Comments on At last I've got my plot!: Shallots

Onion rot is horrible, have you had a lot of rain?...

2008-07-06T17:22:00.000Z

Onion rot is horrible, have you had a lot of rain? If so, it may be worth digging a trench off lowest part of the bed and lining it with stones. Cover them back up and the water should drain along it - just make sure it goes somewhere like the compost heap, not under another crop. You know you can dry shallot tops for a condiment, don't you? Cut any rust away, chop the greens into narrow rings make sure they are dry. Put them in a low oven for a couple of hours until they go deep brown and you've got a sort of dried onion that is great in salads or sprinkled on top of winter soups.

I put a chair on my allotment - but every time I s...

2008-07-06T15:53:00.000Z

I put a chair on my allotment - but every time I sit on it I feel guilty.
Perhaps I need to practice more often.

Sorry to hear about your shallots. There was a pro...

2008-07-05T20:43:00.000Z

Sorry to hear about your shallots. There was a problem with lots of seed shallots this spring, not coming through Winter - lots of rot in storage I heard. Hope you get some good ones to keep though.