Planting this years harversted garlic cloves?????

[the_snail]

Hello

I have had a great crop of garlic this year and I have a fair few cloves left over. Would I be able to plant them in and get a good crop from the saved cloves next year, or would I be better buying new?

The question is can you plant garlic harvested this year.

Thanks
the_snail

[the_snail]

[Lauren S]

I'll be eager to know the answer to this question too.

[donlottie]

I have been searching for you as I am sure I saw a thread a few weeks ago on the same subject and if I remember correctly (if not someone will put me right) yes you can use the garlic harvested next year. Although if they looked diseased you are better off getting fresh. Hope my advice is right

[Larkspur]

Yes you can plant your own saved cloves. Use only clean ones with no sign of disease and use the largest ones you have.

[djbrenton]

IMHO you are better off using saved garlic as you know it's a variety that grows well in your soil/climate. I save mine year on year apart from trying a quantity of new varieties each year too. The plait on my avatar was from two years ago and, as far as I know, is the result of about 10 years of continuous saving. No idea what variety it is as my father-in-law grew it for about 8 years before I took over.

[Kea]

My cloves were quite small. How big are the cloves on the bulbs shown on your avatar DJ?

[tim]

Whatever you use, don't break up the bulb until you plant.

A friend just gave me a tub of pickled Garlic. Delicious - but £2.33 for 155g!!

[the_snail]

Whatever you use, don't break up the bulb until you plant.

Bad news  :(

I broke them up. Looks like they are the first things going in hopefully next week.

The_Snail

PS. Thanks for the help and information :)

I have also just found this on the internet. (After I broke up the bulb :( )

Tip - Separate the Cloves just before Planting
If you separate the garlic cloves as close to planting time as possible, preferably within 24 hours, the root nodules won’t dry out and the garlic will be able to set roots quickly.

http://www.garlicfarm.ca/growing-garlic.htm

I might put them in a plastic or paper food bad and place them in the bottom of the fridge until I need to plant them.

[Lauren S]

Yes and thanks from me for the info  :)

[the_snail]

Just to say the reason why I broke up the garlic was because they where very damp and I was concerned just incase they had mold or a fungal infection which would have meant I would have had to bought some. I just hope I have not messed things up :(

Like I said I am intending to put them in a paper bag and place them in the fridge.

The_Snail