Autumn Planting Shallot Bulb Collection brings together two outstanding French shallot varieties, carefully selected for their exceptional flavour, reliable performance and excellent kitchen versatility. Supplied as a 500g pack of each variety, this collection allows you to enjoy the distinctive qualities of two premium shallots while producing abundant home-grown harvests from early summer.
This collection includes:
• Shallot Jermor Bulbs – Widely regarded as one of the finest shallots for flavour, this true French longue type was bred in the southern Rhône Valley. It produces attractive copper-skinned bulbs with crisp, pink-tinged flesh, delivering a wonderfully sweet taste and excellent storage qualities that make it equally prized by exhibition growers and keen cooks.
• Shallot Griselle Bulbs – Sourced directly from specialist growers in France, this traditional French grey shallot is recognised by discerning chefs as the 'true shallot'. Its distinctive grey skin, purplish-pink flesh and rich, full flavour make it particularly well suited to sauces, dressings, roasting and classic French cuisine.
Plant from September to November in a sunny, well-drained position in an allotment, raised bed or large container. Each mature bulb develops into a cluster of up to seven shallots, producing generous harvests during June and July. Sweeter and milder than onions, both varieties are naturally rich in vitamins A, B, C and E, making them an excellent choice for gardeners who enjoy harvesting premium home-grown ingredients packed with flavour.
All bulbs are certified disease and virus free to encourage healthy establishment and dependable performance throughout the growing season.
About our Bulbs
We work very closely with our growers to ensure we offer the very best, top sized bulbs which will provide you with a glorious harvest. All of the bulbs we offer have been trialled and tested, either on our own trials ground, here in Suffolk, or on those of our growers, who we work with to ensure we offer the best range for British gardens.
