Shallots spring or fall?

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chickenrancher Nova, OH(Zone 5b) Dec 27, 2007

I know garlic gets planted in the fall and onions are spring or fall depending on variety, but when do you plant shallots? I would like to try them but I'm afraid I should already have them in the ground!?! If fall is best will they do ok in the spring or should I just wait until next year?
Megan

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WeeNel Ayrshire Scotland, United Kingdom Dec 28, 2007

Hi Megan, I always plant shallots in early spring whenever the soil is able to be worked, they are really a small onion and have a milder flavour too, If you plant them when the soil is too cold, they can rot, I am talking about small shallot bulbs, if you want to grow them from seeds, you can start the seeds off about Jan/ Feb time, INDOORS, so they are large enough to grow away on their own without protection, garlic bulbs like a wee bit of frost/cold for them to get growing and they are in the ground longer than shallots too. I live in a damper climate but about the same zone as you and I find it best to buy the actual shallot bulbs from a reputable company because I have a shorter growing season than you. good luck. WeeNel.

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chickenrancher Nova, OH(Zone 5b) Dec 28, 2007

Thank you so much! Everywhere that sells them doesn't say when to plant. I'm looking forward to trying them.
Megan

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WeeNel Ayrshire Scotland, United Kingdom Dec 29, 2007

Hi Megan, I forgot to mention that you need to check out when buying bulbs of onions or shallots, you need to make sure they are for planting to grow onto mature and not the actual ones ready for cooking, over here in UK, we but onions and shallots as SETS, that is, a bundle of small bulb's to grow on, sometimes about 50 in each packet, sometimes the same amount in a sort of string bag, just thought I should let you know there is a difference when ordering. good luck. WeeNel.

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Farmerdill Augusta, GA(Zone 8a) Dec 29, 2007

They are sets here also, today mostly imported from Holland. Shallots are usually treated like multiplying type onions and for most parts of the USA planted in early spring.

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WeeNel Ayrshire Scotland, United Kingdom Dec 29, 2007

Thanks Farmerdale, we are the same here, so looks like something is as over the pond.
Very best wishes for 2008 to you and your. WeeNel.

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