Shallots are a bright representative of the onion family. Externally similar to a common onion, but inside, like garlic, consists of individual slices. Gained popularity among gardeners for their precocity and the ability to use it in cooking all year round: in spring and summer they collect juicy, green shoots, and in cold weather they use onions. Compared with onions it is characterized by a high content of various trace elements and vitamins. Is a dietary product.
Did you know? In China, chips from this vegetable are popular, and in Iran it is served along with yogurt to shish kebabs.
Culture will not require much attention in the process of growing. The varieties with which shallots are presented will satisfy even the most demanding gardener.
Airat
Shallot Ayrat belongs to mid-season grades. It has a sharp taste. Great for growing in suburban areas. The yield is about 1.5 kg per 1 square. m of soil. The fruit is round with a dry, yellow husk. The average bulb weight is 15 g. About five ukovits are formed in one nest. 
Albik
The mid-ripening variety of shallot Albik is characterized by its suitability for sub-winter planting and long shelf life of fruits. The bulbs have a semi-sharp taste, elongated shape. The mass of one - 30 g. In the onion of Albik the growing season is 62 days. Dry scales have a yellow color, and juicy - green. The yield of this variety ranges from 13 to 25 t / ha. 
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Belozerets-94
Early variety of shallots. The fruits have a sharp taste, weighing up to 27 g. They can be both round and oval. For the maturation of the bulbs takes 75-85 days. The color of dry scales is light lilac with yellow splashes, juicy - from purple to lilac. Onions Belorerets-94 is characterized by a yield of up to 14 t / ha. Fruits have an attractive appearance, differ in good keeping quality. A great option for the North Caucasus region. 
Bonnil F1
Mid-season variety, which is grown as an annual plant from seeds. From 1 square. m collect up to 1.5 kg of fruit. Bulbs weighing about 35 g have a semi-sharp taste. The vegetation period is 85-87 days. In one nest grows from four round bulbs. Dry skins are colored yellow-brown. The fruits are well kept. The variety gives stable yields. 
Important! Bonil F1 is not recommended to grow onions in one place for more than five years.
Vitamin basket
This early ripe shallot variety is intended for growing in the winter and spring in greenhouses, on a green feather. The fruits are characterized by a sharp taste. From the first shoots to the formation of foliage, it takes about 20 days, after 65-70 days the feathers lie en masse. This variety of shallots has a mass of onions up to 30 g. The color of dry scales is yellow, and in the middle the fruit is white.
Guarantor
Semi-sharp mid-season variety. It is used for receiving greens and bulbs both in the closed, and open ground. The growing season lasts 51 days. The taste of the bulbs of a rounded-flat shape is semi-sharp, the mass is about 30 g. The top layer of the fruit has a brown color with a grayish tint. Productivity - from 14 to 24.5 tons per 1 ha.
Guran
Shallot onions Goran is grown as a two-year culture. Semi-sharp, mid-season variety. The bulbs have a rounded shape, weighing up to 30 g. Dry scales are painted in a light brown color with a grayish tint. 4-5 bulbs are formed in one nest. The yield is 1.7 kg / sq.m.
Cascade
Early variety. Grown two-year culture from sowing. The fruits are characterized by a sharp taste. The mass of one is 35 g. The bulbs are shaped like an egg. The top layer is painted pink, inside the fruit also has a pinkish tint. With one hectare you can collect more than 35 tons of green feather and more than 17 tons of fruit.
Important! Shallot Cascade has a very high keeping quality.
Burly
Onions The Krepysh differs in special resistance to rot and to a bolting. Semi-sharp medium late variety. The growing season lasts 55-70 days. Fruits are covered with dry pink scales. Onions Krepysh is characterized by a yield of a variety of 13.0 - 21.5 t / ha. In one nest 5-7 bulbs weighing up to 50 g are formed. Suitable for winter planting.
Kuban yellow
Mid-season semi-sharp variety. The mass of one onion reaches up to 30 g. It takes 80-95 days to mature. In the nest grows up to four round and round-flat fruits. The color of the top layer of the bulb is brown-yellow, and the core is white with a green tint. The yield is 17-27 t / ha.
Did you know? This variety easily tolerates drought.
Kuschevka Kharkiv
Popular universal grade. Mid-season, semi-sharp. It takes 80-95 days to fully ripen the bulbs. Vegetable has an oval-rounded shape. The average weight of the bulb is 27 g. The top is colored brown-yellow with a purple tint, in the middle of the scales are light, purple. 1.0-1.5 kg of fruits are harvested from 1 square meter. 
Family
Shallots Family is distinguished by its special resistance to diseases and pests. The variety is early ripe. Grown as a two-year culture. The bulbs are rounded in shape, of semi-sharp taste, gain weight up to 22 g. One nest forms up to four fruits. 
Siberian Amber
Medium late variety is perfect for growing in the country. The taste of the bulbs is semi-sharp. The vegetation period of the culture is 56-59 days. 6-7 fruits of bronze color weighing up to 30 g are formed in the nest. The yield of the bulbs is 20 t / ha, early greenery - 11.5 t / ha, green feathers - 30 t / ha. 
Cyr-7
The variety is characterized by a long shelf life of fruits, high yield. It can be grown in the greenhouse and in the open field. Early ripe. Bulbs gain weight up to 32 g, have a sharp taste. 5-7 fruits ripen in the nest. From 1 hectare you can collect 200-400 centners of green feathers and 180-280 centners of bulbs. 
Sophocles
Sredneranny high-yielding grade. This shallot is extremely resistant to diseases and pests. The bulbs are large, weighing up to 50 g. The vegetation period is 59 days. The upper scales have a reddish color, the core is light purple. The nest consists of 5-8 fruits. The average yield is 205 c / ha. Also used for green feather and vegetable drying. 
Shallots in growing is quite simple. Culture does not require much attention from the gardener. Among the many varieties will not be difficult to choose those that meet your requirements.
