[Kim Glanrhyd]

I'm a newbie so please don't grumble if the answer to this question is on this site somewhere !!!
I have heard that if you grow garlic - then the ground becomes unsuitable to grow anything else for a few years. Is this true or a myth ?
I am planning to grow the garlic in a raised bed with leeks, onions and shallots.

[sloworm]

hope it is a myth because i have planned my crop rotation and planted lots of garlic! 

[DD.]

There's 10,000 members of this forum hope it's a myth!

[Kim Glanrhyd]

Thanks all. Garlic will be planted and fingers crossed!!

[DavidT]

Good evening Kim and welcome to the site.

[Kristen]

I have heard that if you grow garlic - then the ground becomes unsuitable to grow anything else for a few years. Is this true or a myth ?

I wonder if what was meant was that you shouldn't grow it again in the same place for 3 or 4 years?

Crop Rotation is based around grouping the same sorts of things together (Peas/Beans, Brussels/Cabbages, Carrots/Parsnips, Leeks/Onions), and rotating them (in that order - cabbages follow beans) so that the same bit of land doesn't see the same crop again for 3 or 4 years - the time depends on how much space you have and how many "zones" you can make, obviously the more the better.

Sorry if you know all that already.

[Kim Glanrhyd]

Thanks again all. Will plant my garlic in my raised bed on a 3 year crop rotation plan with confidence. Where I planted garlic last year is to have spuds in it this year so will keep you all posted on quality of my pots!

[yorky]

Its certainly not a myth that garlic is deadly to vampires. I have been growing it for 10 years and never seen a vampire once.

[Trikidiki]

Certainly hope its a myth, I've got it planted all over my plot.

6 varieties including Early Purple Wight, Albigensian Wight, Wight Christo, an unknown variety from a friend and I can't remember the other two (must check the labels). Trying lots to see which grows best or I prefer.

All planted in the Autumn (though I think one is supposed to be Spring planted), I got a bit carried away and stuck them all in at the same time. Not surprisingly the Early Purple was well up in a few weeks, closely followed by Albigensian the others were all just showing a couple of mm when the first snows hit but have put on lots of growth since.

Did a check around it all while pulling a few weeds yesterday. Planted 137 cloves, only one is a no show (may not even have been planted). Good quality, large seed bulbs from Wight Garlic Farm. The garden centre stuff I planted last year wasn't worth the effort.

[Jeff Glanrhyd]

Nice to be able to 'speak' to my wife on this site.....we very rarely do (except in the garden !)
Told you garlic was OK. Vampire ref. not far off the mark  x

[Kim Glanrhyd]

Glad you put a photo of yourself Jeff, I'd forgotten what you looked like!! Don't think much of the hat!

[Jeff Glanrhyd]

We've just potted a variety from a garden centre, which was labeled a 'best seller' called 'Marco'.....have we done an oopsy!

[rhysdad]

I'm growing Solent wight and Arno. Planted them 8th February and still no sign of any shoots. i think i did plant them about 3 inches deep so maybe that's why? You're gonna say that's way too deep now, i just know.... 

[massa]

i palanted about 35 cloves of MARKO for the first time in november and all of them have germinated and are about 4 inch tall now.

[cliff]

i dont actually eat much garlic but i think if i grew some i probably would, am i to late to plant now? if not what would u recomend please?