LIFTING ESCHALLOIS
Shallots are ready to be lifted just as soon as the foliage begins to yellow and die down. Then they should bo raised with the fork, each clump being turned upside-down, and if the weather is fine, left for a week. Sun and air soon dry the roots, after which they may be gathered on a sieve and well shaken to get rid of the dirt still attached to them. They should then be spread out to dry properly. The best way to do this is to lay them on a length of wire-netting erected a foot or so above the ground to allow air to play around the bulbs. When dried the clumps ought to be separated into individual bulbs and these roughly sorted out. Good clumps with good bulbs may be wholly or partially reserved for planting the following year. Small bulbs should be further ripened for storage. The store of shallots should be in an airy place. The best way is to fill them into small nets which are hung up in a cool, dry cellar, or to lay them out thinly on trays.
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIII, Issue 16, 30 December 1932, Page 10
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