Try growing these sought after delicacies for yourself
French Grey Shallots, also known as Griselles, are thought of as the true shallots, as they can only be propagated from bulbs. Highly prized by chefs, foodies, and home cooks alike, they have a delicious, more refined, umami flavor, as well as very pretty, delicate, pink-purple flesh.
Grey shallots do not store as well as Dutch Red Shallots (only about 3-4 months), but they make up for it with their exquisite flavor. Plan to use them up by the winter solstice—or freeze or pickle for use into the following spring.
A pound of this variety will give you 40-50 plantable cloves of shallots, enough to plant a 25-foot row or 10 feet of a 3-foot-wide garden bed. They will typically yield 6 to 10 times what was originally planted; like all alliums, shallots yield best with very nutritious, well-draining soil and abundant moisture.
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Growing instructions
This easy-to-grow allium is planted like garlic in fall (unlike Dutch Red Shallots which can also be planted in spring) for early summer harvest. Shallots grow in clusters that can be gently broken apart like garlic cloves and planted in the ground about 1 inch deep. In the spring, the shallot bulbs will multiply and sprout several green stalks per planted bulb, producing 6-12 bulbs per plant!
Prepare a bed with plenty of compost, and set individual shallot bulbs into the soil at a depth of 1-2" of soil coverage. Keep well weeded and water regularly; like all alliums, shallots respond beautifully to irrigation or rainwater. Harvest when the tops fall down, usually in July. Set untrimmed plants onto screens or hang them somewhere sturdy to cure. For curing, a warm, dry location out of direct sun is best. Once the green tops have dried to a crisp, clip them off, then discard any soft or rotten bulbs and store the good ones somewhere dark and dry.
Product Details
Sun Conditions
Full Sun (8+ Hours Sun)
Planting Depth
2 inches
Row Spacing
18 inches
Plant Spacing
8 inches
Special shipping
Fall garlic and shallots will begin to ship mid-to-late September. If your order contains products with different ship dates, your items will be shipped as they become available, on or after the shipping dates indicated on the product above. If there are multiple ship dates, the shipping quote you will receive will cover these multiple shipments.
