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Organic Sainte-Anne shallot

"In the silence of a corner of the garden, a faithful woman returns each year, discreet and generous like a promise kept."

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Passed down from generation to generation, the Sainte-Anne shallot is a prolific perennial deeply rooted in Quebec's horticultural heritage. Cultivated for over 70 years in Sainte-Aurélie, in the Chaudière-Appalaches region, it is distinguished by its hardiness and its ability to return year after year, faithfully following the seasons.

Traditionally planted around July 26th, Saint Anne's Day, it embodies a living link between collective memory and farming practices. Each bulb buried in suitable soil can produce up to ten offshoots the following season, forming upright and vigorous clumps that require little but yield much. Not invasive, it encourages patient and rhythmic cultivation, where the annual division of the bulbs ensures vitality and abundance.

In a supportive vegetable garden, it naturally settles in quiet corners, in the shade of attentive gestures, highlighting the continuity of an inhabited garden.

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The Sainte-Anne shallot is one of those everyday condiments that subtly enhances dishes. Its tender, fragrant bulb, easy to chop, complements sauces, vinaigrettes, stir-fries, or simmered vegetables. It evokes home cooking, simple and flavorful recipes passed down around the table.

Its growing cycle follows the old Catholic calendar: it is planted on Saint Anne's Day and harvested around Saint John's Day. In the kitchen, it becomes the common thread between the garden and the pot, punctuating dishes with a gentle and familiar accent, halfway between onion and garlic.

Organic Sainte-Anne shallot

From $10.00

From $10.00

écoumene seeding advice

Seeding type

Outdoor seeding

Germination time

20-60 days

Germination temperature

15° to 24° Celsius

Sowing depth

Sow seeds 2-3 cm deep

Transplantation

Transplantation not recommended

Technical

Row sowing

Growing conditions

Hardiness zone

Zone-3a

Distance between plants

20 cm

Distance between rows

30 cm

Optimal brightness

Sun plant

Soil texture

Loose (silty) soil

Soil moisture

Cool, well-drained soil

Soil fertility

Plant not very demanding in bacteria-dominant compost

optimal soil pH

acidic pH

Average plant height

20 cm

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