Description
Allium cepa
This line of seed is from Henry Harrington, a legendary New Zealand seed saver from Invercargill. We have grown these out for 10 years now and have improved the quality of them every year. We continue to save seed from the largest most productive plants. Many of our plants produce over 6 bulbs on each plant making them a great return on investment.
Flowering Shallots have an unusual flowering/bulbing habit at the top of the growing stalks. If you wish to have a bigger crop remove the flower, or leave it on and collect the seed for next years crop. Not all bulbs will flower.
Uses
Shallots are delicious and sweet roasted whole in their skins, or added to casseroles and slow-cooked stews. This variety grows big enough that you can slice the larger ones as you would whole onions.
Growing Conditions for Flowering Shallots
Plant shallots between May – August into soil rich in compost and organic matter. Plant out at 15-20cm spacings. Harvest in December or when the tops die back. Store in onions bags to prevent rot. These shallots are easy to grow and no fuss. Unlike garlic, shallots do not get rust and once heavily mulched require just regular feeding and the odd weed. If you are looking for a crop that is easy and produces abundantly. This is the one.
Nurture Earth Seeds
These flowering shallot bulbs come from nutrient dense plants grown using biological methods and organic principles. We do not use pesticides, fungicides and herbicides. Instead we work with nature, making carbon-rich compost and natural-based fertilisers to enhance our soil and encourage a healthy soil food web.
Heirloom. Open-pollinated. Non GMO. Chemical free. Nutrient Dense.
I purchased some shallots from you last year and was blown away by the big crop and the big shallots. My first time growing them. I thought they must be hard to grow because they are expensive to buy so I was thrilled with them. I kept some for seed and they are looking good. Much to my delight they didn’t get rust, unlike my garlic. – Coleen Yardley
