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Originally Posted by BearMountainBooks
Shallots!!! That is exactly right!
No, they didn't get overwet. Personally I think I was ripped off. The ones in the store didn't look good so I ordered them direct--and they arrived looking as poor as the ones in the store. I think they were picked too early for shipment (and get dried out and stressed.) The were wilted compared to those I've planted in the past and...the roots looked quite stunted. I'm a little worried the place might have been trying to hide signs of pink rot (but so far as I'm pulling them up, I'm not seeing any signs of it). Couple the poor plants with the fact that I should have had them in in January instead of Feb...and we have a lousy crop. It was so much colder than normal here in Jan, I wasn't finding them in the stores (and when I did they were soaked form being left in the rain).
Just not the year of the onion. Events conspired against us...
Maybe next year. But I still want to do from seed. I was *not* happy with the plants I received. I've ordered from them before and the prices have gone up and the quality gone down over the last three years.
Not to worry. I have my "shallot." Now I can make fancy, expensive sounding dishes.  |
I've never eaten shallots, but they sound delicious.