Today I spent a few hours preparing the bed that my shallot seedlings will be calling home for the next 100 or so days. Two varieties of shallots were started from seed purchased from Johnny's seeds: Saffron F1 on February 5, and Ambition F1 on February 11. One additional planting of the same two varieties was made on March 3. The latter of which seem too small to include in the study. I will need to discuss this matter with my technical advisor to see if I should shrink my study size down to account for the difference or include them and artfully incorporate them into the planting plan to that they are equally distributed among the different treatments.
I've considered purchasing plants for this study, but a quick internet search shows that shallot seedlings are not commonly sold, though sets are.
Though I planted enough seed to utilize the entire planting space noted in the proposal, I am not yet sure if I have enough seedlings to do so. Another issue to discuss with her.
Must remember to take a pre-planting soil sample of the planting area!
| Shallot | Saffron F1 | 5-Feb | |
| Shallot | Ambition F1 | 11-Feb | |
| Shallot | Ambition F1 | 3-Mar | |
| Shallot | Saffron F1 | 3-Mar |
