I am growing shallots. The variety is Zebrune from SSE , sometimes called chicken leg. They are oblong shaped and will get up to 6 oz. I started the seeds in 408 plug trays the beginning of Jan. and planted them on April 10. This was the first year using the plug trays, always planted 50 seeds in 4" pots before, I won't go back. The plugs were so much easier to plant since the roots were confined and didn't have to root prune or divide to plant in dribble holes. Plus the plants were much nicer sized. Also started onions and leeks in the plug trays. I used to plant sets of Dutch yellow in the fall but there were to many little ones. Love the flavor of shallots and they store better than onions plus they are a nice when you don't need a whole onion.
Good luck
Marcus
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