Specialty Gardening: Container Soils - Water Movement and Retention III , 2 by koshki

koshki wrote:
Al,
I'm thrilled to tell you that your advice has really paid off! I harvested my shallots yesterday, and I can't believe the results!

Last April I planted 6 cloves each in 4 pots in the 5 : 1 : 1 mix in 14 " diameter clay pots. I set them on a narrow strip of garden that happened to be the exact width as the bottom of the pots, which turned out to be the perfect spot.

The 24 cloves (about 10 oz.) of shallots yielded 139 cloves and 3.75 pounds of shallots!

Here are some pictures! Most of the bulbs were a good size...much bigger than what I planted.

Between the better potting medium and now understanding perched water, I have finally had success with shallots!

Thank you, Al!

This message was edited Jul 25, 2012 7:11 AM