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Moving established veg

dannyhughes000dannyhughes000 Posts: 14
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Hi I have an allotment where I have Garlic, onions, rhubarb and asparagus planted at the moment (Asparagus has disappeared underground). I have been offered a better plot this morning and I’m strongly considering moving however I don’t want to lose all my produce. Can any of these be successfully dig up and moved to my new plot? Thanks 

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  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090

    The rhubarb and asparagus but I don't think the onions and garlic will appreciate it.  Still time to plant some new garlic and Japanese onions tho unless you're freezing or drowning in your area.

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147

    Would it not be possible to come to some sort of deal with the person taking over your current plot? 

    Perhaps you could arrange to harvest your onions and garlic, sharing them with the new owner and promise that you'll leave the onion bed properly dug over and ready for him/her to plant something else.  

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  • dannyhughes000dannyhughes000 Posts: 14

    Thanks for your replies. I’m not sure if anybody will be taking over my old Plot straight away so in theory I could leave them there for a while but after your advice I will move the asparagus and the rhubarb. 

    The reason I want to move is because my Plot is on the end of a newly opened section (there are five out of 30odd plots occupied), my Plot is right next to a public footpath which attracts all manner of curious folk, who have in the past climbed over and caused mayhem. The Plot I have been offered is a long way away from the footpath and I feel like it would be safer there. Thanks again!

  • raisingirlraisingirl Posts: 7,093

    Sounds like a good opportunity to move.

    You can get spring planting garlic and onion sets if you can't manage to retain access to the ones already planted or if you can't be sure you will - if you plant some in the new plot and you can still get to the old ones, the spring planted sets will mature later so you'll have a nice continuous supply image

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  • BLTBLT Posts: 525

    I have tried an experiment this time and lifted some onion set into a poy in my greenhouse to over winter and them plant out in the spring. A friend tried this last year he grew the sets on in plant cells and kept them in his poly tunnel and planted out in the spring, his onions were bigger than mine lol and he lost less to the Squirrels..   Give it a go you have nothing to lose..

  • OnopordumOnopordum Posts: 390

    I don't think Alliums would much appreciate being moved, depending on how established they've got. The roots should be active over the winter even if the top growth isn't doing much, and they're strongly mycorrhizal so you'd be disrupting more than the root system by digging them up. You could probably get away with it but it's not ideal.

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147

    Any root disturbance to alliums such as onions and garlic can cause the plant to bolt and produce flowers and seed rather than form a swollen bulb ... I wouldn't risk it.


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  • BLTBLT Posts: 525

    Only time will tell. Bolting is always a rick. even in Spring sown alliums.I  did not transfer mine as bare root and they look fine..

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