Garlic

[Snadger]

Garlic and autumn planted japanese onion sets are supposed to be quite hardy. I have always found that I get better crops by growing them under glass/polythene though.

[DuncanM]

Yes, I'd wear a fleece Duncan. There are some northerly's coming our way this weekend.........I blame AP myself....

Haha I'm a Northerner, albeit AWOL from Yorkshire! You'll find me in the garden or down my allotment (as of last week when I finally got hold of it to work on) in my shorts and t-shirt

I don't know what it is about Southerners but they seem to think they will melt in the rain? :O

I'll cover them up with fleece!... My garlic that is.

[SeleneMourie]

I have just found my bag of Elephant Garlic, There are 4 whole bulbs that i should have planted weeks and weeks ago!
Will they be ok if i plant them out now or should i wait until feb now?
My plot is on a slope so doesn't really get waterlogged and i'm right on the coast but we do get frost.
Thanks for any advice!

[Aberdeenplotter]

start them in pots now and plant out when there is a wee mild spell

[chilli_grower]

several of my cloves have sprouted and are now approx 1 inch tall.

I planted them in 2 big pots around 5 - 6 weeks ago.

They are in the greenhouse.

[SeleneMourie]

Thank you for the advice!
Well i have broken up the bulbs and now have 56 cloves to deal with! I have no green house but do have a 3 tier blow away. I have had a look for pots and may have 56 but there is noway i have enough space in the house but may be able to come up with something as long as they don't need much light until they start sprouting.

I had some 'normal' garlic in planters in the back garden that got dumped in there when the baby carrots which came out a few months ago. To be honest until i was nosing in the shed for pots i had forgotten about them and they have sprouted roughly 1 inch tall and they are out side.

[redser]

Hi - just wondering how people's garlic is coming along? I planted a few rows in the tunnel in early November and only a few are showing above the surface. I seem to remember that last year they were well up and that was outside.
Thanks!

[Peppermint]

I planted mine out in the garden (some in a raised bed). Not a sign of them yet. I think they are sulking. Last year they were definitely starting to come through about this time and we subsequently had a great crop (first ever). The beds are so wet it looks as though they may rot.

[VirginVegGrower]

Hi - just wondering how people's garlic is coming along? I planted a few rows in the tunnel in early November and only a few are showing above the surface. I seem to remember that last year they were well up and that was outside.
Thanks!

I've got big shoots on three varieties I put in early, but my Early Purple Wight has yet to show it's face - all in the polytunnel - maybe I should rename it not so early PW.

[veggiechicken]

All of mine is up, in modules in the GH. The slowest is the Elephant garlic, but that is a different animal anyway!

[Alison]

Mine's not showing yet in the outside beds but wasn't this time last year either so I'm not worried. Fortunately the bed (although wet) never gets water logged so fingers crossed.

[darcyvuqua]

I planted 6 garlic cloves in pots on my patio 6 weeks ago all growing very very well planted shallots in my allotment (first ever thing to be planted ) and not a b1oody thing

[redser]

Thanks, I'll try shouting at them so. They are Christo.

[bearded bloke]

Yay,I'm having a top day went & looked in the raised bed while tea was brewing & I got spouts coming through on my onions & garlic

[Andromeda]

Some of my garlic is 5 inches tall. My onions are slowly starting to sprout as well.