Re: Garden report from MD
>
> > >The shallots are sprouting -- they too were buried. The planting
> directions
> > >for the shallot sets said to plant 2 inches deep.
> >
> > That's baloney. You're lucky they're sprouting. Use your finger to gently
> > push soil away from the tops of the cloves. Did you separate them into
> > cloves? I hope you did.
>
>I'm thinking that we need to end this conversation before I start looking like
>a complete idiot. My shallots looked like onion sets, except a bit larger.
>I've never actually SEEN a shallot before, so if they are in cloves, that's
>news to me. So if they are in cloves, I think the safe answer is no, I didn't
>separate them.
>
>*looks for a nice table to crawl under*
>
>Lesley
>
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No need to crawl under a table. We were all beginners once. One of the
challenging things about gardening is that no matter how long you do it,
you'll always do it better next year. Your question about why plant a head
of garlic if that's all you're going to end up with (one head) was a very
intelligent question. Your shallot sets may not have been in cloves. Were
they round to start with? If so, they're Dutch shallots. They're okay, but
they're a pain in the bonkey (and feet) to peel and chop them for culinary
use. French shallots may look like a large bulb, but if you start pulling
back outside layers, you'll get down to cloves. Yesterday I noticed from
the arrangements of shallot leaves in my garden that there were some with
double cloves growing together. I hadn't separated them when I planted
them. Don't hesitate to ask questions. Nobody has ever said a question
was "dumb" on any of the garden lists I subscribe to. Margaret L
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