Comments on: Drying & Curing Shallots http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/drying-curing-shallots/ Featuring Vegetable Gardening Tips, Organic Growing Techniques, and Unique Plants for the Backyard Gardener Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:39:23 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Vic in Seattle http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/drying-curing-shallots/#comment-67178 Vic in Seattle Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:10:19 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/drying-curing-shallots/#comment-67178 Dear Kenny, Thanks for the info. I took the chance and replanted the medium sized shallots right back in the garden. (I make shallot pickles out of the smallest ones....YUM!) Given our climate and the hardiness of shallots, they should be fine here year around. Last winter we only had about 14 days nights below 32F and I am sheltered against a rock wall so I didn't see much frost in the garden at all. Dear Kenny,
Thanks for the info. I took the chance and replanted the medium sized shallots right back in the garden. (I make shallot pickles out of the smallest ones….YUM!) Given our climate and the hardiness of shallots, they should be fine here year around. Last winter we only had about 14 days nights below 32F and I am sheltered against a rock wall so I didn’t see much frost in the garden at all.

]]> By: Kenny Point http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/drying-curing-shallots/#comment-67126 Kenny Point Thu, 26 Jun 2008 02:02:04 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/drying-curing-shallots/#comment-67126 Hi Vic, I'm with you regarding the raised beds, there are just so many advantages to gardening that way! There's no requirement to take the shallots out of the ground at all (other than to separate the cloves) so you can replant them whenever you like but I'm not sure that they will sprout as soon as they are replanted. A lot of seeds have a natural rest period built in to prevent them from sprouting too soon when they would have no chance of maturing before conditions such as the approach of winter would interrupt their growth. Most growing regions don't offer the opportunity to raise and harvest three crops of shallots in a season, but you can always plant a test crop now and see what type of results you get. Good luck and let me know how the shallots turn out for you. Hi Vic, I’m with you regarding the raised beds, there are just so many advantages to gardening that way! There’s no requirement to take the shallots out of the ground at all (other than to separate the cloves) so you can replant them whenever you like but I’m not sure that they will sprout as soon as they are replanted. A lot of seeds have a natural rest period built in to prevent them from sprouting too soon when they would have no chance of maturing before conditions such as the approach of winter would interrupt their growth. Most growing regions don’t offer the opportunity to raise and harvest three crops of shallots in a season, but you can always plant a test crop now and see what type of results you get. Good luck and let me know how the shallots turn out for you.

]]> By: Vic in Seattle http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/drying-curing-shallots/#comment-67102 Vic in Seattle Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:04:09 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/drying-curing-shallots/#comment-67102 I planted shallots back in March and they "fell over" this month (June) I pulled them and they are drying now. My question is, How long do they need to be out of the ground before I can replant them? My climate allows for nearly year around growing and I would like to get another round of shallots before the Fall planting. BTW, I use raised beds and intensive inter-cropping. This single bed, 12.5 square feet has produced 4 pounds of rhubarb, 9 pounds of strawberries, and over 10 pounds of shallots since February of this year. Raised beds are the way to go! I planted shallots back in March and they “fell over” this month (June) I pulled them and they are drying now. My question is, How long do they need to be out of the ground before I can replant them? My climate allows for nearly year around growing and I would like to get another round of shallots before the Fall planting.

BTW, I use raised beds and intensive inter-cropping. This single bed, 12.5 square feet has produced 4 pounds of rhubarb, 9 pounds of strawberries, and over 10 pounds of shallots since February of this year. Raised beds are the way to go!

]]> By: Joshua http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/drying-curing-shallots/#comment-66551 Joshua Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:52:21 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/drying-curing-shallots/#comment-66551 This was helpful; as my shallots are ready to harvest (today is 6/17/08) and this will be my first year growing shallots. My neighbor had me dig up his garden early this spring and to take all the shallots I wanted... Thanks Homer. This was helpful; as my shallots are ready to harvest (today is 6/17/08) and this will be my first year growing shallots. My neighbor had me dig up his garden early this spring and to take all the shallots I wanted… Thanks Homer.

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