very basic question - I sowed garlic and broad beans last autumn in what I thought were lovely straight rows - I'm now in the process of making raised beds for the whole allotment but what I've found is that my straight rows are actually diagonal and cut accross where the paths will be! is is ok to move the beans and garlic into my new raised beds or will this damage them?
I've moved broad bean plants in the past with no problems, provided they are still fairly small. Have no idea about the garlic- my instinct would be no, not when they've been in the ground since Autumn - but the only real way to find out is to try it! ;D
I move garlic whenever I find two coming up in the same place, and it works. It's easy to move them at this time of year, as thee's not much top growth and not much water loss via the leaves, which is what you have to watch out for. I wouldn't try to move them much later in the season.
What about onions, can you move autumn sown sets? They are still very small...
I moved some garlic last spring (which I'd missed when harvesting the previous summer) - It seemed to be okay, but turned out smaller than the bulbs which hadn't been moved.
jams
I have some Solent Wight in the ground and some others rooting & sprouting in large modules. I will be moving the module ones into some new beds created this year and would hope this planting out (so to speak) will not impact them.
Another experiment then ;)