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Shallot 'Red Sun' (Spring planting)Allium cepa (Aggregatum Group)

Hardy Bulb

FROM £5.99

86% (17 Reviews)

Gaining in popularity due to its attractive red tinged skin

Crisp, white fleshed bulbs

Perfect for cooking, salads or for pickling

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400g Sets

£5.99

400g Sets (Organic)

£7.99

1.25kg Organic Sets

£23.97

Please note: This product cannot be delivered outside the United Kingdom.

Plant Size Height Up to 35cm (13.8in)
Spread Up to 15cm (5.9in)

Hardiness & Longevity Hardy Bulb

Ideal For kitchen garden

Position In Full sun

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Gaining in popularity due to its attractive red tinged skin, Shallot 'Red Sun' is arguably the best of the red shallots. Producing good yields of crisp, white fleshed bulbs of excellent flavour for cooking, salads or for pickling. Bulbs have long storage potential. Height: 35cm (14"). Spread: 15cm (6").

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400g Sets (KC2321)

400g Sets (Organic) (KC2314)

1.25kg Organic Sets (KC2351)

How to Grow

Plant shallots in rows in any firm, well drained soil in full sun. Prepare the planting area several weeks in advance by incorporating some well rotted garden compost to improve drainage and soil fertility. Avoid planting shallots on freshly manured soil. On particularly wet ground, try growing shallots in raised beds. When growing shallots from sets, plant the bulbs so that the tip of bulb is just protruding through the soil surface. Leave a space of 18cm (7") between each bulb, and 30cm (12") between each row.

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Shallots are undemanding and require only occasional watering during particularly dry periods. However, rows should be weeded regularly. Harvest spring planted Shallots in August, a week or two after the leaves begin to turn yellow. Choose a dry day to loosen them from the ground with a fork. Leave them in their clumps on the soil surface for a day or two until they have fully dried in the sun. Once dry, remove the top foliage and store them in a well ventilated, dry position. There is no need to break rings of shallots apart until you need to use them. Shallots store exceptionally well and can often be stored in good condition for 6 months or more.

Delivery

Seeds and garden supplies will normally be delivered within the time period stated against each product as detailed above. Plants, bulbs, corms, tubers, shrubs, trees, potatoes, etc. are delivered at the appropriate time for planting or potting on. Delivery times will be stated on the product page above, or in your order acknowledgement page and email.

Orders for packets of seed incur a delivery charge of £2.99.

Orders which include any other products will incur a delivery charge of £6.99.

Where an order includes both packets of seeds and other products, a maximum delivery charge of £7.99 will apply - regardless of the number of items ordered.

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Please see our Delivery page for further details, and more information on different charges that may apply to certain destinations.

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Shallot 'Red Sun' (Spring planting)Allium cepa (Aggregatum Group)

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