Plant shallot sets into weed-free soil enriched with garden compost, so the tip just shows at the surface
I think shallots are even more essential to the cook than onions. They have a sweeter taste, tend to be easier to grow, and store incredibly well, lasting a year or more in a cool, dark, wellventilated place. Unlike onion sets, which swell to become one full-sized onion, shallot sets multiply to form a clump that can contain as many as a dozen individual bulbs.