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The quality or quality of seeds is the beginning of the success of planting shallots from seeds (TSS). The study aimed to determine the growth of shallot seed from the seeds of the direct seed sowing system (Tabela) in sand soil. The study uses of on farm research approach with farmers as cooperators. The research was conducted in two different locations of beach sand, namely the Manunggal Farmer Group, Srigading, Sanden, Bantul and Sidodadi Farmer Group of Trisik, Banaran, Galur, Kulon Progo in April - July 2018. The study was arranged in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with the treatment of three shallot varieties namely Bima, Trisula and Lokananta. The study was repeated 4 times, on a land of 0.5 ha per variety. The results of the study showed that growth power, root length, seedling population were not significantly different, whereas plant height, leaf number and adaptability were significantly different for each variety. Seed weight produced for plant material was significantly different between varieties. The use of TSS was more efficient by 47-57% compared to the origin of the tuber as seeds. The cost of TSS seed was relatively small (29%), so it as feasible to develop it as a substitute for the source of seeds from tubers at a cost of 50% of the total cost of shallots farming. The implementation was shallots farming using TSS in sandy land was more beneficial than seeds from tubers.