[MARROW HEAD]

I have , some how, managed to plant my garlic and get 100% of them sprouting and growing above 6 inches high.

[zazen999]

I've got about 150 garlic cloves in this year. i kind of went a bit mad I think. 


50 of them are for moon/non-moon trials, so will be dug up on the correct day - weighed and put back in the ground until late summer. i want to give all friends and family plaited garlics for Christmas pressies.

[AdrianH]

I'm growing my garlic in containers (not much space here!), but all the Purple Wight and Solent Wight I planted are up and doing well.

[SG6]

Looks like 2 out of about 20-25 have not come up.
Both were from the same garlic, cannot recall which variety.

[home made pie]

when you say "growing" or "come up" do you mean actual proper full shaped garlic...or a green stem coming out of the soil...cos mine (planted last Autumn) are the latter 
but every bulb I planted now has a green stem  I've poked around the top of the soil to see whats underneath and all I can see is the bulb I planted 
any thoughts anyone?

[MoreWhisky]

^ ditto to the above , but 100% on green stems 

[penance]

when you say "growing" or "come up" do you mean actual proper full shaped garlic...or a green stem coming out of the soil...cos mine (planted last Autumn) are the latter 
but every bulb I planted now has a green stem  I've poked around the top of the soil to see whats underneath and all I can see is the bulb I planted 
any thoughts anyone?

Thats what they should be doing. Clove formation will be later in the season.

[home made pie]

that's so cool  I've actually grown something

[BILL251]

  yea  so  cool  I have never growen   garlic   but they looked  good   yesterday    and the  weeds are  of and runing  to  allotment look  good in the sunshine Back tomorrow

[scotty]

wey hey,  
mine have all got nice green sprout......considering i'v never plantted anything before and i'm in chilly or wet (ok both!) scotland, i am very proud to say the least.

VERY PROUD, can't wait to get other things in

[jb]

My first attempt appears to be variety specific. Solent Wight, Early purple and elephant all growing well (even growing with snow on the ground) but no sign of the Red German
 

[Mrs sawnee]

when you say "growing" or "come up" do you mean actual proper full shaped garlic...or a green stem coming out of the soil...cos mine (planted last Autumn) are the latter 
but every bulb I planted now has a green stem  I've poked around the top of the soil to see whats underneath and all I can see is the bulb I planted 
any thoughts anyone?

Ours too are all "sprouting" - looks like 100% - I think we planted about 50 or so.  Great success last year too, but they seemed to be on the small size!  Small but perfectly formed springs to mind

[chilli-pot]

My first year of having an allotment and garlic was the first thing that I planted. Of the 8 cloves I planted  7 now have shoots about 2-3 inches tall.  I planted my first lot when the the weather was frosty as I believe they need a cold spell to develop properly. Now the frosts have gone would it be ok to put the cloves from my second garlic bulb in the freezer for a week or so before planting out?