Spring Shallot Collection – Longor, Golden Gourmet & Red Biztro – 3 × 500g
£19.99
Three distinctive shallots in one collection: 500g Longor, 500g Golden Gourmet and 500g Red Biztro. A generous 1.5kg selection for spring planting, with each variety separately labelled.
Dispatch from mid-December onwards. If you order this collection with seed potatoes, we’ll send them together in one delivery once both are ready. If you’d prefer a later dispatch date, leave a note at checkout.
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Description
Three shallot varieties for your spring planting
Grow French banana, traditional golden and red shallots in one collection. Longor, Golden Gourmet and Red Biztro bring different shapes and colours to your plot, with plenty of uses in the kitchen—from roasting whole bulbs to finely chopping shallots for dressings and sauces.
What is included?
- 500g Longor: elongated French banana-type shallots with purple-brown skins and pink flesh. Supplied grade 15/35mm.
- 500g Golden Gourmet: traditional golden-brown shallots for roasting, sauces and everyday cooking. Supplied grade 22/47mm.
- 500g Red Biztro: rounded red shallots with reddish-brown skins and pink-tinged flesh. Supplied grade 22/47mm.
You receive 3 × 500g packs, giving 1.5kg of planting sets in total. Each variety is labelled separately. Sets are supplied by weight; counts vary naturally with bulb size.
Why choose the collection?
- Three named varieties in one convenient order
- A varied crop for cooking and storing
- Each planted set can develop into a cluster of new shallots
- Suitable for vegetable beds, raised beds and large containers with good drainage
Plant in spring and enjoy lifting your own shallots in summer. Cure the harvested bulbs thoroughly to keep a useful supply for later meals. See the Planting Advice tab for spacing, care and storage.
Planting Advice
When and where to plant
Plant in early to mid-spring when the soil is workable and freely drained. Choose full sun and fertile soil improved ahead of planting with well-rotted organic matter. Avoid frozen or waterlogged ground.
Spacing and depth
- Plant sets 15–20cm apart, leaving 25–30cm between rows.
- Set each bulb with its pointed tip just showing above the surface.
- Firm gently and check for sets displaced by birds.
Care
Keep weed-free and water in prolonged dry spells while the plants are growing. Allow room for each set to divide into a cluster. Reduce watering as the crop matures. Raised beds or large containers with drainage holes are useful where soil remains wet.
Harvest and storage
Lift in summer when foliage yellows and falls naturally; timing varies with planting date and growing conditions. Dry the clumps in a sheltered, airy place, then separate and store sound, thoroughly cured bulbs somewhere cool, dry and ventilated.
Before planting
On arrival, unpack and check the sets. Keep cool, dry and well ventilated until planting, checking regularly. Avoid sealed plastic bags and warm rooms. Request later dispatch in the order notes if you prefer delivery nearer planting time.
Delivery & Planting Season
Spring planting orders
This collection is supplied for spring planting. Dispatch starts from mid-December onwards; it is not for immediate dispatch.
If ordered with seed potatoes, we will send them together once all items are ready. For a later dispatch date, leave your request in the order notes.
Mixed autumn and spring orders
Autumn-planting items will be dispatched separately now under our seasonal delivery arrangement. Spring items will follow from mid-December onwards, or on your requested later dispatch date.
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