[Tigerhair]

Never grown it before but love eating it - when can I plant it?

[DD.]

You can get spring planted varieties, so anytime now, really,  but I've had really good results with the over winter types that are planted September/Octoberish.

You got chance to try both & compare!

[fredhogg]

As soon as you can put your wellies on (now)

[wozza]

I planted some shop bought Garlic (16 cloves) in an old growbag about 3 weeks ago now and its going fine,have about 6 inches growth on them, will it bulb up or am I likely to have garlic flavoured spring onions

[Yorkie]

I planted some shop bought Garlic (16 cloves) in an old growbag about 3 weeks ago now and its going fine,have about 6 inches growth on them, will it bulb up or am I likely to have garlic flavoured spring onions

When you say shop-bought, do you mean supermarket cooking garlic, or gardening garlic?  And when did you buy the garlic - this spring, or last autumn?

Autumn sown garlic varieties tend to need the winter to stimulate the bulb splitting but you may be OK.

[wozza]

yep supermarket/eating garlic from a german place.

I bought it about 3 days before I planted it, and only planted it because it was shooting (every clove in 3 bulbs). its on a table on the patio in full unseasonal sun at the mo, and braving the niight frost without a fleece jacket

[Yorkie]

Well, nothing ventured, but you may be lucky to get a decent crop.  The variety probably isn't one for spring sowing, and it almost certainly won't be designed for growing in our climate.  Hopefully it won't be carrying any disease that might affect the crop this year or for the future.

[Benandbill]

We planted garlic in October and it's now probably about just over 6 inches high.  It's been that height for quite a while now though, at least a month or 3.  Having said that, it's survived about a foot and a half of snow so I'm guessing it's the real deal.  It's off a supermarket shelf mind you? 

[SG6]

Planted supermarket garlic some years back, did pretty well.

They came out a little smaller then the ones they came from but were a lot stronger.
The larger garden centre, special garlic for growing ones really have never done better, often worse and considering the relative cost they have done poorly by comparison.

Make sure they are fed with something like bonemeal and see what transpires.

[Tigerhair]

Got some, planted it.  Job done!

[Dan78]

Planted mine today.. 3 garlic bulbs from the wilkinson grow your own range for £2

Some of the cloves were very small but about 20 made it into the ground First thing planted in the allotment this year!