Direct plant (autumn planting) garlic cloves or pot first?

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kirpi

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I could pot my garlic cloves into 3 inch pots and transplant the pots when the shoot through.  Or I could plant them direct as the bed is nearly ready where they are to go next year.

Are there advantages or disadvantages either way please?

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bravemurphy

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Re: Direct plant (autumn planting) garlic cloves or pot first?
« Reply #1 on: September 13, 2014, 23:39 »
If the bed is ready I would plant direct it will cause the plant less stress.

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mikem

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Re: Direct plant (autumn planting) garlic cloves or pot first?
« Reply #2 on: September 14, 2014, 09:43 »
I agree with bravemurphy however my beds are never ready so I always pot mine up and leave them at home on the patio.  They then get transplanted when the ground is ready in the spring.  They don't seem to worry about being transplanted but obviously not doing that must be better.

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kirpi

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Re: Direct plant (autumn planting) garlic cloves or pot first?
« Reply #3 on: September 14, 2014, 10:09 »
Thank you - I think I will dib them straight in where the bed is ready and look out for any that may get pulled out by birds or heaved out by frosts.

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Steveharford

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Re: Direct plant (autumn planting) garlic cloves or pot first?
« Reply #4 on: September 14, 2014, 10:18 »
Autumn planting garlic is by far the best as long periods of cold through the winter helps them
divide. I always get bigger onion and garlic bulbs from planting in the Autumn. Also the beds are always empty as I plant in the same place every year.



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