Garlic Now?

[katynewbie]

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An old chap has given me some garlic. He has given up his plot and didn't get around to planting it  :'(

Question is..can I put it in now or is it too late?

[katynewbie]

[Carrie]

I would get in as quick as you can so that the cloves can get the benefit of the cold and frosty nights to come

[supersprout]

Seconded! And don't worry if sprouts take six weeks or so to push up :)

[flossie]

Thanks for the reminder - mine is still waiting to be planted...

[Curryandchips]

I planted my 4(?) rows of garlic at the end of September, and left remnants of the previous harvest lying on a bench on the plot. I noticed this morning that they have all sprouted and got small white roots on (estimate about a dozen or so), so I am going to try and plant them ASAP, there is nothing to lose ...

[jennym]

Put mine in a few weeks back, also some onion sets - the onion sets are sprouting nicely, garlic hasn't showed yet. But I notice that where garlic was grown this year, can't have got all the bulbs up, because there are leaves coming through now. Planted those in about Feb 2006, and got a decent crop but some didn't split, they came out a bit like an onion, just one solid round bulb. So I do think they need a bit of cold to encourage the splitting, for certain.

[MattyJC]

Just got back in from my lottie...or maybe bog garden maybe more precise! I plant onion and garlic about a month ago, the onions are showing about an inch of growth above the surface. The Garlic are a bit behind showing about half an inch.

I know we have had a fair drop of rain lately but I really cant believe how wet and sticky my plot is...considering its almost at the top of a hill too would be nice if it stayed a bit damper through the summer :)

Regards

Matt

[Robert_Brenchley]

I planted a lot last December and it was fine. I've got some more to go in tomorrow, so you won't be the only one planting it. The vital thing is to get it in during the cold weather; the bulbs may not necessarily be as big as they would have been planted earlier, but they need the cold to clove, and as long as they get it, they're fine. Depending on the variety, you can plant some as late as March.

[OliveOil]

dont think we have had much in the way of cold yet... so get planting... i have loads more to plant yet - started planting after burghley horse trials and have put some in every few weeks since.  Some idiot threw my solent white away - no mention of names but divorce would be imminent if I could be botehred to marry!

[saddad]

I'll get OH on the case, as we forgot to put any in in October... mind we are away at an Xmas bash tomorow!
::)

[tim]

I KNOW all the teachings, but I always say don't panic.

These went in in February. In a very dry raised bed. Not the best, but who am I to complain?

[cacran]

If your garlic does not clove and stays like a small onion, does it mean it is no good to eat? Can I get some garlic from the supermarket, split it into cloves and plant them??

[Tora]

It will be still good to eat if it does not split into cloves. :)

I planted supermarket cloves in March this year and had decent crop. Not the biggest bulbs but they were proper bulbs. ;D

You can plant cloves in modules to overwinter under glass and plant out in spring. This might be the best thing to do if you plant from now.

[Barnowl]

I thought you were meant to plant garlic on the shortest day and harvest it on the longest?

[Curryandchips]

I thought you were meant to plant garlic on the shortest day and harvest it on the longest?

Isn't that for shallots?

[Robert_Brenchley]

it's traditional for garlic, I don't know about shallots.

[Larkspur]

Yes, planting on the shortest day and harvesting on the longest was traditional for shallots too.

[Barnowl]

I've never grown garlic before - just repeating my Mum's advice,  so my my garlic bulbs (Seeds of Italy) are still sitting in the garage. They seem ok, not sweating or sprouting.

[Robert_Brenchley]

Get them in, there's no point in leaving them unplanted. I put my last lot in yesterday, but most of them were planted a couple of months ago, and are slowly making their appearance. The earlier they go in, within reason, the longer they have to establish their root systems.