Shallot

Where does Shallot grow?

Found in: Africa, Asia, Australia, Brazil, Cambodia, Africa, Central America, Chile, China, Croatia, East Africa, East Timor, Ethiopia, Fiji, Ghana, Guyana, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Nigeria, Pacific, Philippines, SE Asia, Singapore, South Africa, Southern China, Cuba, Czech, Slovakia, Dominican Republic, East Africa, East Timor, Egypt, Europe, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Guatemala, Haiti, Hawaii, India, Iraq, Indonesia, Kurdistan, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mexico, Myanmar, Nauru, Nigeria, North Africa, North America, Pacific, Panama, Papua New Guinea, PNG, Peru, Rotuma, Salvador, Scandinavia, SE Asia, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, South America, Spain, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Trinidad, Turkey, United States, USSR, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, West Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Notes: There are about 300-700 Allium species. Most species of Allium are edible (Flora of China). All alliums are edible but they may not all be worth eating! Root (Fresh weight) Water: 79.8 Calories: 72 Protein: 2.5 Fat: 0.1 Carbohydrate: 16.8 Fibre: 0.69999 Ash: 0.8 Calcium: 37 Phosphorus: 60 Iron: 1.2 Sodium: 12 Potassium: 334 Vitamin A: 0 Thiamine: 0.05999 Riboflavin: 0.01999 Niacin: 0.2 Vitamin C: 8They have also been put in the family Alliaceae.

Growing Shallot

Cultivation: Plants can be grown from seed or by using bulbs. The clumps are uprooted and divided. Plants are spaced 15-20 cm apart. Bulbs are planted to half the bulb depth.

Edible Uses: Both the bulbs and the leaves can be eaten as a vegetable. The bulbs are eaten raw or cooked. The leaves are eaten raw or cooked. The flowers are used raw or to flavour salads.

Production: The first leaves can be harvested after 2-3 months. The plant is easier to grow than onions, matures faster and keeps better, though yields are lower. Plants are very tolerant of high temperatures up to 30°C and bulbing only occurs at temperatures above 20°C. Plants rarely produce viable seed in temperate areas, they are usually propagated by means of their bulbs, each one dividing up in the growing season to produce from 2 to more than 12 new bulbs.

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