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Title: Garlic or Shallots in containers
Post by: Hector on March 21, 2016, 10:02:46

Monty Don did a great video regards shallots ( and possibly garlic) in containers....it seems to have gone off the BBC site.

Anyone grow these plants this way...results and container size?
Thanks

Title: Re: Garlic or Shallots in containers
Post by: Jeannine on March 21, 2016, 16:36:18

Yes I have but to be fair most of my containers I use for growing are the big plastic containers that come for storage. I am not sure what they are called there but here they are Rubbermaid. I have the  really big ones that are about three + feet x about 24 inches and about 24 inches deep so they work rather like raised beds. They grew in those the same as my big raised beds in the garden.

Title: Re: Garlic or Shallots in containers
Post by: markfield rover on March 21, 2016, 17:00:14

For the second year I am growing elephant garlic in pots, I grow two cloves in a Morrisons flower buckitt as they need the depth, seems to work and looks attractive too.

Title: Re: Garlic or Shallots in containers
Post by: Hector on March 21, 2016, 18:59:53

Jeannine, absolutely delighted to see you here. Thanks to you I have a canner and a dehydrator...you are a good influence ;)

 Thanks Markfield...never realised that Elephant Garlic had those gorgeous flowers. I'll give that a stab.

As other garlic smaller, would I get away with a 7.5L pot?