songbird