{"product_id":"col-m6p-sha-matx1","title":"Shallot 'Matador' (Allium cepa) – Grow Your Own Onion Plants (12 Plants in 2 x 6-Cell Trays)","description":"\u003cp\u003eShallot 'Matador' is a reliable, high yielding shallot that gives you mild, sweet bulbs for cooking, pickling and salads. It is a popular choice for home growers and kitchen gardeners, and these young plants give you a head start on the season with very little effort.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMatador makes firm, round bulbs with red brown skin and crisp white flesh, and it stores well once dried. Unlike shallots grown from sets, a Matador plant forms a single bulb, so you get a neat, even crop. It is ready later than many shallots, in early to mid autumn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou receive 12 plants growing in 2 plastic 6-cell trays, one plant to a cell, ready to plant out once the worst frosts are over. Give them a sunny spot in fertile, free draining soil, in a raised bed, vegetable border or container. Water during dry spells while they establish, then ease off as the bulbs mature so the skins dry and firm up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpace plants about 15 to 20cm apart in rows 30cm apart. Lift the bulbs when the foliage yellows and dies back, then dry them in a warm, airy place before storing. Like all alliums, shallots are harmful to dogs and cats if eaten.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCultural Information\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCommon Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shallot 'Matador'\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBotanical Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Allium cepa Aggregatum Group\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Habit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upright, bulbous vegetable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect For:\u003c\/strong\u003e Raised beds, vegetable borders, allotments and containers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlanting Position:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fertile, free draining soil; avoid damp or waterlogged ground\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHardiness:\u003c\/strong\u003e Plant out once the worst frosts are over\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest:\u003c\/strong\u003e Early to mid autumn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bulb vegetable (Grow Your Own)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"KOKE House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54061542637834,"sku":"COL-M6P-SHA-MATX1","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0957\/2479\/8218\/files\/3_4420efe8-9f19-4c72-9f7a-439c30f8c2b8.png?v=1793895383","url":"https:\/\/kokehouse.co.uk\/products\/col-m6p-sha-matx1","provider":"KOKE House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}