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Originally posted by Jay-ell
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Jay-ell if you leave them in permanently, do they increase in size, and dont they go to seed?it may be a struggle to reach the top, but once your over the hill your problems start.
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^^^Also do they split into cloves that you can replant?it may be a struggle to reach the top, but once your over the hill your problems start.
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If you leave them in the ground they will grow as normal, giant garlic always send up a flower spike...but often because they don’t have much space they aren’t that big. I occasionally end up leaving a few behind and letting them get on with it!
Do you grow elephant garlic Rary?Comment
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Rary, I'll dig up some of them and move them out so they have space to grow. Yes they do flower but you can also shave them if you so desire.
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I planted some cloves last year in a tub, when I lifted them this year they were smaller that a tennis ball but no clovesOriginally posted by Scarlet View Postit may be a struggle to reach the top, but once your over the hill your problems start.
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You can replant them and you'll get very big bulbs next year!
Those that haven't split for me have produced fabulously the following year.Last edited by Scarlet; 29-08-2018, 03:44 PM.Comment
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Ok an update.
I went to the allotment this morning and I have what I believe to be a garlic shoot emerging from the ground where I buried the cloves. So at least one didn't die! Have to wait and see if the other four come up. Of course I could be wrong and it is just a dock coming through.
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Ok another update, four garlic shoots have been seen. They are about 10 cm high.
On another note my elephant garlic cloves have been received from Kings Seeds. I will try to get them in the ground next week. Anyone else getting ready to plant garlic?
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I need to get some garlic! And I think I might want to try elephant garlic too this year
How exciting - it feels like next year is starting already
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I planted my garlic on the 11/9/2018 (Germadour) and the 13/09/2018 (Provence Wight and Mikulov Wight) so they're not up yet. I'd expect to see the first shoots beginning of October.
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�I have not failed 1,000 times. I have successfully discovered 1,000 ways to NOT make a light bulb."
― Thomas A. Edison
�Negative results are just what I want. They�re just as valuable to me as positive results. I can never find the thing that does the job best until I find the ones that don�t.�
― Thomas A. Edison
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Mine are up!Originally posted by Jay-ell View Post
My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)
Diversify & prosper
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Mine are still in the cupboard.
Holding out for another few weeks.
And when your back stops aching,
And your hands begin to harden.
You will find yourself a partner,
In the glory of the garden.
Rudyard Kipling.sigpicComment
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Some of mine are down again...……...flaming slug and snails.
Had to resort to pellets.
My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)
Diversify & prosper
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So's mine. Well two varieties (Germador and Provence) have a few shoots showing. It's just been a few days since I went down and I was giving it 3 weeks to get the roots down and shoots up.Originally posted by Snadger View PostMine are up!
New all singing all dancing blog - Jasons Jungle
�I have not failed 1,000 times. I have successfully discovered 1,000 ways to NOT make a light bulb."
― Thomas A. Edison
�Negative results are just what I want. They�re just as valuable to me as positive results. I can never find the thing that does the job best until I find the ones that don�t.�
― Thomas A. Edison
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Mine went in 20/09, Elephant, Early Purple, Solent & Carcassone. As yet no sign of life but hopefully the hotish week forcast will do the jobComment
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