[texteditor]

I live in Stockport near Manchester where its freezing at the moment, have I missed the boat?
Thanks texteditor.

[arugula]

As long as the ground isn't frozen solid, you should be able to plant it and it should be fine. Mine isn't in the ground yet and I'm quite a bit further north than you.

[compostqueen]

I've still got quite a few sorts to plant out yet    There are spring planting varieties bear in mind

[allot2learn]

I'm in Oldham and mine haven't gone in yet. My onion bed don't look as though it's going to get dug this week, then it'll probs be raining next. I may pot them up in the cold greenhouse to start them off and then transplant when the weathermen get the forecast right.  :blink:

[LilacSandy]

I have planted all my onions and most of my garlic in plastic drinking cups and will put them out when the weather is kinder.  I do this every year and get great onions and garlic.

[ThePragmatist]

Hi,

This time last year I had just got my plot. I think I planted my garlic around March/April. I still got useful plants out of the ground. Though obviously not as big as if I had planted them months earlier.

It's always worth a shot I say!

Cheers,
Craig

[simonwatson]

I missed the boat last year and didn't end up planting until February. The bulbs were smaller than I would have like, but they did (mostly) still split into cloves and form proper bulbs.

[JayG]

Most, but not all, garlic can be planted in either autumn or early spring - some need longer to grow to their full potential so should be planted in autumn but in most cases the crop will just be a bit later if spring planted.

RHS's take on it is HERE, including information about how much cold they need to trigger the bulb to split into cloves.

I re-plant saved garlic (originally from a supermarket - bit risky and not really recommended!) in mid February and for the last few years it's done really well and is ready in July.