Taking inspiration from Monty Don's blogs for what to do in the garden this month, I decided to plant one common vegetable I ...

"Shallots are smaller than onions, are more oblong, and have more of a bulb-like appearance similar to garlic," Brekke says. "I like to think of a shallot as a hybrid between an onion and garlic." ...

Onion fly - onions are particularly prone to this larval fly but shallots, leeks and garlic may also be attacked. The larvae eat the roots of the bulbs and may burrow into them in late summer.