shallots: thanks and another question

Hi all,

Thanks for the responses on shallots. I had thought that perhaps the heat 
had caused them to push up, but I guess that wasn't the case if shallots 
are also pushing up in England!

I harvested a few yesterday to cook with a risotto, and they were just 
lovely -- a bit small, but pretty color, wonderful fragrance, and good 
taste. I will leave the rest in the ground for now.

My new question is:  should I let them flower?  One or two are developing 
flowers, and I'm not sure if that will affect the taste of the shallots. I 
have read that chives, for example, taste better if they are not allowed to 
flower.

Thanks again,
Pat
zone 7, Delmarva

At 04:37 PM 7/7/00 -0700, you wrote:
>Pat,
>
>I think shallots do mature faster than onions but I still wouldn't harvest
>them until some of the leaves turn yellow/brown.  Otherwise, you won't get
>good wrapper formation. Some onion varieties like Walla Walla push up too
>and I just hill them over with soil.
>
>Of course, if you'd like to eat some now, go ahead and harvest but if you
>want them to store for any length of time, keep them in the ground till
>they're ready.
>
>Arzeena
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: pat.schuster <pdanielak@bluecrab.org>
>To: <VEGGIE-LIST@eskimo.com>
>Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2000 3:18 PM
>Subject: shallots
>
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > Is anyone growing shallots?  I planted some shallots this spring and they
> > are pushing up out of the ground now.  I didn't expect to harvest any
> > before fall. Any ideas on what I should do?  Should I ...
> >
> > - harvest them now and replant them?
> > - harvest them now and eat them?
> > - earth them up?
> > - ???
> >
> > Thanks for your help.
> >
> > Pat
> > Zone 7, Delmarva
> >
> >
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