That's probably what it'll come down to! Never grown garlic before so pretty clueless.
It's a very beautiful day out there - blue sky, crisp and clear. Other than popping in to the garden centre en route elsewhere I'm not going to get much of a chance to be out in it though. It's Autumn / Christmas concert time for my kids. You wait all term for a concert and then they all come along at once...
'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'
It likes reasonably free draining soil and then to be left alone unless we get a really long dry spell in which case you might need to water it. Keep the rows weeded. Nothing else to it, really, except you have to hope the weather suits it. Enough cold, enough rain, enough sun - it's quite picky on it's climate but it works more often than it doesn't here, as long as it doesn't get waterlogged.
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I'm not sure I could either - I'll let you know. I was asking more in relation to 'good growers' or 'disease resistent' varieties really. This site and the RHS website give a few suggestions.
Right. Stew to make, washing to put on, weed and bedding names to learn for next week's test (Erica x darleyensis f. albiflora 'White Perfection', anyone?). Catch you all later!
'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'
Thanks raisingirl - they'll be in a raised bed with good drainage, though possibly not enough sun in winter. It's the only place I've got for them though so it's an experiment!
'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'
I'm not sure I could either - I'll let you know. I was asking more in relation to 'good growers' or 'disease resistent' varieties really. This site and the RHS website give a few suggestions.
There are a few types that grow better in colder climates - Eastern European types - and some from northern Spain. I don't know where you live, LG, but if you're in the south east, then the Provence or Tuscany types might be better as they grow in drier conditions If you're in Scotland, then the Eastern European, cold climate varieties may be better. If you're in the West (like me) then the Northern Spanish ones seem to do better in the wet.On the other hand, if you have a small local garden centre that's any good, they probably stock the types that do OK in your area so 'whatever you can get' is a good plan.
ETA - they don't seem to need a lot of sunshine, just a bit of warmth in early summer before they ripen. This year's were very good, possibly because we had some midwinter cold and then that spell of very warm weather in May/June
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Morning all.Evening Pat and Chicky.
Welcome rain for you Pat
No frost here....grey sky.
Edit- hope you are feeling better Busy.
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Frosty here, roofs are white but my grass only a little. Achillea seed heads looking lovely, however.
Going to try buying some garlic to plant later - any recommendations? I may not have a choice of course, it's a small garden centre.
LG says
"Going to try buying some garlic to plant later - any recommendations? I may not have a choice of course, it's a small garden centre."
In which case, I'd suggest whatever they've got.
That's probably what it'll come down to! Never grown garlic before so pretty clueless.
It's a very beautiful day out there - blue sky, crisp and clear. Other than popping in to the garden centre en route elsewhere I'm not going to get much of a chance to be out in it though. It's Autumn / Christmas concert time for my kids. You wait all term for a concert and then they all come along at once...
I'm a philistine who probably couldn't taste the difference between one garlic variety and other once they're cooked in something.
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It likes reasonably free draining soil and then to be left alone unless we get a really long dry spell in which case you might need to water it. Keep the rows weeded. Nothing else to it, really, except you have to hope the weather suits it. Enough cold, enough rain, enough sun - it's quite picky on it's climate but it works more often than it doesn't here, as long as it doesn't get waterlogged.
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
I'm not sure I could either
- I'll let you know. I was asking more in relation to 'good growers' or 'disease resistent' varieties really. This site and the RHS website give a few suggestions.
Right. Stew to make, washing to put on, weed and bedding names to learn for next week's test (Erica x darleyensis f. albiflora 'White Perfection', anyone?). Catch you all later!
Thanks raisingirl - they'll be in a raised bed with good drainage, though possibly not enough sun in winter. It's the only place I've got for them though so it's an experiment!
There are a few types that grow better in colder climates - Eastern European types - and some from northern Spain. I don't know where you live, LG, but if you're in the south east, then the Provence or Tuscany types might be better as they grow in drier conditions If you're in Scotland, then the Eastern European, cold climate varieties may be better. If you're in the West (like me) then the Northern Spanish ones seem to do better in the wet.On the other hand, if you have a small local garden centre that's any good, they probably stock the types that do OK in your area so 'whatever you can get' is a good plan.
ETA - they don't seem to need a lot of sunshine, just a bit of warmth in early summer before they ripen. This year's were very good, possibly because we had some midwinter cold and then that spell of very warm weather in May/June
Last edited: 17 November 2017 09:21:40
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
LG , we grow Garlic every year at allotment , we tend to buy the bulbs from Wilkos but I would put in whatever you can get
The first time I grew it , I planted the whole bulb instead of breaking it up !
Hope all’s well out there
Had a hard frost overnight , now nice and sunny ☀️, infact gong to allotment shortly