How to grow shallot
Allium cepa var. aggregatum
When to plant shallot
Shallots are a cool-season allium usually grown from bulb sets. Utah State University Extension says to plant a bulb set or seeds in early spring as soon as the ground can be worked; sets can also be planted in autumn after the first frost for a late spring harvest.
Shallot is timed by season rather than your frost dates, so the planting calendar does not generate ZIP-specific dates for it. Check the cited sources below to fine-tune for your area.
Growing conditions
- Lifecycle
- Biennial
- Days to maturity
- 50 to 60 (from sowing)
- Spacing
- 3 to 6 in apart, rows 12 in
- Planting depth
- 1 in
- Sun
- Full sun
- Soil pH
- 5.5 to 7.5
Common problems
Sources
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