Hi
Last year I planted some garblic cloves albeit a wee bit late, anyhoo, it didnt fair very well since it didnt get the cold snap it needed so to my thoughts I pull it out. Went up the lottie a and ive noticed where the garlic was last year its started sprouting through the ground. On closer inspection its definitely garlic.
Am I best leaving it to see how it goes, the shoots are coming up together I guess almost like a bulb has been planted instead of a clove, so instead of 1 shoot its sprouting about 6 or 8 in a clump. Can I separate them or can I leave them or am I best just putting it up and putting on the compost?
Many thanks
MEW x
Garlic Question
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Cheezy
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Leave them in. They'll be fine. Don't touch them until they go brown (usually the longest day)
In Victorian times it was always tradition to put the whole bulb in (on the shortest day) , only with recent bigger cloved varieties and warmer summers has it been suggested to plant single large cloves. (as per Bob Flowerdew on GQT yesterday!)
I left some in that hadn't properly developed 2 years ago. And last year they were the first to come up and developed brilliant heads.
In Victorian times it was always tradition to put the whole bulb in (on the shortest day) , only with recent bigger cloved varieties and warmer summers has it been suggested to plant single large cloves. (as per Bob Flowerdew on GQT yesterday!)
I left some in that hadn't properly developed 2 years ago. And last year they were the first to come up and developed brilliant heads.
It's not easy being Cheezy
So you know how great Salsify is as a veg, what about Cavero Nero,great leaves all through the winter , then in Spring sprouting broccolli like flowers! Takes up half as much room as broccolli
So you know how great Salsify is as a veg, what about Cavero Nero,great leaves all through the winter , then in Spring sprouting broccolli like flowers! Takes up half as much room as broccolli
Me too!captain wrote:I've got the same thing hapening with one of mine.
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I understand that garlic naturalises and adapts to the specific conditions of a site but this takes a couple of years. I'm hoping the ones I planted last year will do better this year and I'll be able to save a couple for seed that will do well from now on.