Fast and Easy Ways of Growing Shallots

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If you love a mild onion flavor with a hint of garlic, then shallots are the allium for you. These plants are perfect as a food flavoring or garnish and tasty in everything from stir fry to vinaigrette. There are two types to choose from, French and Dutch shallots. The French varieties are grown from seed, while the Dutch types form bulb clumps and are more similar to onions. Whichever type is your favorite, growing shallots at home is a wonderful way to have these tasty green onions on hand while ensuring that your food is safe from chemicals.
Discover planting information, from fertilizing to mulching, to help you produce the healthiest crop of shallots. Learn how to grow these alliums from sets and seeds by starting them indoors and transplanting them to the garden or container. Find out how deep and far apart to sow them, their water, food, and sun requirements, and ways to protect them from pests and diseases. Read how long you have to wait after growing shallots before they are ready to harvest, enjoy up to twelve cloves per plant, and how to store them in a braid.