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Shallot (Banana) 'Simiane' - Seeds

Average Packet Content 150 Seeds

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  • Rose-coloured rings when cut
  • Use raw in salads or in cooking
  • Good storage qualities
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This torpedo-shaped variety has mild sweet flesh that forms in tender, rose-coloured rings. It is truly versatile in the kitchen and can be used young as a bunching onion or left to mature for uses from stock and soups to putting on a skewer on a BBQ. A sweet flavoured variety favoured by Michelin starred chefs! (Onion/shallot hybrid).

Growing Information

Full growing instructions given on packet.

Sowing Information

Sow thinly into finely raked, moist, warm, firmed soil at a depth of 13mm ( 1?2") in blocks or rows. For blocks in raised beds space a few seeds 15cm (4") apart either way and for rows, sow along the row 30cm (12") apart. Germination 18-24 days. Gently remove surplus seedlings to leave the strongest one per 'station'. For early crops, sow indoors Jan-Feb and grow on prior to planting out in April-May.

Harvest from July to September as required.

Sowing ➞ Cropping: 20 weeks.

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Please note that when several items are ordered they may not all be delivered at the same time.

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Standard Charge

Packet seed only will incur a carriage charge of £2.99.

All other products incur a carriage charge of £6.99.

If your order comprises of a combination of carriage charges then a combined carriage charge of £7.99 will be applied.

Live Plants

Suttons strives to ensure that all its plants are delivered to you in the perfect condition for planting. While the majority of our nursery plants cope well with slight delays in intransit, sadly, the time it takes to deliver to certain locations in the UK means that we can't guarantee this for some of our smaller plug products and tender bedding and vegetable lines, which do not respond well to the extra journey time. So regretfully while we offer the majority of our live plant offering nationwide, we are unable to ship plugs, begging plants and tender vegetable plants to the following areas: HS, IV41-IV49, IV51, IV55-56, KW15-KW17, PA34, PA41-48, PA60-PA78, PA80, PH40-PH44, TR21-TR24, ZE1-ZE3.

Non Standard Deliveries

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