Excited?

[zazen999]

Well, are you?

It's nearly THAT time again.......




No, not the football.....harvesting garlic.

You can see the cloves just developing.....they should all be ready in a few weeks

YAY!!!

[Nicos]

What ...Xmas???
darn....tis only 197 days to go

...thanks for the reminder!

[HayleyB]

No I'm with you Zaz as a fellow Allium idolist, I have to say my garlic plants are the biggest ever and I'm expecting spectacular results this year

[Glutton4...]

Aaaaah, yes, Garlic. I planted it waaaaaay back in November - wonder if they're still there!

Only joking - I've weeded the bed, so I know they're there. How will I know when it's ready?

(Yes, I did grow some last year, but can't remember when I harvested! )

[zazen999]

Try in about 11 more days....I just picked one at random tonight and they are looking good

[CaroltheCarrot]

Mine will be useless cos planted as instructions on packet,but thanks to zazen and her advice few weeks ago will be perfect next year,its in my book

[HayleyB]

The plants put their leaves down into growing the bulb like onions they'll start to back off in the next week or two and brown off I might have a 'furtle' and see how they are growing before lifting and drying.

[HayleyB]

By the way, stop watering them about now, they need to cure or the bulbs will split and not store. Once the bottom leaves start to brown then they should be ready.

[Snadger]

You really need to get out more Andrea (and not to the allotment!)

[di]

Yum yum yum

[HayleyB]

Andrea and I are on the same allium wavelength, and snadger we bow to your leek wisdom...

[zazen999]

You really need to get out more Andrea (and not to the allotment!)

Bearing in mind how many crops I'm losing this year; believe me - any harvest is a good one right now. Right next to this were about 10 broadies I had to pull and chuck on the contaminated manure heap to be taken away [when they pull their finger out and give me a removal date].

11 more days to go.....

[HayleyB]

Tell me about it Andrea, I'm thankful my runners have actually poked their heads out and beating the snails off, my Feltham Firsts didn't even bother...

[Glutton4...]

Stop watering!!!!!? I didn't start! We had a wet winter. Then snow for two months. Then rain. OK, we had a dry spell (I weeded then ) now it's wet again.

*Makes note to water stuff! LOL

[HayleyB]

Jeez G4, the whole of April was dry your garlics could have given up the ghost and seeded you are one lucky little madam.