Harvesting, Curing and Storing Shallots
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- Опубликовано: 24 июл 2024
- Easy to understand, a comprehensive and brief guide for harvesting, curing and storing shallots narrated by Barb Melera, co-founder of Harvesting History Heirlooms, LLC. This video is the final video in a three part series that began with
1. Planting Garlic, Shallots, Onions & Elephant Garlic - 11-8-2017
2. Onions, Shallots & Garlic-Midsummer Update - 2-11-2019
Excellent for novice gardeners and experienced gardeners.
Brought to you by Harvesting History, LLC an American Heirloom Horticultural Company, harvesting-history.com/
Rich in valuable information! Thank you for the helpful tips. You are an excellent teacher, by the way!
Going to grow shallots for the first time. This has been helpful in knowing more on them.
Awesome. I’ve been thinking of planting shallots for a very long time. I am now putting my mind to it. This has been very helpful. I will check out the other parts in the series so I will have all the info I need when planting in the fall. Thanks.
just harvested some heirloom shallots yesterday . good video . :)
Wow! Thank you! I planted shallots this year for the first time and had no idea what to do with them when they’re ready to harvest. Now I do! Great information!
Great tips. Usually things don’t go in fridge
I agree. I could not believe how well the shallots stored in the fridge.
Awesome video. Thank you for these shallot pearls
Thank you, Duval. Don't forget to keep them refrigerated. I have some in the frig right now that have been out of the ground for 11 months.
Very helpful thanks for the video.
I watched your video last year when I was ready to harvest my first crop of shallots that I germinated indoors in the spring. I didn't know that the bulbs should/could be planted in the fall.
Last year my shallots produced well, but I got only one bulb per plant, but I got reasonable production. I harvested and cured them as you advised and stored some in the crisper section of my refrigerator. They kept throughout the winter - what a pleasant surprise, especially since I understood they don't store well. Thanks for the tip.
I saved some of my shallots which I planted last fall. That's the reason I'm revisiting now. My fall-planted garlic is about ready to harvest but I wasn't sure how to tell when I should harvest my shallots. It turns out that's a much easier decision than when to harvest garlic. I just must wait until my shallots tell me! I like that!
Finding credible and practical garden advice is often a challenge. Your advice is simple, practical and it works. Many thanks.
I am sorry that it has taken me a year to thank you for your thoughtful response. I am happy for you that you are enjoying success growing shallots. They have so much personality and you must be awfully talented to germinate shallots inside and get them to produce outside. I hope you continue to garden and that you enjoy much success with it.
Great video Barb, thank you! However, you mention curing them anywhere from 4 to 6 weeks depending on environment and then when you bring the cured shallots into the garage, you state that the curing process takes 2 to 4 weeks. That is a big difference in time frame. Thanks so much for the fridge crisper idea! I have also chopped and froze mine in baggies. I chip off what I need for soups, stews etc.
You are brilliant! I prefer shallots to onions!
I have a question? I planted shallots in Early October! I’m in Alabama! Right now the weather is upper 70’s we have had about 3 days so far of freezing temperatures! The tops are green!! Do I wait until the top looks dead to remove them? Seeing that they were planted in the fall!!!
Thank You!
You are very welcome.
I love growing shallots, and results speak for themselves. But that soil look super dense and compacted. Thhanks for the video😀
Thank you for the comment. The soil is actually a beautiful loam and the shallots love it.
Damn it I just harvested them too early. The tops are green. They looked so big I got excited . Are they salvageable? It was like a hour ago... should i go put them back? Not save them for next year?
Can you store French grey shallots in the refrigerator? I stored my Dutch yellow shallots in the refrigerator last year andI still have a few in the refrigerator that are in great condition the following July. This is the first year I have grown the French grey, but from what I read they do not keep as long as the Dutch shallots.
where can i find shallot bulbs for fall planting?
How soon after can I replant to grow more? Do I need to cure first?
Yes, Breanna you need to cure first. Do not plant until late fall.
Any advice for planting shallots in containers in the fall?
First, be careful. Shallots can easily rot especially if they are overwatered in the final 6 weeks before they are harvested. In an 18-inch diameter pot you can plant 8 shallots - in a 14-inch container 6 shallots - in a 10-12-inch container 4 shallots. Before planting, you should amend any soil with potash and phosphate in the fall - about twice what the package calls for. In the late winter add more potash and phosphate. In the spring dust the soil surface with some lime to sweeten the shallots. Do not water at all in the last 6 weeks before harvest. Hope this helps.
If my shallots are outside curing in the shade and it’s going to rain, do I pull them inside?
You don't have to. They will just need to dry longer. You can pull them inside, if you think they are nearly done curing.
Great info but how store them in the crisper? Do they rest against the surface of the crisper? Are they piled on top of one another?
Good question with an easy answer. I just throw them in the crisper in a net bag. They are piled on top of one another and squished if i need room. They don't seem to mind.
@@harvestinghistoryllc3161 good to know. Thank you
so you don't wash them or spray the dirt off before curing?
Unclejohnthezef, do not wash before curing. Once cured, before placing in the refrigerator, remove one layer of the dried skin and if you want, wipe gently. I don't.
I use a soft paint brush to brush off any dirt, works like a charm!
You're so funny! Those alliums sound like spoiled brats and not veggies.
They are spoiled brats, but I love them anyway. They are very vocal and demanding, but only for a short while. I don't know what I would do without them yelling at me in late July!