[Michael D]

Hi all   I haven`t  been able to get my garlic in yet, and now with all the rain  my plot is a bog,  would it be ok to plant the garlic in small pots and plant them out in spring. any advice pls.   Michael

[fatbelly]

Micheal,
I have done the same thing, because of a plot move I couldn't get my Garlic in so had to put them in pots. They are now growing happily with root growth coming out of the bottom of the pots. I am keeping them in my unheated G/house until late February and planting them out then. Don't put them in too small a pot because mine are already busting out the bottom of my 4 inch pilots. The bigger the pot (within reason off course)then the more chance the roots can get going.   

[AndyRVTR]

If planted in too small a pot they may get potbound.... why not wait and plant them direct when Spring arrives? 

[Trillium]

If you wait until spring to plant them out, they won't have as much time to size up or split into cloves. Better to plant in pots now and leave in a cool place and plant out later.

[Munchkin]

I've never done garlic before and planted some last month. The shoots are about 5cm tall and I have a question:
How many bulbs do you get per plant...just one right?

[peapod]

Yes Munchkin
One clove planted gives one bulb that is then split into cloves

[Munchkin]

thought so, just wanted to make sure

[Paul Plots]

I'm late with mine too but I'm going to plant them out this week-end and let them get on with it... 2 chances 

[Salmo]

If you plant them in early Spring they will yield OK but do not leave them too late. If you do put them in pots keep them outside rather than in a greenhouse or else they will get too tall and suffer when you plant them out.

They do need a cold spell to ensure they split into cloves but that is only below 10 C for 3 weeks. Or it may be only 10 days? Someone more knowledgable will probably tell us this

To make sure they get a cold spell you can put them in the bottom of the fridge which should be about 5 C.

[Dirt Diver]

I planted over 4 weeks ago and nothing is coming though - would you agree this does not look good

[Paul Plots]

I planted over 4 weeks ago and nothing is coming though - would you agree this does not look good

Patience - you may yet get a result.

(How deep did you plant?)

[fatbelly]

I planted over 4 weeks ago and nothing is coming though - would you agree this does not look good

Two seasons ago I planted mine in October and they didn't come up until early in January and they were fine.

[Dirt Diver]

Patience - you may yet get a result.

(How deep did you plant?)

About 2 ins, was I wrong

[Trillium]

The average is about 1-1/2", so yes, you're okay with 2".

As for any growth showing, last year I planted mine in early Nov and didn't see a sign of them until April. I thought I'd somehow lost the lot, but ended up with an excellent crop. They'd been busy building a huge root system all winter, then big heads in spring. I had enough to give away some.

This year's were planted almost a month ago and still no show, but I'm not worried.

[bigben]

I planted over 4 weeks ago and nothing is coming though - would you agree this does not look good

I checked mine planted in Oct and none are showing but one was pulled up by birds and has loads of roots - yours will come!