[GreenDavie]

Some people say to soak the individual cloves before planting garlic other say its not necessary.

Whats the general consensus out there?

Regards and thanks in advance.

[Roll Roll]

I have never soaked mine, but I have very heavy clayey soil. 
Mine do fine.

[Kate and her Ducks]

Never soaked mine either and they have always done really well.

[mumofstig]

No soaking here either

[binner]

my first atempt, and on a new plot, just stuck mine in with the onions and they are sprouting so i guess you dont have to

[Yorkie]

I've never even heard this suggested before - no soaking for me 

[DD.]

Me neither, Yorkie, been on the board a few years now & never heard it mooted.

(I don't soak peas either! )

[Nobbie]

I soaked mine this year as the soil was a bit dry and I didn't want them just sitting there waiting for rain. Worked well and they're up now. If the soil was wet I wouldn't have bothered.

[mumofstig]

Me neither, Yorkie, been on the board a few years now & never heard it mooted.

(I don't soak peas either! )

so you're not an 'old soak' then   

[Jay Dubya]

Hi, whoever told you to soak them was an old soak i think, like the others i have never heard of it.

[Trillium]

I wouldn't bother either. when it's time to plant garlic then there's usually a lot of rain in that period, or very soon after.  Garlic doesn't like to swim because it rots quickly. Perhaps greendavie's original advisors had very sandy soil.  

[GreenDavie]

thanks guys

davie

[SkipRat]

Never soaked, ever

[zazen999]

I've soaked before - in epsom salts and got really good quick root growth.

If only I could remember to do it each time I would. They certainly rooted before the ones that went straight into the soil

[Kristen]

I think the trick is to plant early as the cold weather encourages the cloves to split