Garlic

[Alison]

Some of mine are showing but probably only about a third of them.

[buzzingtalk]

I planted 5 in pots and hadnt seen any action until the snow covered them. Maybe there will be signs of life once the snow melts though! How long do they take to poke out? I got French thermidore (sp)

[stella]

One or two just poking their noses out of the soil, not sure what happened to the others. Do squirrels eat them? I had to replant them a few times

[frogga]

Ours are around 4 inches tall, sticking out the snow very nicely

[sandfields]

Put mine in 2nd week Oct., they were all up in 2-3 weeks, were growing well a few days ago. Hope they haven't done too much and are susceptible to the cold. This is my first attempt at over-wintering, anyone any advice re: maybe protecting them in this weather?
I'm in London BTW.

[binley100]

Ours were well up before the nasty weather hit last year , tough as old boots they weren't protected and we had a fantastic crop

[Jono]

Put mine in early October too, and they came up within a week or so. Planting coincided with a warm patch if I remember correctly. That might have had something to do with it.

They were going great guns, as were my onions, until this weather. Not been down to check them, but I didn't cover them. Fingers crossed they'll be okay.

[Jardiniere]

YouTube - November 30

to see my early garlic but the main crop has just gone in (Nov 30)

[vegnut]

Only a few of mine are showing, or at least they were before the white stuff covered them.
A nice bit of cold weather should make them split nicely, i'm already looking forward to next years crop.

[sandfields]

Put mine in early October too, and they came up within a week or so. Planting coincided with a warm patch if I remember correctly. That might have had something to do with it.

They were going great guns, as were my onions, until this weather. Not been down to check them, but I didn't cover them. Fingers crossed they'll be okay.

Well we've got a positively balmy +4 on the weekend, so I'll be going over to check them, and see if I can chisel out some beets! I was given some horse radish the other day, and fancy a bit of this;
Horseradish recipes | Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall | Food and drink | Life and style | The Guardian
I'll report back on the garlic-onion situation.

[StephenH]

I planted our garlic in October and only 2 of the 90 ish cloves have shown their heads. It was pretty cold though unlike last year when I bunged em in in September and we had that warmish weather in October which set em all off.

Glad to know it's not just me! I planted mine in October too, but no sign of them so far. However, I added a mulch of compost, so they've got that to work their way through, as well as the soil, so maybe that's why. I used garlic bought from Asda, which they call 'Jumbo garlic': it's certainly big, both as bulbs and as cloves, but I don't know if it's what gardeners call 'Elephant garlic'.

[Florence Fennel]

That reminds me....I must get them planted...........

I would have normally planted mine by now, but a bout of illness and now the snow has meant I haven't got them in yet. Do you think I ought to start them off in modules to get them in when the snow's gone or can I wait?

[Sylvan]

Ours are covered by 2 or 3 feet of snow at the moment. At least it might mean they split this year.

We're thinking of moving in the spring. Will we be able to move the garlic?

[Two_Sheds]

We're thinking of moving in the spring. Will we be able to move the garlic?

no, not unless they're in pots

[zazen999]

Ours are covered by 2 or 3 feet of snow at the moment. At least it might mean they split this year.

We're thinking of moving in the spring. Will we be able to move the garlic?

Well, yes but no.

Yes you CAN move it - but it will get a check in growth so it needs to go back in pretty quick.

When I did my garlic trial I replanted a few and they carried on growing but didn't attain the giddy heights of the non-trial ones that were just left to it.

I've still got my mains to plant [by the 21st] and am putting a load in modules this week as I can see another bout of snow putting paid to my plans for the 21st.