Hi, im new to the forum and to growing veg. Im just wondering if anybody can tell me if me garlic is ok from the pic below as the leafs are yellowing from the end upwards? They were planted in November.Any help would be great.
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What's the soil like that they're in? Is it very wet? I know we've had a lot of rain/snow and pretty much everywhere is wet, but, if you take a trowel full of soil up, does it leave a puddle? Garlic doesn't like very wet soil, so it may be that causing a problem, but a few dry days (or even weeks!) would help.
If the soil isn't very wet, then they may want a bit of a feed; a few chicken manure pellets sprinkled around them perhaps.
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Originally posted by SarzWix View PostWhat's the soil like that they're in? Is it very wet? I know we've had a lot of rain/snow and pretty much everywhere is wet, but, if you take a trowel full of soil up, does it leave a puddle? Garlic doesn't like very wet soil, so it may be that causing a problem, but a few dry days (or even weeks!) would help.
If the soil isn't very wet, then they may want a bit of a feed; a few chicken manure pellets sprinkled around them perhaps.
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They are ok. It is true they don't like the ground being very wet but your ground is acceptable and will dry out more later as the season advances. The yellowing is not a lack of nutrients and is nothing to worry about with garlic. In fact yours seems to be very well advanced compared to mine. Iv'e attached a photo of mine and you will see some evidence of yellowing too but as I said - worry not.Attached Files
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Originally posted by cheops View PostThey are ok. It is true they don't like the ground being very wet but your ground is acceptable and will dry out more later as the season advances. The yellowing is not a lack of nutrients and is nothing to worry about with garlic. In fact yours seems to be very well advanced compared to mine. Iv'e attached a photo of mine and you will see some evidence of yellowing too but as I said - worry not.
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Mine yellow like that every year, doesn't seem to affect the final product
Putting some sand into the planting hole helps with the water issue.
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The garlic farm reckon they need a lot of water in the final bulb up month.Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better...Albert Einstein
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