[DD.]

Slight amendment, I had a few up in early July, the main harvest was on the 25th.

Link here:  http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=72908.msg908360#msg908360

[JayG]

Agree with DD - again (I'm either going to have to wake up or start getting more controversial!) 

Last year mine were planted about the middle of Feb and were ready in mid-July.

Same this year, hopefully with the same result - it's getting late-ish but not too late.

[mattwragg94]

thanks for the link DD, i had a quick look at your diary a couple of days ago, and noticed your massive garlic - but i dindnt know when you planted it.

it looks like i'll be going to the shops tommorow looking for garlic, hahaha  - if minegrow half the sizes of yours i'll be a happy man!

oh going off of topic DD where do you get your heritage pea seeds from?

[DD.]

Heritage seed library.

Started with just a few and multiplied them up over the years.

[mattwragg94]

wow £15 to adopt some seeds!

[mparveen]

Thank you all for the advice! Haven't been online for a few days here as been organising allotment during the day and dealing with a very disruptive toddler not wanting to sleep in the evening.

I sowed my onions yesterday - sturon & red baron (morrisons), and stuttgarter (poundland), shallots (golden gourment - poundland and a red tinged shallot from Halwyn's Nursery where I live.

I actually ran out of space for the garlic so managed to get a few in at the end of some rows!

As for my alleged backache from a few weeks ago has been remedied by going to the allotment regularly!

[vegypete]

hi ya  a pro gardener once told me you plant garlic on the shortest day of the year then pic it on the longest day of the year, ?............pete

[DD.]

That's what some say about shallots, never heard it for garlic.

Anyway, you can plant on the shortest day by all means, but what's the point in harvesting if it's not ready?