I don't usually grow garlic as I have always bought it from the Growers' Market but the man growing it has sold up and retired. I refuse to buy the Chinese garlic that looks as though it has been bleached so decided to grow some this year.
I bought "ordinary" garlic I think it was Printanor as well as Elephant Garlic and planted them on June 12th. This morning I decided to weed the bed, well they were not actually weeds but hundreds of tomato seedlings. It was only when I started to do this that I realised the garlic has come up in just 3 weeks.
There are a dozen that have come up and I think another one or two plus the Elephant garlic that haven't shown yet. The plastic mesh is to stop the birds scratching. In spite of that there was one bulb at soil level which I replanted. I was pleased to see it had some good roots.
We have had so much rain I had wondered whether they would rot below ground so was pleased with this first step. A long way to go yet but it is a start.
I will be interested to see how your garlic progresses. The last lot I grew was a disaster, but I am thinking perhaps I could try again.
ReplyDeleteMy main worry is aphids as I had them on my chives and spring onions this year. Gardening is always a risky business with the weather and bugs.
ReplyDeleteI have not gone for Elephant Garlic as I heard that it doesn't store. It will be interesting to see your results...here I need to ensure planting before frost to ensure that I end up with a bulb divided into cloves...so then having the best to choose for planting. However those big fat single garlics are less fiddly to use !!
ReplyDeleteI thought I would use the Elephant garlic first. We had a light frost this morning, none last winter. I just hope I get some garlic. I planted a couple of bulbs last year abd got a little cool.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful blog
ReplyDeleteOur garlic always looks so healthy but not much bulb. Fortunately we can buy fresh garlic and it goes in everything. It seems
ReplyDeleteI grew just a couple last year and they were quite good. Fingers crossed for this year.
DeleteWe have had 2 frosts, zero this morning, your garden cover is a great idea, the garlic should do well.
ReplyDeleteThis morning, just after 8 a.m. we had the gutters cleaned and house washed. There were ice shards in the gutter. Fingers crossed for the garlic.
DeleteI never had much luck with Garlic, often I would get just one large clove.
ReplyDeleteAs with any crop there are many things that can go wrong. I just hope everything goes well.
DeleteWe are going to try and grow some in Spring, there are some great videos on youtube about people growing it.
ReplyDeleteI must have a look. I am most worried about aphids but there are heaps of other things that can go wrong.
ReplyDeleteI use a lot of garlic in my cooking so shall watch yours developing with interest. Like Cro, I've never grown a very successful crop although friends have done well. I'm picking courgettes, beans and mange tout now but not in any great quantity. And the weather is disgraceful!
ReplyDeleteI am not overconfident with the garlic but hopeful. Courgettes, beans and mange tout sound great. Just swiss chard here having picked first lot of brocolli and waiting for the second lot of brassicas that could be a while. Thank goodness for the Growers' Market.
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