Most of the shallots I purchased this year are 'doubles', meaning there are two cloves wrapped within the paper skins. Many are well-defined and I can easily break them apart and plant separately. However, many have just an indentation down the middle, merely suggesting that there really are two cloves under there. I plant those ones without attempting to separate.
Does it matter? To separate or not to separate, that is the question.
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Identifying garlic is done mostly by consensus. Many are like trying to identify the difference between twins.
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