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Potted 24 red wilko shallots into modules
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Zebrune - so far so good?
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(26-02-2021, 07:36 PM)Broadway Wrote: Zebrune - so far so good? Very good Danny. My Zebrune aren't up yet in the propagator but the shallots I bought from Aldi, supposedly for eating, are in the ground.
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Morning Folks
Below are the latest photos of my zebrunes.
Having not really grown any alliums from seed are they ready to transplant out yet?
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(30-03-2021, 08:19 AM)Broadway Wrote: Morning Folks
Below are the latest photos of my zebrunes.
Having not really grown any alliums from seed are they ready to transplant out yet? I would say yes, they look good and hardy, but let’s see what the experts say
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I have shallot sets planted in outdoor raised bed.
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01-04-2021, 06:48 AM
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I'm no expert but they are hardy assuming hardened off. I usually wait until the roots are just about filling the modules as it makes life a lot easier when transplanting. We're forecast a frost here Monday and Tuesday so I'd probably wait until after that just to be safe.
Mine won't be going out for a few weeks yet
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(01-04-2021, 06:48 AM)mcdood Wrote: I'm no expert but they are hardy assuming hardened off. I usually wait until the roots are just about filling the modules as it makes life a lot easier when transplanting. We're forecast a frost here Monday and Tuesday so I'd probably wait until after that just to be safe.
Mine won't be going out for a few weeks yet Morning mcdood,
Yes good call re the frost and yes they are hardy.
I still need to get the bed ready so I going to aim for the weekend after next
I will probably have a fair bit of space left in the bed so I will also direct sow some and compare results
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03-04-2021, 04:26 PM
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I've just ordered 2 bags of shallots from DTBrown ( free P&P for Easter).
A couple of weeks ago I bought 2 bags of onion sets from DTB and they sent 4 bags with a note that "we're getting towards the end of despatches for onion and shallot sets.......and there may be a few rotten sets in the pack so we're enclosing another pack to help compensate!!.
There were NO rotten ones. ![Smile Smile](https://gardenandgossip.org/images/smilies/smile.png)
I'm hoping that the shallots will also be "compensated" in the same way.
My vague plan is to lift some for use, replant some the following year and leave a few in the ground permanently to, hopefully, multiply..
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My shallots have arrived and the gamble paid off - even more than with the onions.
I ordered 2 bags (Yellow Moon and Melkior) and they sent 5. ![Smile Smile](https://gardenandgossip.org/images/smilies/smile.png)
Before you ask - 3 Yellow Moon, 2 Melkior.
A few of the shallots look a bit shrivelled but there's more than enough for me. Better get some ground cleared for a permanent shallot bed!
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