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Title: when to plant newly pulled garlic???
Post by: nilly71 on June 14, 2009, 06:42:43
As title really.

I pulled up all the garlic yesterday and wondered if some of the cloves can be planted now or dry them now and plant in Autumn?

Neil

P.s a search for garlic on here brings up to many posts ;D
Title: Re: when to plant newly pulled garlic???
Post by: tim on June 14, 2009, 06:52:11
Possibly a bit premature? What variety?

Whatever, store till the Autumn - or Spring - & only plant the really big ones for storing bulbs.

Photograph??

See ideas on other Garlic thread.
Title: Re: when to plant newly pulled garlic???
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on June 14, 2009, 19:18:13
It's probably best to store them till around October. Plant the biggest cloves out of the lot, and eat the rest.
Title: Re: when to plant newly pulled garlic???
Post by: Tee Gee on June 14, 2009, 22:22:54
I select the biggest bulbs and hang them up in a cool dry place until required in October!

(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/tgalmanac/Veg/18-Garlic2.jpg)
Title: Re: when to plant newly pulled garlic???
Post by: kt. on June 15, 2009, 16:59:25
This year will be my first harvest of my own garlic.  I hope to use 3 bulbs for planting.  When is best to pull autumn planted garlic?  I looked at some cloves yesterday and they seemed a bit small.  (Solent Wight)
Title: Re: when to plant newly pulled garlic???
Post by: Tee Gee on June 15, 2009, 17:10:22
QuoteWhen is best to pull autumn planted garlic?

If I am not needing the ground for anything else I just leave them till the tops have died back.

Otherwise I pick at the end of June / early July.

This was my lifting dates in previous years;

5th July 1997
5th July 1999
30th June 2000
8th July 2002
26th June 2003
28th June 2004
11th June 2007 ( Very small bulbs this particular year)
30th June 2008

nb I never noted the dates in the missing years!
Title: Re: when to plant newly pulled garlic???
Post by: grannyjanny on June 15, 2009, 17:24:41
I planted some in March so when should I be able to lift it. I think it was Solent White.
Title: Re: when to plant newly pulled garlic???
Post by: nilly71 on June 15, 2009, 17:25:49
Thanks all

They are Thermador and planted back in Sept/Oct

Neil
Title: Re: when to plant newly pulled garlic???
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on June 15, 2009, 19:00:27
Lift them as soon as the stems start to flop over.