[simonwatson]

My garlic isn't quite ready yet but is so covered in rust I don't think it's going to get any further. Possibly the first year in a ages we won't be self sufficient in garlic.

[Headgardener22]

Mine's all harvested. Lots of rust and I only just managed to beat the whiterot. It isn't drying very well as the whiterot is eating into the cloves. I've already skinned some of it and put it in the freezer. (I know that freezing isn't the best way to store it but the alternative is that the whiterot will completely destroy the crop.

[Steveharford]

About 50% of each of my plants was rusty before i went away a couple of weeks ago but I came back to find them covered completely. So I have now dug them up and overall I am pleased except for the Music which were small,and the Provence wight also small.
Early purple , average size
Albigensian reliable as ever
Castano, good size
2 different varieties bought from French markets were the biggest of the lot. One does look like Albigensian.
And thats it. A fairly normal harvest and I dont think that the rust had much effect as it arrived late.

[Alifink]

All my autumn garlic is pulled up and most of it had more rust than an old Fiat.
Carcassonne Wight - good sized bulbs and dried well
Provence - pretty average size
Early Purple Wight - Disappointing, looks like the rust stopped about half of these from swelling
Lautrec - Completely useless, not much wider than the stalk
Germidour - completely rusted and left in just to try and protect carrots.

I have wet clay soil and will be keeping garlics in the greenhouse or cold frame over next winter to give them a better chance.

[sonnycbr]

Total disaster for my garlic this year. Not only did it all succumb to rot, but it also took my shallots with it. I buy my garlic from the Really garlicky company, usually with good results. However, when my order arrived last year, it was less than satisfactory, so I returned it. The replacement bulbs weren't much better but I decided to give them a go. Out of about 100 cloves planted, I have about 5 usable bulbs. I have just written to the company to see what comments, if any, they have.

[LotuSeed]

Total disaster for my garlic this year. Not only did it all succumb to rot, but it also took my shallots with it. I buy my garlic from the Really garlicky company, usually with good results. However, when my order arrived last year, it was less than satisfactory, so I returned it. The replacement bulbs weren't much better but I decided to give them a go. Out of about 100 cloves planted, I have about 5 usable bulbs. I have just written to the company to see what comments, if any, they have.

Wow that's a huge loss. Only 5 out of 100? That's really disappointing. (Especially when you consider how long it occupies space in the ground). Hope you have exponentially better luck next season.

[Auntiemogs]

Total disaster for my garlic this year. Not only did it all succumb to rot, but it also took my shallots with it. I buy my garlic from the Really garlicky company, usually with good results. However, when my order arrived last year, it was less than satisfactory, so I returned it. The replacement bulbs weren't much better but I decided to give them a go. Out of about 100 cloves planted, I have about 5 usable bulbs. I have just written to the company to see what comments, if any, they have.

Wow that's a huge loss. Only 5 out of 100? That's really disappointing. (Especially when you consider how long it occupies space in the ground). Hope you have exponentially better luck next season.

I bought mine from Really Garlicky this year.  The Music is doing well, but the smaller garlic that I bought (can't remember what it was called) has all rotted off, despite being in the same bed.  I do hope it wasn't infected with summat...

[grove]

Just dug them in the last hour or so. Now laying out to dry. And the forecast is suddenly for heavy rain all night. Well I guess it will wash them!

[Dave NE]

Its my first time growing garlic and all my autumn sown are drying off in the lean too, tried outside but just too much rain. My Wilkos have plumped up nice and my super market ones have made walnut sized cloves and have turned into a bigger yield than the 80 pence it cost for the originals, Dave

[GreyScales]

Not too good, I had to pull mine up early because it's been so dry it was curing in the ground. I really should have watered more during the dry period. They also got rust.

I'm not being too hard on myself because it's my first go at growing it in the ground. Dig in more organic matter, water more if needed, try to do better next year

[oldgrunge]

Not too good, I had to pull mine up early because it's been so dry it was curing in the ground. I really should have watered more during the dry period. They also got rust.

I'm not being too hard on myself because it's my first go at growing it in the ground. Dig in more organic matter, water more if needed, try to do better next year

Over the last few years we have had very dry springs, and my garlic crop has suffered as a result. So this year I made sure they were well watered, and the crop was very good. So, if you water well I'm sure your crop will improve also.

[Thrutchington]

Pulled all mine yesterday, some good some not so, but overall a pretty good harvest, have solent wight and bella italiana to go at!!