Gray shallots?

[Jenise]

At the Co-Op yesterday, I saw "gray shallots"--elongated, narrow, teardrop shaped shallots in dusty gray skins, most with a usable part only as big as a large garlic clove. Locally grown, they were $13 a pound so I didn't bite, but has anyone used/grown them? And are they worth the price?

You could have bought two of them and tried them out. I often do that....buy a few ounces of something. A few times, the product did not register on the weight scale and I got them free....cool!

[Jenise]

You know what, at $6 or $8 (twice the going price of regular shallots), I'd have done it. By passing at $13, I'm hopefully joining the silent chorus saying "Are you freakin' kidding me?" I just can't imagine who's a buyer at that price--they'd be better off halving the price and selling all of it then to let it rot at thirteen bucks. Which is what I think they're doing.

I have never seen gray shallots, but I know of them and the wonderful aroma they have.
I think they require an investment of 3 to 5 years to acclimate to the soil you plant them in, seems they are rather fussy. So for the first few years, your harvest will be disappointing. I planted Walking Onions last year and I think they are going to take time to aclimate....strange plants for sure, but fun to watch.