Unwins Shallot Zebrune Seeds

Unwins Shallot Zebrune Seeds are a heritage variety, with long, pink-tinged bulbs. Sow indoors between February and April and harvest between July and September.

These bulbs have a delicious, mild and sweet flavour, great for salads or for flavourful bases in stews and soups.

Resistant to bolting
Productive

Sow Feb to Apr

Harvest Jul to Sep

Sow Indoors

Fantastic Flavour

Product Highlights

Long, pink-tinged bulbs

Delicious, mild, sweet flavour

Heritage variety, resistant to bolting and very productive

Plant Spacing:

15cm

Plant Height:

40cm

Row Spacing:

30cm

Sowing Depth:

10mm

Sow Time To Flower:

5 months

Sow Time To Germination:

2-3 weeks

Spread:

15cm

Pack Quantity:

75 seeds

Colour:

Yellow

Tips & Advice:

Sowing Indoors

Level fill a module seed tray with seed compost firming with the base of another tray. Water well with a fine rose. Sow seeds 1cm deep, about 5 per module. Place in a propagator or cover tray with cling fillm and leave at 10-15°C. Keep moist. Allow about 2 weeks to germinate.

Growing On

When shoots appear, remove cling fillm. Keep seedlings in a light position, but shade from direct sunlight. Grow on in a minimum temperature of 10°C. Thin if needed to 3 or 4 per module.

Planting Out

Gradually accustom young plants to outdoor conditions for 2-3 weeks before planting out (as clumps) in their cropping positions, leaving 15cm between clumps and 30cm between rows. Water and feed regularly. Plant closer for more, smaller shallots.

Aftercare

Water regularly until the bulbs have swollen, stopping from mid-summer. Keep weeds at bay. Remove flower stems as soon as they appear.

Advice

Can also be sown direct, once the soil is starting to warm up. Harvest bulbs once the foliage is floppy and yellowing, before it dies down fully. Lift the bulbs carefully and separate them. After drying, they can be stored in a cool, dry place.

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Growing Calendar

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Sow Indoors

Harvest