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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: beeteehum on January 25, 2022, 11:51

Title: Too late to plant garlic ?
Post by: beeteehum on January 25, 2022, 11:51

I missed out planting late autumn/winter 2021 . Can I plant out garlic cloves in January or should I wait until ground get warmer (in south Wales ) ? I have some in modules in porch but not yet showing any growth

Title: Re: Too late to plant garlic ?
Post by: mumofstig on January 25, 2022, 11:56

Get them in as soon as you can, some varieties need winter cold/frost in order to bulb, although some are specifically for Spring planting and those don't require cold, obviously.
I'd cover them with some loose netting, for a while, to stop the birds pulling them out before they' have rooted.

Title: Re: Too late to plant garlic ?
Post by: Christine on January 25, 2022, 14:59

My garlic is in tubs (cos I had no modules) and are happily putting down roots. But I put mine straight outside with no mollycoddling so they are getting the colder weather. Mind I also bought spring planting garlic.

Title: Re: Too late to plant garlic ?
Post by: JayG on January 26, 2022, 08:54

I've been growing the same (hardneck) garlic for about 10 years now, and rarely plant it before mid February. The period of cold required is variously reported to be a soil temperature of 10C or less for at least 4 weeks.

I've never had a problem with bulbs failing to split into cloves, but I do plant them about 4 inches deep, and the area is fairly shaded in the early part of the year.