Shallots

[charlie]

How do i know when my shallots are ready to pull? They've already split apart, but the stalks are still green. Do i wait until that dies?

[Jandra]

Harvest shallots when two thirds of the green has died back. Then dry them and they should keep. If you harvest when the green is still green :-) they won't keep as long. At least, that's what I have read. It's pretty much what I do with the onions. They keep well into winter.

My shallots are still mostly green, only the tips of the leaves are turning brown so far.

Regards, Jandra

[Cornelian]

There's a very old tradition that you plant shallots on the shortest day of the year, and you harvest them on the longest. My shallots needed a bit more time, though.

[charlie]

Thanks for those replies