When to plant shallots in Oregon and Washington

Shallots go in during fall across the Northwest, or as early in spring as the soil can be worked. Find your city below.

Planted like garlic in fall, or as early in spring as the soil can be worked. Each bulb multiplies into a cluster.

Shallots planting dates by city

City	Plant in fall
Astoria, OR	Oct 1 – Nov 15
Baker City, OR	Oct 15 – Nov 15
Bend and Redmond, OR	Oct 15 – Nov 15
Burns, OR	Oct 15 – Nov 15
Coos Bay and North Bend, OR	Oct 1 – Nov 15
Eugene, OR	Oct 1 – Nov 15
Gresham, OR	Oct 1 – Nov 15
Klamath Falls, OR	Oct 15 – Nov 15
Medford, OR	Oct 1 – Nov 15
Pendleton, OR	Oct 1 – Nov 1
Portland, OR	Oct 1 – Nov 15
Roseburg, OR	Oct 1 – Nov 15
Salem, OR	Oct 1 – Nov 15
The Dalles, OR	Oct 1 – Nov 1
Wilsonville and Canby, OR	Oct 1 – Nov 15
Aberdeen and Hoquiam, WA	Oct 1 – Nov 15
Bellingham, WA	Oct 1 – Nov 15
Ellensburg, WA	Sep 25 – Oct 31
Everett, WA	Oct 1 – Nov 15
Forks, WA	Oct 1 – Nov 15
Moses Lake, WA	Oct 1 – Nov 1
Olympia, WA	Oct 1 – Nov 15
Omak and Okanogan, WA	Sep 25 – Oct 31
Seattle and Tacoma, WA	Oct 1 – Nov 15
Spokane, WA	Sep 25 – Oct 31
Tri-Cities (Pasco, Kennewick, Richland), WA	Oct 1 – Nov 1
Vancouver, WA	Oct 1 – Nov 15
Walla Walla, WA	Oct 1 – Nov 1
Wenatchee, WA	Oct 1 – Nov 1
Yakima, WA	Oct 1 – Nov 1

Buy shallot bulbs sold for planting from a garden center or seed company.
Loosen the soil and mix in an inch or two of compost.
Plant them on your city's dates, 6 to 8 inches apart, with the tip just at the soil surface.
Mulch lightly with straw for winter, pull weeds in spring and stop watering when the tops start to yellow.
Harvest: Dig in summer when the tops yellow and fall over. Dry the clusters in a shady, airy spot for two weeks.

Onion maggots in cool, wet soil. Plant onion-family crops in a different spot each year.