Merteuil2 Posted August 12, 2004 Share Posted August 12, 2004 Has anyone ever brought back from France shallots for planting? And if so, did they thrive?I'm fed up of only growing round shallots that are more like picking onions, and would like to try some real chalottes longues de Bretagne, but I'm not sure they'd succeed up here.Elizabeth (Lancs) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pucette<P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Pucette<FONT><P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt">"Qui ne connaît pas la campagne lhiver, ne connaît pas la campagne et ne connaît pas Posted August 12, 2004 Share Posted August 12, 2004 I used to take shallots back from here (24) to London where they thrived, which they rarely do here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz Posted August 14, 2004 Share Posted August 14, 2004 My neighbour grows them commercially and they are sold in Tesco!I think they might grow OK if your winter is not too harsh and your soil reasonably light. You would have to be careful to buy the correct shallots for planting and not the ones sold for eating that will probably have been treated so that they won't sprout. Sorry if this is a bit obvious.Liz (29) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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