18 JULY 1952, Page 18

Harvesting Shallots

Shallots will soon be ripe. The leaves die and the clusters begin to break and dry out. They should be lifted, shaken and laid to dry properly, for, if they are not, they often begin to rot where they have grown. One- year I left my shallots to providence and harvested only

three quarters of the crop. The rest had gone soapy. lAt.4 MALL.