Gardens at Mathews

Shallot ‘Shallots’

Photographs of this planting through the 2026 season, oldest first.

The photographs

Three black nursery trays on dry grass holding rows of red and white plastic pots, each with a pale shallot bulb and slim green leaves in perlite-flecked mix, cucurbit seedlings in the tray at right.
Week of 22 JuneThree black nursery trays on dry grass holding rows of red and white plastic pots, each with a pale shallot bulb and slim green leaves in perlite-flecked mix, cucurbit seedlings in the tray at right.
Rows of shallots in a bare earth bed, pale bulbs pushing up out of the dry soil with green strappy tops leaning over, a small label between the rows and mown grass beyond.
Week of 6 JulyRows of shallots in a bare earth bed, pale bulbs pushing up out of the dry soil with green strappy tops leaning over, a small label between the rows and mown grass beyond.
Half a dozen small golden shallots sitting proud of dark crumbly soil, their leaves withered and flat on the surface, with grass and clover along the edge of the bed.
Week of 20 JulyHalf a dozen small golden shallots sitting proud of dark crumbly soil, their leaves withered and flat on the surface, with grass and clover along the edge of the bed.
A single golden shallot with a long tangle of pale roots still attached, lying on a white worktop indoors with a dark case behind it.
Week of 20 JulyA single golden shallot with a long tangle of pale roots still attached, lying on a white worktop indoors with a dark case behind it.

What happened

Crop
Shallot
Variety
Shallots
Transplanted
12 July 2026
First harvest
23 July 2026
Number picked
11
Total picked
0.57 lb
Status
harvested

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