Shallot Varieties

2024 Author: Gavin MacAdam | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:38

Shallots include a small number of varieties in their varieties. In the people, this culture is also called the shorttooth. The exact number of varieties included in the State Register is thirty forms. But about ten more varieties can be found in the beds of gardening amateur gardeners

Shallots gained popularity, first of all, for their differences from the onions familiar to the population. The taste of the former is much softer and less pungent. Therefore, shallots are used in a huge number of delicious dishes. It is very rare to find this plant in stores, and there is not so much planting material. That is why experienced summer residents take care of purchasing bulbs for planting in advance. When deciding to plant shallots on your site, you need to start looking for and buying bulbs from February to March. And even better, if you start multiplying the shallot planting material yourself. In order to choose a variety that you want to grow in your garden, you need to familiarize yourself with certain information about them. Almost all varieties are specially designed for cultivation in northern and temperate climates of the area.

Variety called ALBIK

The growing season of this plant species lasts two months. The taste of the fruit is semi-sharp. The structure of the bulbs itself is very dense, and the shape resembles a transverse ellipse or a flat rounded element. The weight of one fruit can reach up to twenty, and sometimes even thirty, grams. The diameter, as a rule, has a size in the form of three centimeters. Up to eight bulbs can be planted in one nest. The husks of this shallot are dry and yellow. The inside of the fruit is white with a slightly greenish tint. The main advantages of ALBIK shallots are resistance to rotting and shooting, as well as the ability to maintain their qualities for seven months. You can plant a plant in both spring and winter seasons. In any case, the summer resident will wait for a regular and high level of harvest. Although all the descriptions of this variety indicate that the size of the finished bulbs is close to average, in most cases rather large heads grow in the garden. This means that such shallots can be grown both in the north and in the middle regions of the country.

A variety called SEREZHKA

This variety of shallots was first produced in Russia. Its main difference from other brethren is high yield rates. This shallot belongs to the fruits of an average level of ripeness, the growing season of which lasts a little less than two months. This type of plant tastes spicy. The bow itself has a dense texture and a rounded shape. The maximum weight of one fruit is twenty-five grams. Four to ten bulbs are usually planted in one hole. As a result, the finished fruit has a yellow dry husk and white juicy insides. The crop storage period can be around eight months. Among the advantages of the EARRING, it is important to highlight resistance to diseases, rotting and shooting.

A variety called SNOW

This shallots ripens very early compared to other types of crops. The taste of the finished fruit turns out to be quite spicy, and the bulb itself is in the shape of an egg. Dense texture and weight of about thirty-two grams are the distinguishing features of the SNEZHOK variety. Both the outer scales and the inner fruit are white. The maximum storage period for such shallots is seven months.

A variety called SPRINT

This variety, like SNEZHOK, belongs to the early maturing species. The growing season here can last as long as one and a half or two and a half months. The fruit tastes quite spicy, and the size of the bulbs is large, and sometimes even reaches forty grams. When planted, up to ten bulbs can be placed in one hole. Such shallots are not threatened by peronosporosis, since they are very resistant to it. This type of shallots is considered one of the best on the market.

A variety called URAL PURPLE

These large bulbs are of medium ripeness. The maximum size of one fruit is forty-eight grams. The shallots themselves are diamond-shaped and have a medium texture. The husk of this variety is dry and has a reddish-purple tint. The inside of the fruit is white-purple. It is recommended to store such onions in cool and dark places for six months.