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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: 240173paul on October 04, 2011, 19:58

Title: Garlic
Post by: 240173paul on October 04, 2011, 19:58

Hi all,

I usually plant my garlic on thw 31st October - Halloween to keep the allotment evils at bay ;)  However with this warm spell we are having might put a row in this weekend - what are you thoughts and have you put any it yet or earlier??

Title: Re: Garlic
Post by: radiohead on October 04, 2011, 20:14

Mines been in nearly 2 weeks!...along with onion sets and shallots.........I have been told I'm a bit early,I guess I'll find out next spring. :unsure:

Title: Re: Garlic
Post by: arugula on October 04, 2011, 20:15

I feel that hardneck garlic prefers cooler and not warmer weather.  :)

Title: Re: Garlic
Post by: sunshineband on October 04, 2011, 20:16

I like the thinking of planting it on 31st October  :lol: :lol:

On a more serious note, planted later will catch up, planted sooner slows down in the cold anyway.... garlic's tough stuff  :D

Title: Re: Garlic
Post by: radiohead on October 04, 2011, 20:18

Cant really see that a few weeks early will make a lot of difference,it's going to be there all winter regardless.

Title: Re: Garlic
Post by: DD. on October 04, 2011, 20:39

I plant at the same time as my winter onions. With the weather having been warmer, I'm more inclined to plant later than usual, rather than earlier, as I don't want things bolting.

Title: Re: Garlic
Post by: Willie_Eckerslike on October 04, 2011, 22:52

I put 24 cloves in 10 days ago and they're already 6" high. I think I went too early.
I'll leave them to see what happens but I'll plant some more next month just to be on the safe side. Can't be without garlic next year.

Title: Re: Garlic
Post by: marimba on October 05, 2011, 06:33

I found some garlic sprouting yesterday.....I had missed it when harvesting.....so moved it to between rows of strawberries and hope it survives. Anyone else moved sprouting garlic?

Title: Re: Garlic
Post by: sunshineband on October 05, 2011, 07:45

As long as the roots were fairly intact it should grow alright

Title: Re: Garlic
Post by: Nobbie on October 05, 2011, 09:35

I had selected my garlic bulbs for planting, split them up and put them in a little plastic container. When I checked on them a week later they had started growing roots as It must have been humid in there so I planted them. I figure if they were left in the ground, then they've have started sprouting by now, so no worries about early planting, they'll sort themselves out.

Title: Re: Garlic
Post by: emptydraw on October 05, 2011, 12:47

Ours havent even arrived (they are due late october)! I wouldnt plant them just yet anyway, I did our in december last year, which was too late so I'll be aiming for early November.

Title: Re: Garlic
Post by: DD. on October 05, 2011, 12:52

Mine didn't make it until March and they were fine.