[rhysdad]

Hi all hope you’re all working hard on the plot readying it fir growing over winter. I’ve tidied my plot up today, cut the few small pumpkins out and pulled up the roots. Chucked down three bags of Lidl compost and dig that in to slowly ready that part of the plot for garlic. I’m also waiting on 2 bags of 6X and some chicken manure pellets which I’ll dig some in when it arrives. So, this question will undoubtedly have been asked before but who successfully grows supermarket garlic? Seems a taboo subject at times with staunch advocates on both sides of the debate so who here grows it ok and would recommend?

Oh and I also sowed some late spinach and cavalo Nero so fingers crossed it grows ok


RD

[AndyRVTR]

I've grown it without any problems.. this year I grew a variety called Mordona which turned out ok.. though I can't remember if it was Asda or Morrisons brand.

[mumofstig]

It didn't work for me 

[Subversive_plot]

I've grown it before just to see how it would do.

I produced a little garlic, but TBH, garlic is so cheap here I prefer to use garden space for other things instead. 

[Blewit]

Our garlic is 6th generation self-saved now - originally from supermarket bulbs. Just struck lucky I guess

Edit - If you have space and want to try some from the supermarket, maybe grow some from a garden centre too, just in case the supermarket stuff isn't suitable for our climate. It'd be interesting to compare them both.

[Hampshire Hog]

My understanding was that some of the supermarket garlic came from countries such as China with different climates. I have certainly used leftover garlic cloves from my previous harvest for a new season. Perhaps not as good as using new seed bulbs but adequate.

[Snow]

Last year I grew morado red from the supermarket, it grew ok. Also an unnamed organic hardneck from spain , similarly ok. And doocot from the garlic farm up near Inverness which performed poorly. This year though Ive got named varieties from tamar organics. An early hardneck and two softnecks.

I like growing it as it is in place when otherwise there would be little there, also works great in the greenhouse, you can plant your summer crops next to them as they finish or in the case of outside i sow my maincrop carrots between them in june. They also transplant well if your ground gets waterlogged over winter and are immensely hardy