Ive got a number of things/tasks to be getting on within the next few months to prepare for what im growing..... im looking really forward to it aswell.. Im thinking of putting in some garlic but since its a bit late im thinking of planting the bulbs into pots in the greenhouse and plant them out when ready assuming thats ok
I would have thought you would certainly get away with still planting your garlic. But must be planted outdoors- they need a cold frosty snap to make them split into cloves, else you'll get a garlic shallot of some description!
The garlic farm shop say that Isle of Wight garlic is sown Oct to Feb on their website.
I still have 2 bulbs I've not planted yet (and refusing to panic about them- they're going in the ground next week! One's in the cupboard, the other is pretending it's Winter in the fridge.... lol .. will see if it makes any difference to them)
http://www.thegarlicfarm.co.uk/garlicgrow.aspxSome yrs when I've sown garlic v early, they started shoots and then stopped growing completely over the cold period, like they're in suspended growth.... and then put on most of the growth after the frosts. When i've planted them later, they've not put out any shoots until about Feb- but they were still a good harvest, but maybe a little later?)
The later you leave it, the more risk of not catching sufficient cold weather... Don't panic, just stick em in the ground!! :-) (thats my motto for everything green!!!ha ha)
Depends on what you're sowing. That's about right for my tomatoes though.
Yup. Was thinking tomatoes and chilli. I used to start them a bit later, because i would grow on in my sheltered wee (very wee) garden, and they'd never get blight - but now i've got a plot- they all got hit with blight before most of the tomatoes were ripe!
... so want to be harvesting earlier!!
Worried about them getting long and leggy though- but will pop em in the tent polytunnel in pots in April May, i'm hoping...
Also chilli peppers- got quite a few rarities I'm trying this year from real seeds- Purple Venezuelan, Pretty in Purple Rainbow Chile, And Dedo de Mocha (which is a chilli without the heat- technically a different species), along with the usual Anaheims and Santa Fe... quite excited!!! (hopefully by Autumn I'll be foisting seeds on everyone!! ha ha)