General information and discussion about cultivating onions, garlic, shallots and leeks.
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July 5, 2017 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
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Bolting shallot.
My French Red shallots are a good size, but most bolted. I cut off the flowers as soon as I saw them, and have been harvesting a few each week. The talk from the flowers does not seem to dying down. Should I keep waiting or try to remove the stalk at the root?
They didn't push out of the soil as much as they usually do. Maybe I planted too deep. On the other hand, they are my largest size I've grown, and with no sign of the back mold (?) I often get. I'd like them to store as well as possible. The pictures are of some I harvested more than a week ago (I don't recall if the had green stalks), some from last week, and some still in my Earthboxe. In the last picture; See the shallot at about 12 o'clock high? Thoughts about pulling off the bolted green at the base near the roots? Last edited by Shrinkrap; July 6, 2017 at 01:14 AM. |
July 5, 2017 | #2 |
Tomatovillian™
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I have some that have done that for the last three years. The first year I cut off the flower stalks as soon as they emerged and I did the same this year. I did let them die back completely before harvesting and they stored reasonably well, but not as long as others that did not flower.
Last year I left one flower on and harvested seeds which I germinated and planted this year. They are at least several weeks away from harvesting, but the tops are much smaller than the original shallots. |
July 5, 2017 | #3 |
Tomatovillian™
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A pretty good link.
https://www.thespruce.com/growing-sh...garden-1403464 Thank you for your response! Where exactly did you cut the flower stalk? Just the flower, at the soil, or somewhere in between? Last edited by Shrinkrap; July 6, 2017 at 12:27 AM. Reason: A pretty good link. |
July 5, 2017 | #4 |
Tomatovillian™
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I cut the flower heads off as soon as they emerged, but the stalks continued growing for a while.
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