Onions & garlic · cool season
Shallot
Allium cepa var. aggregatum
Each set becomes a cluster. Flavor is milder and more complex than storage onions.
- When to plant in Ohio
- Plant sets in April, or in October like garlic in milder counties
- Harvest window
- July when tops brown
- Days to maturity
- 90–120
- Spacing
- 6–8 in.
- Light
- Full sun
How to grow it
Plant the same way as onion sets, just barely covered. Do not bury deep. Cure like onions. Dutch Yellow and French red types both work. Save the best bulbs for next year’s sets.
