Vegetables

Shallot

Push the bulbs in with their tops just showing and leave them room.

Allium cepa var. aggregatum · Vegetables · Annual or seasonal

When to plant Shallot in Australia

Sourced timing by broad climate zone. Zones with no sourced timing for an action are left out rather than estimated.

Sow seed: Cool, Temperate — Jun, Jul; Subtropical — Sep; Tropical — Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul; Arid — Mar, Aug
Harvest: Cool, Temperate, Subtropical, Arid — 10–12 weeks after sowing; Tropical — 25 weeks after sowing

Australian planting guide by climate zone

Sourced guidance by broad climate zone, shown as fixed months, timing relative to sowing or planting, or written growing advice. Your GrowCal calendar applies your regional growing profile, so its dates may sit earlier or later than the months below.

Shallot planting timing by Australian climate zone
Action	Cool	Temperate	Subtropical	Tropical	Arid
Sow	Jun, Jul Details Sow in June-July.	Jun, Jul Details Sow in June-July.	Sep Details Sow in September.	Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul Details Sow seed in the months the Gardening Australia magazine grow guide lists for this climate zone.	Mar, Aug Details Sow in March. Sow in August.
Plant out	No sourced timing currently shown	No sourced timing currently shown	No sourced timing currently shown	No sourced timing currently shown	No sourced timing currently shown
Feed	No sourced timing currently shown	No sourced timing currently shown	No sourced timing currently shown	Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul Details Keep moist and mulch with straw along the rows. Apply seaweed solution monthly, but don't apply fertiliser. Avoid watering the leaves.	No sourced timing currently shown
Pest check	No sourced timing currently shown	No sourced timing currently shown	No sourced timing currently shown	No sourced timing currently shown	No sourced timing currently shown
Harvest	10–12 wks after sowingRelative Details 10-12 weeks.	10–12 wks after sowingRelative Details 10-12 weeks.	10–12 wks after sowingRelative Details 10-12 weeks.	25 wks after sowingRelative Details Start harvesting from 25 weeks, when the leaves start falling over. Harvest as required by loosening the soil with a garden fork. Shallots can be dried by hanging them in bunches or laying them on a wire rack out of the sun.	10–12 wks after sowingRelative Details 10-12 weeks.

Only sourced growing and timing guidance is shown.

Care guidance

Sourced advice for Shallot that isn't tied to a month.

Plant bulbs with tops just visible, or sow seed in punnets and transplant.
Space 15-20cm apart to avoid overcrowding.

Zone notes

Tropical: Full sun in well-drained soil. Keep moist but not wet.

About this data

This schedule is part of GrowCal's preview horticultural dataset — useful as general guidance, and still being validated. Conditions vary with your soil, aspect, frost and variety. Read more on the data & methodology page, or send us a correction.

Other plants in the GrowCal dataset, mostly from the same category.

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