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Thu, Mar 27, 08 at 19:07
| A week or two ago I planted shallots for the first time. Not knowing what the heck I was doing I seperated the bulbs and planted them instead of laying the whole bulbs intact. I hope they will grow but doubt it. Anyone want to chime in? |
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- Posted by snider1946 6 (My Page) on Thu, Mar 27, 08 at 22:19
| It shouldn't be a problem as long as there was some basal plate on each piece. I've never done it but I have read you can take a knife and cut the larger bulbs as long as each piece has some of the basal plate. Robert |
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- Posted by earthworm73 WA z8 (My Page) on Fri, Mar 28, 08 at 2:47
| Ok but what is a basal plate? |
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- Posted by piedmont_nc z7b NC (My Page) on Thu, Apr 3, 08 at 12:03
| Earthworm, although I'm also a newbie to Shallot growing (see earlier post "Shallot Startup Questions" in this forum), I'm pretty certain you'll be okay. You are definitely supposed to separate the bulbs out - basal plate notwithstanding. I separated all the bulbs (from the grocery store) and planted in Feb - all sprouted over a month's time and are going gangbusters now. :^) Cheers! |
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