Author Topic: How's everyones Garlic coming on ? (Read 30890 times)

sweet-pea · « **Reply #100 on:** February 22, 2006, 10:54:14 »

I planted mine back in November I think, and it's only just coming up now. I planted some broad beans at the same time and there's no sign of them so I'm wondering if I might have planted them too deep.. I was guessing at depth!

Dirkdigger · « **Reply #101 on:** February 22, 2006, 11:53:43 »

Hi sweet-pea, mine also went in November last year, I had shoots appearing within 2 weeks. Cant remember how deep I planted mine but think it would have only been 1- 1.5 inches down. Did feed bed with growmore about 10 days before planting. I'm sure all will catch up in the end now Summer is coming.
DD

Robert_Brenchley · « **Reply #102 on:** February 22, 2006, 13:47:59 »

If you planted your beans by normal methods, I think they're highly unlikely to have been too deep.

Everyone seems to be fascinated by garlic here; maybe it's a secret fear of vampires.

Obelixx · « **Reply #103 on:** February 22, 2006, 13:53:27 »

I planted 4 cloves of elephant garlic in November and despite a hard winter with lots of snow and regular temps of -15C I now have 4 green shoots about 3" high. Very excited. Never grown it before. I didn't have room for ordinary garlic too after planting out so many Japanese onions.

grawrc · « **Reply #104 on:** February 22, 2006, 16:46:47 »

Get another plot Obbelix! Robert maybe it's the fascination with the taste and the health benefits too?

Robert_Brenchley · « **Reply #105 on:** February 22, 2006, 18:26:02 »

I haven't seen many other plants gathering this degree of enthusiasm; there certainly has to be something behind it.

Obelixx · « **Reply #106 on:** February 23, 2006, 13:06:07 »

Haven't got an allotment Grawc. Just a veggie patch in the garden and it's big enough for our current needs. I can also buy very good fresh pink garlic in the markets here for silly money when in season so no need to take up space growing masses of my own. I'd rather plant veggies I can't buy here - yellow courgettes, curly kale, Swiss chard etc and those which can be expensive - fancy salad leaves, rocket, fennel.........

I grow the winter Japanese onions as a gap filler between seasons and to have cheap onions for a big fund-raising thing we do every summer at the beginning of August - pavement seafood retsaurant for the local twinning association.

John_H · « **Reply #107 on:** March 01, 2006, 19:51:47 »

Today its happy but with a touch of windburn.

grawrc · « **Reply #108 on:** March 01, 2006, 19:58:52 »

Yes Obbelix how silly of me! I knew you didn't have an allotment: you have le paradis terrestre non?

I can't wait to get to my 2 plots: been under the weather for the last couple of weeks and can't wait to see what's happening. + get some more stuff planted.

busy_lizzie · « **Reply #109 on:** March 01, 2006, 20:15:34 »

We planted our garlic in early January, and they are all up and doing well. Japanese onions also flourishing, but nothing happening to my shallots. I had them covered in fleece for a while but have taken it off, so I hope the current bout of bad weather doesn't affect them. This is my first go at growing shallots so it will be a learning experience. busy_lizzie

grawrc · « **Reply #110 on:** March 01, 2006, 20:41:18 »

At risk of being OT BL: me too. I haven't even planted mine yet and it's currently snowing outside!!

supersprout · « **Reply #111 on:** March 01, 2006, 22:52:59 »

The white garlic (at the back) is finally through :D after nearly four months sat doing nowt, hope it will catch up with the red garlic in front!

amphibian · « **Reply #112 on:** March 03, 2006, 14:06:06 »

My garlic has shot up again, slow to start but now upto about 8", my broadbeans are about 5".

tim · « **Reply #113 on:** March 03, 2006, 18:40:47 »

Just a reminder - if you still have garlic to plant, put all the piddling little cloves in a patch (pot?) close together to use as wet garlic?

Roy Bham UK · « **Reply #114 on:** March 03, 2006, 18:45:01 »

??? Pardon my higgerence Tim but what's wet garlic ???

tim · « **Reply #115 on:** March 03, 2006, 19:16:54 »

Immature green stuff - really delicate. Like spring onions, only better. Means you can start on it now, if it was so small that it wouldn't have made a worthwhile bulb anyway>

tim · « **Reply #116 on:** March 04, 2006, 06:47:25 »

Although it's too early for white rot to be showing, I have been worried about the yellowing of leaves on the garlic in these photos. So - interfering as usual - I sought the advice of a grower.
His reply - "certainly showing stress - too lush to stand severe frosts".

His commercial stuff, planted at the same time, is like this - much like ours.

supersprout · « **Reply #117 on:** March 04, 2006, 07:49:25 »

Some time ago I saw pix of a commercial grower covering their garlic beds with a deep duvet of (unshredded, autumn) leaves - it looked like 4-6", presumably to protect the sprouts whilst there's a danger of frost.

tim · « **Reply #118 on:** March 04, 2006, 08:29:49 »

Should you want to see what the whole field looks like -

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v164/photo04/glen1.jpg

Zippy Seale · « **Reply #119 on:** March 04, 2006, 21:49:34 »

Quote from: Celtic_Growers on February 16, 2006, 12:40:45

There is more chance of discovery Life on Mars than in my Garlic rows.
I say, >:( Don't sit there and read this and laugh, >:( yes you, stop laughing.
It is not funny :'(

Still the same...lol I will give it another 3 weeks due to the current cold spell, then forget it this year.

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Author Topic: How's everyones Garlic coming on ? (Read 30890 times)

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