{
  "schema_version": 1,
  "record_type": "plant",
  "slug": "shallot",
  "common_name": "Shallot",
  "botanical_name": "Allium cepa Aggregatum Group",
  "family": "Amaryllidaceae",
  "summary": "Shallots are clump-forming onion relatives grown from multiplying sets or seed in full sun and free-draining soil, then cured for storage after the foliage falls.",
  "categories": [
    "bulb crop",
    "cool-season crop",
    "storage crop"
  ],
  "growth_habits": [
    "clump-forming",
    "multiplier",
    "seed-raised"
  ],
  "lifecycle": "Perennial bulb, usually grown as an annual",
  "difficulty": "Easy",
  "requirements": {
    "light": {
      "minimum_direct_sun_hours": 6,
      "preferred_direct_sun_hours": 8
    },
    "soil_ph": {
      "minimum": 5.5,
      "maximum": 7.5
    },
    "container": {
      "minimum_volume_litres": 20,
      "minimum_diameter_cm": 30,
      "plants_per_container": 3
    },
    "spacing": {
      "minimum_cm": 15,
      "maximum_cm": 20
    },
    "planting_out": {
      "minimum_reliable_temperature_c": 5,
      "frost_tolerant": true,
      "label": "Plant sets",
      "note": "Spring is safest in wet or cold gardens"
    },
    "harvest": {
      "typical_uk_months": [
        "July",
        "August"
      ]
    }
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "rhs-growing-shallots",
      "publisher": "Royal Horticultural Society",
      "url": "https://www.rhs.org.uk/vegetables/shallots/grow-your-own",
      "supports": [
        "sets",
        "seed",
        "spacing",
        "container",
        "watering",
        "feeding",
        "bolting",
        "harvest",
        "storage"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "usu-growing-shallots",
      "publisher": "Utah State University Extension",
      "url": "https://extension.usu.edu/yardandgarden/research/shallots-in-the-garden",
      "supports": [
        "soil_ph",
        "spacing",
        "watering",
        "fertility",
        "problems",
        "harvest",
        "storage"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "rhs-shallot-profile",
      "publisher": "Royal Horticultural Society",
      "url": "https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/89875/allium-cepa-aggregatum-group/details",
      "supports": [
        "botanical_name",
        "family",
        "lifecycle",
        "growth_habit",
        "light"
      ]
    }
  ]
}