(Stupid) Garlic Question

[Waffler]

Erm... ok, so this is probably a stupid question, but... what does a garlic plant look like as it starts to come up? The reason I ask is that 2 or so weeks back I planted a row of garlic, and this week I noticed that something was coming up in EXACTLY the row I had planted... but... it looks a bit like... potatoes?! Does garlic happen to resemble potatoes at this early stage? I was expecting it to look more like chives or leeks. Tried breaking a bit of leaf off and sniffing it... didn't smell of garlic.

OK, so if it's potatoes (which, incidentally, were planted in that location last year, but the ground was well dug over in Autumn and again earlier this year) can I risk just leaving the garlic in and they can compete for space and nutrients, or should I do something more constructive about it?

Thanks for bothering to read my inane ramblings!!

[bramble]

Hi, Garlic leaves looks like grass,. obviously what you are seeing is something that remained in the soil to do with potatoes.
Just leave the garlic as it is at the minute.

[wheatleys wheels]

Garlic looks like onion leaves when they come up. But smaller. Difficult to explain but if I hadn't seperated my garlic and onion I would have almost thought I was growing onions so I know it's the garlic. hope this helps.

[heebiejeebie]

My garlic looks like a cross between leaves of leeks and onions.

[Waffler]

Actually answered my own question before checking here: I now have an actual garlic plant coming up - looks far more like what I was expecting: chivey. It seems a coincidence that my potatoes (!!) are coming up in exactly the same row as my garlic, but since I planted a row their last year, I guess it shouldn't come as that much of a surprise!! I guess the only trouble now is when it comes to digging up the spuds; I don't want to prematurely dig up the garlic. Can't remember whether that row was earlies or main, but I think earies. Hmm. what to do...

[TPeers]

If you leave your 'sports' until the garlic leaves wither in late July/early August the worst is that you will have large 'earlies'.

Leave well alone I suggest

Terry

[Flummery]

You almost always get volunteers where you had your spuds. they'll compete a bit with the garlic but you could consider them a free crop!