Checking the planted shallots revealed that some had jumped out of their bed.
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This often happens, particularly just after planting the shallots, before they have had time to push out some roots which will anchor them down.
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Shallots tend to jump out of bed because either:
- worms in the soil push them out from below
- or, birds pull them out.
We always blamed the sparrows who investigate anything new in the vegetable garden. But these shallots have been covered with a cloche to protect them from the frost, so birds would not get to the shallots easily. So fingers seem to be pointing at the worms for displacing the shallots.
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We just push the shallots back into the bed, and will continue checking them until they are rooted firmly into the ground.
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