[kiwinicks]

I was watering my garlic plants last night and noticed that some of the tips of the leaves were starting to turn yellow, is this normal?

I planted them in post to start and then planted out a good month / 2 months or so ago.

Should i be giving some fertilizer or maybe a good amount of water?

Nick

[Salmo]

Could be short of water, or in need of nitrogen, or it may just be a transient stage of growth.

Liquid feed, something like tomatorite will do them no harm.

[Benandbill]

Mine are doing the same.  Could be just that they're a bit dry but I wouldn't water just yet, there should be plenty of moisture in the ground still, I'm told.  We're supposed to have had quite a dry spell quite early this year, maybe that's what it is?

[BarrowBoy]

Mine are the same but then i checked a number of other garlic growers over the plot and all seem the same, the rest of the plant looks healthy enough.

[simonwatson]

Mine too have done this. Quick check under the soil suggests there's plenty of moisture though. I'll try a feed on a couple of guinea pigs and see what happens.

[peapod]

Mine were the same, and I'm sure I remember last year a post that advised to feed them.  I watered them this weekend with Wilkinsons F&V dilute feed and they do seem to look a bit happier.

I do know they weren't short of water, so that cant have been it.

[Sadgit]

mine do this every year and always have had a good crop of big bulbs.

[Dominic]

Mine do it every year too.
I chuck them a handful of NPK, but not sure if I need too.

[aelf]

It happens every year to mine, seems to be quite normal as long as it's just the tips of the leaves.