What it is
Shallot (Allium cepa aggregatum) is in the Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis) family. Plant one bulb, harvest a cluster. Milder and sweeter than onion, and they store beautifully.
How to grow it
It wants full sun, water it moderate, dry to cure, and give it loose, fertile soil. Target a soil pH around 6.0–7.0. Space plants about 6 in apart. Expect roughly 90–120. Cool-season.
How it's used
Shallot is used: raw, cooked, stored.
🔎 How to identify it
- Hollow tubular leaves
- Bulbs multiply in a clump
- Coppery skin
Edibility
PartsBulbs and greens
UsesRaw, cooked, stored
CautionNone.
🌤 Before you plant: check the live 7-day garden weather to time it right for frost and heat.
Part of the free Texas Roots plant database, compiled by Jordan Polasek from his greenhouse in El Campo, Texas. Free to read and share. If it helped, the best thanks is to grow something.