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Position

Sun Exposure:
Full sun
Aspect:
South facing, west facing

Soil

Prefers rich soil:
Well Drained / Light / Sandy

Allium cepa Aggregatum Group 'Golden Gourmet'

Closely related to onions, shallots are easy to grow and have a distinctive flavour that is sweeter and milder than onions, making them more suitable for using in quiches and sauces. Shallots come in a variety of shapes and sizes. They grow best in a well-drained, fertile soil in full sun, and store well into autumn.

Allium cepa Aggregatum Group 'Golden Gourmet' is an improved version of traditional variety 'Giant Yellow'. 'Golden Gourmet' has larger and better quality bulbs than 'Giant Yellow', with reduced likelihood of bolting. Bulbs have golden brown skins and a good flavour, and store well into winter.

Explore other Allium shallot and onion varieties:

  • Allium cepa 'Hative De Niort' - a firm favourite with exhibitors, who appreciate its uniform size
  • Allium cepa 'Jermor' - a 'half long' type, known as a banana shallot. It has shiny coppery skin, and crisp sweet flesh
  • Allium cepa 'Mikor' - produces large, round bulbs with reddish-gold skins and good flavour
  • Allium cepa 'Setton'- an improved version of traditional white-skinned variety 'Sturon' with a good and strong flavour
  • Allium cepa 'Snowball' - a delicately flavoured spring or autumn planting variety, bearing large round bulbs with white skin and flesh
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Allium ‘Golden gourmet’ and wildlife

Allium ‘Golden gourmet’ has no particular known value to wildlife in the UK.

Is Allium ‘Golden gourmet’ poisonous?

Allium ‘Golden gourmet’ can be toxic.

Toxic to:
Is known to attract Cats
Cats
Is known to attract Dogs
Dogs
Is known to attract Horses
Horses
No reported toxicity to:
Is not known to attract Birds
Birds
Is not known to attract Livestock
Livestock
Is not known to attract People
People
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