Tag Archives: shallots

2018 Allium Review

All the garlic has been cleaned and weighed now, and as I suspected it was not a great year for it. I believe the combination of a colder than usual winter and a super wet spring made for problems. I … Continue reading

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March Garden Tour

This will be a fairly brief tour, as there isn’t a whole lot going on out there just yet. Our cold and wet weather has put some of my planting plans on hold for a bit as I wait for … Continue reading

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Harvest Monday November 27, 2017

Welcome to Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. The garden is giving us a good variety of greens now as the days get shorter and colder. I made a cutting of Topper turnips last week, which I’ve … Continue reading

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2017 Garlic Planting

Today was garlic planting day here at Happy Acres, and I got all the main crop 2017 garlic planted – 184 plants total. I will plant a bit more for green garlic later on in another spot. Last year I … Continue reading

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Harvest Monday September 18, 2017

Welcome to Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. I finally got around to cleaning up and weighing the shallots I had harvested some time ago. The Conservor shallots bolted and did not make much at all. We’ve … Continue reading

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