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Hi i planted some garlic middle to end of nov then beginning of dec i had it fleeced but the heavy snow made the debris net above sink and freeze to the ground.Before the snow i had the early garlic about 3in above ground but the later stuff has only one or two cloves showing through will the rest push through later or has the frost killed it
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Garlic needs the frost to break into cloves. You don't need the fleece, if anything with all that snow on top it will hinder them. -
Sorry, I've read your post five times now, and I can't work out when you planted. Did you plant two lots? Early Nov and when?All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.Comment
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What did you cover the Garlic for there is really no need it may grow through dispiite your best intentions good luck with it it should grow..
.jacob
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Its quite hardy so I would have thought it will be ok...even with a layer of snow it will survive.Comment
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Garlic will be ok, as long as you have planted garlic that is suited to this climate, mine has gone a little yellow, but i am waiting for it to pick up as it warms up. the frost is good as it is the frost that makes the bulbs seperate into the cloves.Comment
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"Hi
I planted some garlic middle to end of nov, then beginning of dec.
I had it fleeced, but the heavy snow made the debris net above sink and freeze to the ground."
Is that not what sauzee means?
I planted a lot in October ish, then another lot about 4-5 weeks later. The October lot was a couple of inches high and no signs of the second lot when the snows came (I thought the second lot may have rotted in all the rain before the snows).
I was up there a couple of weeks ago and some of the second lot had started poking it's head through, so I hope that the second lot (and yours) will be ok.
As said above, garlic doesn't mind the cold so no need for the fleece.Comment
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Whether it was planted in November, December, it doesn't matter. Key thing is to take the fleece off as soon as possible because it'll do more harm than good.
Garlic is tough. It'll survive cold weather. Just be patient. If it hasn't popped it's head above ground by April then you can safely give up on it!Comment
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Garlic and onions do not need fleece. They should survive the cold weather, and in fact be better for it. Remove the fleece and be patient. Should be ready for harvest around June.Comment
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Shows how ignorant I am. Wot is fleecing?
I popped some in November, but the big freeze seems to have killed them (Ive taken a straw poll). I've been keeping some more in peat-pots, and they've reached six inches now (oo-err missus) - have I spoiled them? Is it time for the rod?Comment
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Oh, that looks far too posh for any of my plants... I keep putting off taking the garlic outside, poor little mites.Comment
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Garlic can take forever to show itself (a good two or three months) - I plant at the end of Oct and it comes through about now.Comment
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