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Shallots Available for Spring Onions....

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  Posted by welshcol (U2301689) on Saturday, 26th February 2011

  Its that time of year and I just bought some shallots to plant successively from now until May/June and to pick for Spring Onions.
  Lot easier than from seed IMHO and not so prone to problems.
  Be quick they soon go disappear.
  Going price £3/kg-worth every penny.

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  Posted by Papa Nopsis (U14479902) on Sunday, 27th February 2011

  Setts?
  
  3kg how many?

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  Posted by welshcol (U2301689) on Sunday, 27th February 2011

  No- come as loose bulbs or in 500gram nets. Bubs the size of medium pickling onions, which is what they are.
  Cost is £3 per Kg and I would say roughly 40 bulbs in a kilogram.
  Take care,

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  Posted by Papa Nopsis (U14479902) on Monday, 28th February 2011

  So they are quite large already and you are planting to grow on?
  
  "No reason for a big bulb not to get bigger " principle?

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  Posted by welshcol (U2301689) on Tuesday, 1st March 2011

  Hi "gardda" you are right the bulbs are like large onion set bulbs. What happens however is that "that" single planted bulb does not grow bigger but splits into several green leafed bulblets, I am sure there is a correct technical name !!, which after 5-6 weeks then allows you to pull up essentially a bunch of spring onions with very small white ends. If you let them grow on of course you would end up with several larger bulbs ie shallots, which you would allow to die back and have the bulbs for pickling etc.
  Hope this makes it a bit clearer, its a lot easier seeing it rather than describing it but be assure you get a good fresh bunch of spring onions for 10p dependably rather than pay 50-75p a bunch for the equivalent in the supermarket. I find no difference in taste to the bought items and normally use Golden Gourmet as a variety.
  Take care.

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  Posted by Papa Nopsis (U14479902) on Wednesday, 2nd March 2011

  Thank you. I have bought three packs from a food supermarket who sell them. About £4 all together.
  
  On the subject of Allium there does not seem to be a dedicated national society for the collection of Allium probably because there are so many different species and the fact that the market is very much dominated by the Edible species.... regular Onions, Garlic and leeks.
  There is a Leek growers association and an Allium alliance both of which are professional growers of the edible species.
  
  I am mainly interested in the edible species, but the ornamentals would be a marvellous extra in a garden dedicated to food production.
  
  Do you know of an (amateur) organisation which is exclusive to all the Alliums, or even a grower who does not do anything other than grow a collection of Allium species?
  
  There may be one there, but i can't see it for the moment!

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