Have just harvested my "Banana Shallot" seed. All heads safely in brown paper bags. Should have a small surplus. When ready I will come back, all I will need is a suitable S.A.E. SHALLOT MAN

Re Banana shallot seed. Rather suspect that they are in fact grown from seed each year. SHALLOT MAN

Jopsy. Why not buy a two years subscription direct from KG, its cheaper than buying from a newsagent, and arrives before it is in the shops. SHALLOT MAN

I found a French site that sells "Banana Shallots" : well the seed, but being unable to read French, I hit a problem ordering with my credit card [it would not accept a UK post code]To begin with I was not to worried as I had bought some Banana Shallots whilst in OSTEND, the trouble is the...

Of course we are, thats why I have kept the "Memsahib" for almost 50 years. Shallot Man

Hilary. re setting up a gardening association. Suggest you contact, "National Society of Allotment & Leisure Gardeners Ltd" You will find them most helpful, you can also get site insurance through them SHALLOT MAN

Might have cracked the Banana Shallot shortage. Go to www.natoora.co.uk Long Shallots [Banana ?] £3:10 a kilo, the downside is £10 minimum delivery, still ordering say 3 kilos, its just a one off payment. Think of all the years ahead using ones own stock. Shallot Man

Hi Pigletwillie. re your planting shallots in a heated greenhouse. you might be interested that the old dockers used to plant shallots in pots on the shortest day,[ in south facing lee of house] to get them started, they would plant out mid march, if soil was in a suitable condition, & harvest o...

Re Banana Shallot shortage. First the good news, in Basildon [Essex] Town Centre we have a small French Market. As many Banana Shallots as you could wish for. Now the bad news, it is only there until Saturday 4th.I have spoken to the stallholder re could we lay on a supply for next year, he was a bi...

John English. re storing spuds, I use proper potato sacks, you can buy them from "Marshalls", though I found them too thin, I solved the problem by putting one sack inside the other. You can occasionally come across the heavy duty sacks at boot fairs. [the memsahibs job] Shallot Man

Help. Why do my swede seed finish up looking like the size of carrots ,showing some two-three inches above ground. but only 1-1/2" : across, it has been suggested that I thin them to late. any ideas welcome. Shallot Man