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'Prisma' Shallots
 
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Description: Hybrid. Red-to-the-core bulb with strong onion flavor with high-gloss finish. Long-day type.
Days To Maturity: 100
Seed Sources: Henry Field's Seed and Nursery Co. - updated in 2013

 
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Ease/Reliability: (2.0 Stars)Ease/Reliability
 
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Reviewed on 11/30/2009 by Luffa Zar - An experienced gardener

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Dane, Wisconsin, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day

Grown from seed in a mass planting. i keep them alive an trimed them all summer. They were then planted into the garden that fall and grew into nice bulbs the next summer. the bulbs divided and I replant the smaller ones each fall and keep this shallot going.
 

Reviewed on 10/21/2008 by Caroline - An intermediate gardener

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Tompkins, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

My second try with shallot seeds, and better results than with Bonilla. Plants started indoors in February and transplanted in April yielded 1 to 1 1/2" shallots by August. The bed they were in was partially shaded, so more sun might have yielded bigger shallots. Still, given the price of shallots in the supermarket, well worth the effort. I also tried some direct seeding in April, but those only reached about 1/2" diameter. Will start all indoors next year.
 




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