by johnah on November 19, 2020
Harvesting Shallots: When Is It Time To Harvest A Shallot Plant?
The harvesting of shallots is one of the most common vegetable gardening tasks. For many years it was considered a simple task, but nowadays there are so many varieties of different types of shallots that it becomes difficult to select only the best ones for your garden. There are also other vegetables such as carrots and potatoes which require less care than shallots. Therefore, if you want to have a good yield of food, then you need to make sure that all the vegetables grown in your garden are well cared for.
There are two main reasons why people choose not to harvest their shallots at the right time. One reason is because they do not like the smell of the harvested shallots and they prefer to keep them until they get used to them or until they use up all their supply. Another reason is that they believe that harvesting shallots too early will result in the loss of some of the nutrients in the shallots.
In order to avoid losing any of these valuable nutrients, it is recommended to harvest your shallots when they are young and tender. If you wait until they become hard and dry, then you may lose out on some of those precious nutrients.
So what does this mean exactly?
It means that you should harvest your shallots when they are still green in color and this usually happens when the leaves begin to yellow. You can then leave them for a few weeks until the roots start becoming bigger.
To grow your own shallots is as simple as planting the seeds into the soil. You should make sure to water them every day and keep an eye on them until they are strong enough to survive without any extra help. Once they reach a certain size, you can then separate them from each other so that each shallot has an equal amount of space to grow.
It is common for shallots to be attacked by many types of pests, especially aphids, so make sure to treat them before infestations occur.
When harvesting, you should always make sure to keep the water in mind. If there are no rivers, streams, or other bodies of water near your growing area then you should consider bringing a container of water with you. You will also need to make sure that the container is big enough to hold the amount of water that you think you will need.
If you follow these guidelines then you should be safe from any nutrient loss. If you happen to harvest them too early then you can always plant them again and wait another month before harvesting them again. But as I have said, this is only for those who have a strong sense of smell and do not wish to be around the scent of fresh shallots for a long period of time.
Harvesting shallots is a very easy thing to do and it can be done over and over again every single year. The only thing that you need to remember when harvesting shallots is the water, because if you fail to do that then the nutrients in them will not be as fresh as they should be.
Sources & references used in this article:
Effects of nitrogen levels, harvesting time and curing on quality of shallot bulb by SK Woldetsadik, TS Workneh – African Journal of Agricultural …, 2010 – academicjournals.org
Production of true seed shallots in Indonesia by L Van den Brink, RS Basuki – I International Symposium on Sustainable …, 2011 – actahort.org
Dormancy of shallots in Ghana by S Sinnadurai, SK Amuti – Experimental Agriculture, 1971 – cambridge.org
Influence of plant covering on some organic compound content and pungency of shallot grown for bunching harvest by D Jadczak… – Vegetable Crops Research …, 2007 – content.sciendo.com
Leek and shallot by KRM Swamy, RV Gowda – Handbook of herbs and spices, 2006 – Elsevier
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