Garlic yellowing tips

[Ricado]

On the subject of garlic, what causes yellowing of leaf tips?  I planted in root trainers and plugs on late October.  All have good growth except yellowing.  Is it possible they were just over root bound i.e i should have put them in the ground earlier.

[Ricado]

[tim]

Starting here, it's a can of worms??

http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/cropsystems/components/7317-soils.html#food

[chrispea27]

great reply tim spot on

[plot51A]

Goodness Tim not sure if I can cope with that much information! Seems lucky though that this year I planted my garlic  following french beans - and no yellow tips as yet  ;D

[agapanthus]

So what do you do if you hav'nt got a science degree ??? ??? ???

[Robert_Brenchley]

I have one yellow-brown shoot among lots of healthy-looking ones. I don't know what's wrong with it but it's gfrowing well enough so far.

[Curryandchips]

Thank you Tim, an excellent link.

[moonbells]

Ah - very handy. I was going to say that my garlic isn't as yellow this season as it was this time last year: reading the link pointed out the obvious - I'm growing it after soybeans. Lots of lovely fixed nitrogen!

I hope this means I get decent bulbs!!!

moonbells

[Curryandchips]

Well spotted moonbells, I never realised that my garlic is on the site of last years broad beans. Perhaps that accounts for its vigour, although my overwintering red onions are enjoying the same site and are nowhere near as vigorous.

[ellkebe]

Can you buy nitrogen in some form if you need to deal with yellowing tips?

[Curryandchips]

Perhaps the most concentrated form of nitrogen available naturally is as dried blood, other more knowledgeable members can correct me if I am mistaken. When applying dried blood, do it sparingly as it can burn the plants, therefore sprinkle sparsely and gentle water in.

[Robert_Brenchley]

Don't forget pee, it's a valuable resource so direct it where it's most needed. If you're shy go in a bucket in the shed and tip it on.

[ellkebe]

If you're shy go in a bucket in the shed and tip it on.

Robert, I think as a female that a shed would def. be needed  ;D

Curry - would the fish, blood and bone mix do as well then?