Jane: Yes send some. I'm always interested in growing plants that wind up in the kitchen. When my garlic is ready I'll send you some. It's Metechi. Should be ready in two weeks. Arnold -----Original Message----- From: Jane McGary via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> To: Arnold Trachtenberg via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> Cc: Jane McGary <janemcgary@earthlink.net> Sent: Sat, Jul 4, 2020 8:41 pm Subject: Re: [pbs] Fwd: Re: French grey shallot Hi Arnold, Would you like me to send you some bulbs of the grey shallot? I have very many! I was a little hesitant to start a thread on mere culinary bulbs, but Mike Rummerfield's detailed post is very helpful. Hope you're doing well! Best regards, Jane On 7/4/2020 12:28 PM, Arnold Trachtenberg via pbs wrote: > I’m interested in the French shallots. Grow exotic garlic every year > A source is in the great state of Maine. It must be hardy for me here. > It’s the Maine potato lady. > Arnold > > Sent from AOL Mobile Mail > Get the new AOL app: mail.mobile.aol.com > On Saturday, July 4, 2020, Mike Rummerfield via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > Re: French Grey Shallots > > Jane, > I grow these about 100 miles north of you. > They require very similar conditions to those required by garlic. I've not > been happy with the results with leaving them in the ground to reprout in > the Fall (resulting in numerous small bulbs). When you replant them, > divide and replant as individual cloves (they will self divide into more, > just as garlic does). The key to growing them to usable size is high > fertility. Fertilizing them (I use only organic) while growing in quality > loam will provide optimal size, although they never will be as large as > some of the other shallot varieties -- genetics. They make up for that by > being more prolific in the number of new bulbs they produce. I mix in > fertilizer once in the Fall when I plant them, and side dress them with > same before adding compost mulch in very early Spring. > > And, yes, applying the high quality organic mulch, as you mentioned, would > be advantageous; they are shallow rooted. > > I share your discouragement in small bulbs. If they're too small, I just > don't use them - too much trouble. > Grey shallots also hold up very well in very long storage, some years still > usable after two full seasons in storage. > > Not sure about their hardiness in colder climates. Maybe that would > require very early Spring planting? > This season's grey shallots are harvestable for me now. I just need to get > out there, dodge the raindrops, and do it. > > Good luck, > Mike > zn. 7, cool mediterranean > > >> _______________________________________________ >> pbs mailing list >> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net >> http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… >> > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…