Verdun, I grown shallots but don't leave them to mature, I'm currently pulling up bulbs and eating them as spring onions. I find them much more reliable than spring onions from seed. I don't buy from GC, I buy them in Supermarket and just plant them. However the longer slender shallots from SM do not seem to grown. I've just put some more in as we eat a good few.
I know it hasn't been done at SM but I imagine something has been done to Jersey R spuds. One year I thought I'd have a go at some in a potato tub for later in the year, but they wouldn't chit, or grow without sprouts. Me thinks must have, or they wouldn't remain exclusive to Jersey. Maybe wouldn't taste the same anyway not having Jersey soil.
Sometimes I do have daft ideas about growing things.
KEF, Jersey Royal seed potatoes can be bought as "International kidney", however you're quite right in that they don't taste as good as those grown in Jersey! They used to use seaweed on the south-facing slopes to grow them in but I suspect that is a dieing practice. Spuds do taste different depending on the soil - best bet is to keep trying different varieties each year until you find some that taste good when grown in your plot. Anya are the best tasting in my garden.
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I find shallots more satisfying to grow than onions. Instead of one small onion growing into one big onion, you plant one shallot and get a whole bunch of them! And they're never cheap in the shops, unlike onions. I wait until the leaves start to die down, then I loosen the plants up and leave them lying on their sides (only if it's dry, otherwise they get spread out in the mini-greenhouse) until the tops dry and shrivel. Then they're ready to use and to store. I keep some for the next year's crops and use the rest.
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Verdun, I grown shallots but don't leave them to mature, I'm currently pulling up bulbs and eating them as spring onions. I find them much more reliable than spring onions from seed. I don't buy from GC, I buy them in Supermarket and just plant them. However the longer slender shallots from SM do not seem to grown. I've just put some more in as we eat a good few.
Be aware that some things from supermarkets are treated so that they do not sprout. It extends their storage/shelf life.
I know it hasn't been done at SM but I imagine something has been done to Jersey R spuds. One year I thought I'd have a go at some in a potato tub for later in the year, but they wouldn't chit, or grow without sprouts. Me thinks must have, or they wouldn't remain exclusive to Jersey. Maybe wouldn't taste the same anyway not having Jersey soil.
Sometimes I do have daft ideas about growing things.
Sorry, nothing to do with shallots.
oooh I wish I had a veggie plot I could grow onions and more in
KEF, Jersey Royal seed potatoes can be bought as "International kidney", however you're quite right in that they don't taste as good as those grown in Jersey! They used to use seaweed on the south-facing slopes to grow them in but I suspect that is a dieing practice. Spuds do taste different depending on the soil - best bet is to keep trying different varieties each year until you find some that taste good when grown in your plot. Anya are the best tasting in my garden.
I find shallots more satisfying to grow than onions. Instead of one small onion growing into one big onion, you plant one shallot and get a whole bunch of them! And they're never cheap in the shops, unlike onions. I wait until the leaves start to die down, then I loosen the plants up and leave them lying on their sides (only if it's dry, otherwise they get spread out in the mini-greenhouse) until the tops dry and shrivel. Then they're ready to use and to store. I keep some for the next year's crops and use the rest.