[Countrygal]

Hi,

Please can I have some advice from you experienced veg growers. 
I planted my shallots and garlic 2 weeks ago and covered them with fleece the last couple of nights with the cold forecast. Is there anything else I can do to protect them during this cold snap?

Any advice welcome.
countrygal

[mumofstig]

There's no need they are hardy 

[Totty]

If they have been out a couple of weeks they will be fine. Was going to put ours out on the weekend but the forecast was for lots of frost this week which I find lifts the sets so I'll wait a while.

Totty

[compostqueen]

The frost does them good as it's required to make them split into individual cloves

[Countrygal]

Aha, does that mean I should remove the fleece then?

[DD.]

Yes.

[Countrygal]

Righto, will do that tonight. Thanks for all your advice.

[Trillium]

If anything, I depend on a good cold winter with lots of snow to get my garlic going.

[Sweetpea C]

Hi,

I've got some planted and some in the coldframe (waiting for the allotment to be ready) - should I put them all into the garden or is it too late now?

Thanks,

Caroline

[Trillium]

You can plant them anytime now.

[herbiegrowsbananas]

I planted my garlic in the snow yesterday 

[allot2learn]

I planted my garlic in the snow yesterday 

They'll be allwhite then. 

[JayG]

I planted my garlic in the snow yesterday 

They'll be allwhite then. 

I disagree - they should have been planted in the soil!