Comments on: Drying & Curing Shallots

By: jon in portland

jon in portland — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 21:30:18 +0000

I cure mine by braiding the tops together. I make a rope 2 feet or so long then hang them from a nail in my garage. I do this with both garlic and shallots. When ready to use them I just snip off the needed amount.

By: Melsi

Melsi — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 10:08:10 +0000

Great site with good information and thanks for the e-book.

By: Kenny Point

Kenny Point — Sun, 15 May 2011 11:59:13 +0000

Cheryl, I like to plant shallots in the fall season here in PA but they are a fast maturing crop and I don’t think that early May is too late to plant them. Since you already have the seed you may as well try and see what results you get. Good luck!

By: Amy in Austin

Amy in Austin — Sat, 14 May 2011 14:24:36 +0000

Thanks for the recommendations! I’m going out to harvest my shallots this morning – the stems fell over and I thought that might be the clue that they are ready to harvest. Really appreciate your tips for drying and curing the shallots. A neighbor shared some shallot starts with me from a plant sale – pass-along plants are the best.

By: kenneth

kenneth — Wed, 11 May 2011 00:09:39 +0000

A lot of useful info. Really enjoyed .

By: cheryl sukhtian

cheryl sukhtian — Mon, 09 May 2011 18:50:46 +0000

I live in Amman, Jordan. We only have a few days in winter when the temps drop to 0 centigrade. Most of the winter the temp is about 5-8 centigrade. I bought a package of shallots from Dubai and brought them to Jordan to try to plant them. It is May 9 and temps are around 26 centigrade (high) but drop about 10 degrees at night. Is it too late to plant shallots?

By: Daniele LeBel

Daniele LeBel — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 23:03:18 +0000

Thank you. Found some at American Meadows .com. and thank you for the “curing process” recommendation.

By: Kenny Point

Kenny Point — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 15:29:17 +0000

Hi Daniele, many of the garlic or potato seed suppliers also carry shallot seed as well. You can also find them for sale at many of the heirloom and specialty seed suppliers such as Nichols Garden Nursery or Territorial Seed.