shortest day

[hollychap]

i have been looking through my new diary and can not seem to find which day/date is the shortest ? anyone know please

[zazen999]

22 Dec....

[scarey55]

Woohoo, not long now and it will be downhill all the way to spring

[hollychap]

22 Dec....

thanks

thats why i couldn't find it in the first 3 months of next years diary doh

[alex-adam]

The Winter Solstice is generally the 22nd December, but in some years can be 21st.

Don't forget that it's traditional to plant your garlic on this day - the old country lore: "Plant on the shortest (day) and harvest on the longest"

a-a

[hollychap]

The Winter Solstice is generally the 22nd December, but in some years can be 21st.

Don't forget that it's traditional to plant your garlic on this day - the old country lore: "Plant on the shortest (day) and harvest on the longest"

a-a

whooops mines already in

[zazen999]

whooops mines already in

That's ok - anytime between 21st Sept and 22nd Dec [autumn and winter solstices] seems to give the best harvest.

[Two_Sheds]

I always think it's the 21st (or thereabouts)

[chris]

Did anyone manager to get their garlic in, in December last year? No chance around by us.

Mine are in modules, with green shoots on (some with roots going upwards - oops, planted upside down).

[hollychap]

this is my garlic photo taken monday ,i planted 2 different types nov 6th you can just see another row emerging further back

[ParsleyPeg]

It's 22nd - that's my birthday, and when I was a kid I used to think my birthday was shorter than anyone else's!!

[Newton]

It's one of my favourite days. I love the thought of the days getting longer again. It's actuallyl 5.30am on 22nd.

December 22 is a Solstice Day in 2011

[Chef_uk]

Never knew the date could change and i always believed it to be the 21st and nothing else, weird. Great link for the info Newton

[Leeds_lad]

What is the difference between planting garlic in winter, and planting them in spring?
I was always told to plant them in the spring thats all....

[donnakebab]

Garlic needs a frost I believe, or the bulb won't split into individual cloves.

Correct me if I'm wrong peeps.