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  • #61
    Wow, I'm in awe of how much garlic you guys have all planted, i only put in 3 bulbs! Maybe i should go get some more Just a question about planting garlic as i'm a new allotmenter (and gardener for that matter) when it came to planting my garlic cloves i split up the bulbs into the cloves and put them in the ground green point up, should i have peeled off the skin or left it on? I really wasn't sure so did a mixture - unfortunately there were no other plot holders there to ask!

    Love this site, currently subscribe to Gardeners World, was thinking of changing over to Kitchen Garden but going to buy a copy of Grown Your Own and see how that magazine compares

    Right sun's shining, time for some digging

    Cheers,
    Sleggy

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    • #62
      Grow Your Own is fab Sleggy - go subscribe!

      you leave the skins on as far as i know. not sure what would happen with the skins off
      Iamhanuman

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      • #63
        Mine are all in containers of various descriptions (I mixed horticultural sand with compost) I'm hoping to get them out June as I want to sow some carrots as a follow on. I need an early harvest of my 300+ onions as I need those beds too
        Hayley B

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        • #64
          I planted mine in some modules earier in the week as I wasn't sure which bed I was going to put them into. Will they be ok in the interim? I've left them outside in their trays in the trays to catch the frost.

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          • #65
            Originally posted by sleggy View Post
            Wow, I'm in awe of how much garlic you guys have all planted, i only put in 3 bulbs!
            Me too. I planted some more cloves this morning, around some of my apple trees, and now have about the equivalent of three bulbs in the ground. If it's a success, i may try more next year.
            Tour of my back garden mini-orchard.

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            • #66
              i have planted the equivelent of 12 bulbs of garlic. what i thought was a lot to cover losses like failures rotting and the really small cloves that i wasnt sure would be any good.Seems compaired to some i have hardlly planted any at all !. The ones in my pot outside my door are about 4 to 5 inches high, wheres the ones in the plot are only about an inch at most high!.1st year at growing garlic by the way.
              a good put down line to use !

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              • #67
                I have 156 garlic growing in two raised beds on the allotment. I would actually like to grow more but haven't got any more spare beds.

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                • #68
                  Well here is my loverly garlic growing in the raised bed with quick cropping lettuce and radishes sown amongst it.

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                  • #69
                    Planted roughly 40 cloves about February.All nicely growing,only about 3 didn't make it.

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                    • #70
                      I planted about 60 cloves at the end of October. They are growing quite well now.

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                      • #71
                        I have planted some garlic a few weeks ago- i just wanted to see how it would go but does anyone know roughly when they would be ready? i just planted 6 cloves and they are on my windowsill at home, growing well so far- not really compareable to what others have done on here
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                        • #72
                          Originally posted by Mchanen View Post
                          I have planted some garlic a few weeks ago- i just wanted to see how it would go but does anyone know roughly when they would be ready? i just planted 6 cloves and they are on my windowsill at home, growing well so far- not really compareable to what others have done on here
                          Get them out in the ground! They need a bit of cold for the bulb to split into cloves, we are told. Should be ready around July time - ish. (but you might end up with big bulbs of roasting garlic unless you are in the frozen north!)
                          Warning: I have a dangerous tendency to act like I know what I'm talking about.

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                          • #73
                            would any old variety start growing now though ready for July picking?
                            thought it had to be a specific spring planting variety like Sultop
                            ??
                            aren't most overwintering types?
                            Iamhanuman

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                            • #74
                              Well the garlic i planted was just what was left over from what was bought from asda - i thought i would plant it instead of throwing it out just to see if it would grow i'm pretty pleased to see it is growing well though!

                              I can't plant it in the ground (Can't do anything with the garden cause it's not ours) suppose i could stick it on patio area- or in the fridge overnight lol
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                              http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ss-so-far.html

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