Garlic

[Muddy-G]

Got about 200 mixed cloves to to plant but worried that the ground is too wet and the cloves will rot. I have worked the soil since i first cut it 18 months ago and it is broken nicely having supported beans last year and brasicas this, but still a reasonably heavy clay loam.

does anyone have any suggestions please?

[Alice]

Muddy G, you can drill the soil up into ridges (as if you were earthing up potatoes) and plant the cloves into the top of the ridge. That way you'll get better drainage.

[Muddy-G]

Muddy G, you can drill the soil up into ridges (as if you were earthing up potatoes) and plant the cloves into the top of the ridge. That way you'll get better drainage.

Thanks Alice - it is soo soggy out there at moment after two days of constant rain - i'm going to leave it a week - ordered all my timber for raised beds yesterday too so that might help.

is there any specific hieght for the ridges that would give a significant advantage?

[HotStuff]

This is my first year growing garlic, so like snakeshack I bought the variety pack from the Garlic Farm, seven varieties plus some Elephant. Planted on 10/10, first signs of growth noted on 26/10. Apropriately this was Early Purple Wight, although the Lautrec caught up pretty soon and now a few of the others are starting to show. I'm keeping track of progress on my blog.

[Gardenwitch]

I'm growing garlic for the first time, I planted it late October so I can use all tha advice I can get I planted Elephant garlic as we love roasting it and using it as butter on toast or roasted potatoes. I know Garlic needs a good frost to clove better but for now I have them in pots inside my unheated greenhouse is this ok to do? I also think I planted them a bit deep so may need to unearth and bring closer to the surface is this ok to do too? Thanks for any advice

[Gardenwitch]

ok checked my gralic and its ENORMOUS already, with great roots established, I'm SO xcited

[jacob marley]

Planted mine on the 10 10 08 and are just poking through this week in the ground not in pots jacob marley