Take care
Toxic to dogs and cats.
Shallot
Allium cepa var. aggregatum
Plant out 4 weeks before your last spring frost. Space plants 6 in (15 cm) apart.
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When to plant
Timed from your frost dates, so it holds wherever you garden. Give yours and every step below becomes a date.
Optimal Spring Planting (Sets)
From bulbsRecommended from bulbs- Plant out4 weeks before your last spring frost
- First harvestabout 100 days after planting out
Optimal Fall Planting (Sets)
From bulbs- Plant out11 days after your first fall frost
- First harvestabout 75 days after next spring's last frost
Optimal Indoor Start
From seedRecommended from seed- Start indoors13 weeks before your last spring frost
- Begin hardening off5 weeks before your last spring frost
- Plant out4 weeks before your last spring frost
- First harvestabout 100 days after planting out
Optimal Transplant
From seed- Plant out4 weeks before your last spring frost
- First harvestabout 100 days after planting out
Growing shallot
- Spacing in the row
- 6 in (15 cm)
- Between rows
- 12 in (30 cm)
- Planting depth
- Sets: about 1 inch deep, tip at the surface (1-2 inches for fall sets). Seed: 1/4-1/2 inch.
- Sun
- Full Sun
- Life cycle
- Biennial
Feeding
- How often
- At planting, then 2 times during the season. Side-dress about 30 and 60 days after planting, then stop; late or heavy nitrogen favours leaves over bulbs.
Your shallot, planned to the day.
Canopy turns these timings into dates from your own frost data, places every plant at its spacing on your garden map, and tracks it all the way to harvest.