Garlic

[St_Aquinas]

I am a very new to growing veg - so excuse me for the silly question.

I have just bought some garlic that I would like to plant - am I too late?

[madderbat]

Hello
You've picked a good time to post - ancient lore has it that garlic planted on the shortest day can be harvested on the longest day. I'm planting some today, (although Mr MB set some in September). Should be fine. Good luck.

[dwrudd]

Hello,
I would just like to point out that there is no such thing as a silly question on here, (just check some of mine)

Some things you can help others with, but for anything that you don't know, there are so many people on here to help its just great.

Good luck with the Garlic, mine went in at the beginning of December and it is already showing about 4 inch of growth

Darren

[Alice]

Plant your garlic now St Aquinas and it will be ready end of June, beginning of July. When the leaves start to die down, it's ready.

[St_Aquinas]

Garlic

Many thanks for all that have got back to me. I will be planting my garlic this weekend.

Happy Christmas.

[JennieAtkinson]

Welcome St. Aquinas - hope you find the Vine helpful and informative. PLEASE do not have any hang ups about asking questions. Everyone on the Vine is always very helpful and very knowledgeable. As MMB says, there's no such thing as a silly question!

[Nicos]

Only silly answers!!

Welcome by the way- I'm sure you know plenty of stuff already and look forward to your future posts!
Home grown garlic is lovely- so much sweeter and juicier than shop bought!

[running_muttley]

Fantastic, I thought I'd left it too late

[Birdie Wife]

Should I be concerned that my garlic hasn't appeared above ground yet? I planted it at the same time as my jap onions and they have 5 - 6" of growth. I'm sure last year they came up together...

[Snadger]

Should I be concerned that my garlic hasn't appeared above ground yet? I planted it at the same time as my jap onions and they have 5 - 6" of growth. I'm sure last year they came up together...

Have a bit poke around at a few and see if they've rooted BW?

My 'proper' garlic bought from garden centre is 6" tall but my other experimental garlic planted at the same time, and from Tesco's veg counter is just breaking through the soil!

[madderbat]

Mr MB planted three lots at different times, the first and third plantings are already good and big whilst the second hasn't shown yet. I wonder if it's got something to do with Moon gardening?
we also planted some more today (having worked out that we can get through at least 1 bulb per week). As its a new moon tonight maybe we can find out.
By the way, all of what we planted came from eating bulbs off the market.

[salamander]

When can you plant garlic up to? My plot isn't ready (I'm still digging it over!) I read that you can still keep planting up to February.

[Alice]

You can plant up to about March Salamander. You'll just have smaller garlic. You could plant some now in a biggish container. I have mine in a crate and their doing well.

[nick the grief]

I am a very new to growing veg - so excuse me for the silly question.

I have just bought some garlic that I would like to plant - am I too late?

Only silly answers!!.....................

...And you'll get loads of them St.A (your name's not Thomas by any chance is it? )

The way the weather is I think a lot of folks who thought they were too late will be OK this year.

Welcome to the Vine Hope you had a good Christmas and New Year. You'll have ot post some piccies of Whaley Bridge not been there for ages but we used to do a lot of walking in the Peak DIstrict & surrounding areas (sort of a Warwickshire version of last of the summer Wine - I was the good lookig inteligent one)

[Jayneylass]

Well, I planted Albegensian Wight in mid November and nothing has happended yet. My plot is not waterlogged and it's been mild, but I suspect the rot has got them.

My winter white lisbon spring onion has sprouted a little, so there's hope.
However, I've just yesterday planted another bulb in a small deep 8" pot for the cold frame, overwintering and for planting out in March when hopefully the worst of the weather has gone. This worked well for me last year. I planted 2 bulbs and we finished the last harvested bulb just before Christmas. Not bad for a novice.

However, broad bean "Aquadulce" and early pea "Meteor" planted at the same time are doing well.