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In addition to offering the seed for sale we are currently seeking partners to grow out this variety. Read about our seed work at the link above and look for the Seed Contract item on our Product page.
Allium cepa
Life cycle: annual for eating, biennial for seed production
When beloved Prisma disappeared overnight from commerce, Judy took a small remainder of seed on hand a began a decade of selection work to create Glacier Rose. A gorgeous pink shallot with all of Prisma’s finest attributes including excellent flavor, storage potential, and color.
Growing conditions: Start inside in late winter, transplant as soon as the ground can be worked. Plant in trenches with seedlings 4”-6” apart and rows about 12” apart. Alliums like fine textured, rich soil and consistent moisture. Decrease watering a couple weeks before harvest, typically in August.
Sowing instructions: Start inside, plant seed 1” deep. Maintain root depth when transplanting.
Stewardship chain: Bred by Judy Owsowitz of Terrapin Farm in Whitefish, Montana from the once celebrated and now extinct F-1 hybrid ‘Prisma.’
Any purchases of this seed include royalties for Judy Owsowitz’s work on this variety.
Lot number: FSF2504
90% germination rate
OPEN SEED CONTRACT, HAVE STOCK SEED
In addition to offering the seed for sale we are currently seeking partners to grow out this variety. Read about our seed work at the link above and look for the Seed Contract item on our Product page.
Allium cepa
Life cycle: annual for eating, biennial for seed production
When beloved Prisma disappeared overnight from commerce, Judy took a small remainder of seed on hand a began a decade of selection work to create Glacier Rose. A gorgeous pink shallot with all of Prisma’s finest attributes including excellent flavor, storage potential, and color.
Growing conditions: Start inside in late winter, transplant as soon as the ground can be worked. Plant in trenches with seedlings 4”-6” apart and rows about 12” apart. Alliums like fine textured, rich soil and consistent moisture. Decrease watering a couple weeks before harvest, typically in August.
Sowing instructions: Start inside, plant seed 1” deep. Maintain root depth when transplanting.
Stewardship chain: Bred by Judy Owsowitz of Terrapin Farm in Whitefish, Montana from the once celebrated and now extinct F-1 hybrid ‘Prisma.’
Any purchases of this seed include royalties for Judy Owsowitz’s work on this variety.
Lot number: FSF2504
90% germination rate
