garlic ,solent wight

[glyn]

looking for a bit of advice please, the last 2 years ive planted solent wight and going to do same this season! ive done ok ,not big bulbs but healthy and stored well ,i planted them around march time but ive read about planting early is it to early now ? or should i wait a while ?

[Tripmeup]

I'd stick them in now, ideally should be in late Autumn...

[vixylix]

I've got Solent Wight and was advised to plant them in January (there's a thread on here somewhere where I asked if that was correct as I thought it should be autumn). I planted mine as soon as I got them (late Jan) and they're going great guns. I'd get them in now if I were you - supposedly the cold helps to develop bigger bulbs

[bearded bloke]

I plant mine in April in an effort to avoid the late Autumn flight of allium leaf miner (& the consiquent damage) don't think it's got 'north of the border' yet so bung 'em in & get the longest growing season possible I would say

[Chippy Minton]

My information is the same as Vixylix, the Garlic farm sheet says "plant Oct - Mar we recommend January" so bung 'em in now rather than waiting.

I have some somewhere so I'd best follow my own advice

[glyn]

thank you ! thats tomorrow mornings first job then

[Glutton4...]

I've grown several of their garlic varieties - they went in during the autumn, and I had bumper crops of soooperb bulbs. Good luck!

[Scarlet]

Same as Chippy here, I always look at the Garlic Farm cslender - great info and I often buy my bulbs from them in the Autumn shows. Calendar :: The Garlic Farm - for all things garlic

I like to get mine in really early, get the job out of the way so I will always buy an Autumn sowing variety and try to get them out in October half term.
Can't remember when I did mine last year but they are about 4inches high already. Fingers crossed I don't get white onion rot this year. I've planted mine in a brand new bed. I was heartbroken last year as I lost the lot...love garlic.

[astraman1]

chuck them in now as long as they get some cold to split the clove a bloke on our allotment puts his in in march

i put mine in late oct but im going to get some more next week and make a second planting as i dont think i have enough

[glyn]

well thats them in ! ,hopefully they will do a bit better this year, i managed to tidy a few beds as well while were out ,all looking tidy ,need to clean the GH glass next and replace a pane of glass ,its kind of nice that they are the first thing planted OUT this year, the season has started i put some kelsae seedling in the gh as well to harden off