[daveym]

I have let a few bulbs go to flower and seed. i have what look like very small garlic cloves.  Can I plant them?  If I can when and how

Many thanks

[Annie]

Haven`t tryed it myself but I think if planted they become those little solo garlic bulbs.

[WG.]

Yes you can plant them anytime.  They will take 2 or more years to give you usable bulbs.

[Starchy]

I've just let them have an area on their own and self seed, that way you get virtually perpetual garlic.All you have to do is thin it out to make sure they can grow to a reasonable size but the small ones are just as nice.

[WG.]

Interesting technique Starchy.  How many years have you been doing this & would you say that they stay relatively disease-free, e.g. botrytis, rust, etc?

Welcome to the forum BTW.

[Starchy]

Late reply I know sorry!
I'm in the second year on my plot, but I'm reliably informed the garlic has been on it for years and hasn't become diseased. The only rust I had was on the albegiesian white that cost me a fortune which I planted on the other end of the plot!

[Trillium]

Interesting that you say that Starchy as over here we don't recommend that garlic stay longer than 5 years (max) on a particular spot. Garlic too can get build up of diseases much like toms and potatoes do. When you do move it, make sure that other alliums (onions, leeks, lilies, etc) weren't on there in the recent past.

[Starchy]

Well as I don't know the exact length of time it's been in situ then perhaps it may be time for a move. Even though it isn't diseased now I don't really want it getting that way.