[jay001]

last week when we had the good weather i planted 3 rows of " marcos " garlic outside put potting compost in all rows and sowed garlic cloves  as per instructions 1" down and 4" between,all 33 plant,s are now up about an inch; will the tender new shoots cope with any late frost we might still get or do i need to protecc them at night with plastic? am going to really enjoy this crop and want them to be survivors so any help would be greatly appreciated.

cheers jay 

[DD.]

Garlic is as tough as old boots and will take most things even a harsh winter will throw at it.

It will certainly stand the wimpish frosts we're getting now, unlike some plants.

[jay001]

Garlic is as tough as old boots and will take most things even a harsh winter will throw at it.

It will certainly stand the wimpish frosts we're getting now, unlike some plants.

good to hear dd  another job less at night for me,i have made so many mistakes now with both veg and flowers i just thought i would ask --- ooow !! so many mistakes still to make and so little time !! 

[DD.]

You're doing the best thing though in asking, rather than stumbling blindly.

[mattwragg94]

what a coincidence you email starts with marco too!

[jay001]

You're doing the best thing though in asking, rather than stumbling blindly.

think it,s a little bit of both if i,m honest but more asking now than going ahead blind -- and to think i only found the site through googling a recipe for piccalilli i like to think i have come on leaps and bound,s with peoples help on here,and by the way i am now an experienced member with 3 gold stars -- dont want people thinking i actually know what i,m doing,that would give me and both them a false sense of security 

[Yorkie]

Experienced in posting, then, Jay 

PS Did you ever make the piccalilli?

[mattwragg94]

yay, jay you've managed to quote - next step - uploading photo's 

[DD.]

The most important thing is that he qualifies for the sunflower compy!

Must try & get a few more recruits!

[mattwragg94]

hmmm i might try the sunflower comp - what varieties would you suggest DD!

[DD.]

If I told you, I'd have to kill you! 

[mattwragg94]

oooh these competitions are serious 

[DD.]

That and the fact that the ones I've grown, despite being called "Russian Giant" have not lived up to their name.

Did I give something away there?

[jay001]

what a coincidence you email starts with marco too!

when i first got put here and brought a diosaur 2nd hand pc just to have people in my life i wanted marco polo as part of my user name cos of my 25 odd years of travelling as a self employed head chef but someone had got there before me    and i thought e mail addresses were private ? how come you know that --- no prob,s though cos the people on here rather would help you than rob you and yorkie to answer your question no not yet!! decided to wait so i can use my own veg  still having mine delivered by sainsburrys 

[grendel]

my garlic went in in November, and its now 8" to 10" tall growing a good un. so if I was you I wouldnt orry too much about frost, I had garlic shoots poking up through the snow earlier.
Grendel