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-----Original Message-----
From: jrei@uswest.net <jrei@uswest.net>
To: Frank Teuton <fteuton@total.net>
Cc: jrei@uswest.net <jrei@uswest.net>
Date: Thursday, November 12, 1998 10:48 PM
Subject: Re: Fw: Shallots


>RE Shallots,
>Since the name Territorial Seed Came up I thought I would throw the info
>about how this all came about into the ring! As you probably know until
>now, there has not been a source of either shallot or garlic seed because
>of a sterility problem in this branch of the Alliums. About 10 years ago
>fertile members of the group were found and a breeding program was begun to
>develop true garlic and shallots from seed. The primary reason for this is
>that a number of diseases are spread through the use of bulbs and cloves.
>This problem would be mostly eliminated by the use of true seed. Bejo, a
>seed company from Holland introduced a number of varieties with another
>European seed company a few years ago. We trialed them at that time and
>were quite impressed. The biggest drawback was seed supply and price. Over
>the past 4 years the acreage of shallots grown in the US has steadily
>risen. Several hundred of Washington shallots are now grown from seed. The
>quality and flavor of the shallots is equal to that of ones grown from sets
>and in the end quite a bit cheaper. Within a year or two we will have
>garlic from true seed as well. This will become more and more important to
>the home gardener as bulb spread diseases become more prevalent.
>Joel Reiten
>Research Manager
>Territorial Seed Company
>
>Frank Teuton wrote:
>
>> Hi Joel,
>>
>> Thought you might like to field this,
>>
>> Frank Teuton
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Dore Tyler <dee_tee@email.msn.com>
>> To: SQ-FT GARDEN,NEW <sqft@listbot.com>
>> Date: Wednesday, November 11, 1998 2:17 PM
>> Subject: Shallots
>>
>> >Square Foot Gardening List - http://www.flinet.com/~gallus/sqft.html
>> >
>> >Has anybody tried shallots from seed? Territorial Seeds are
>> >offering shallot SEEDS.
>> >
>> >Any info appreciated
>> >
>> >TIA & Regards,
>> >DT (aka Dore Tyler)  dee_tee@msn.com
>> >Doing his own thing in the privacy of his own garden.
>> >USDA Zone 8b, Tacoma, WA
>> >
>> >
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