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Three in a pot!

InTheMoorlandsInTheMoorlands Posts: 161
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About three/four weeks ago we planted garlic in four pots.  Each pot has three bulbs in them but only about half of them have come through yet.  Can i assume that about half the crop has failed or is there still time for the 'non-shows':


At about 750 feet on the western edge of The Pennines.  Clay soil.  
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  • philippasmith2philippasmith2 Posts: 3,742
    Bit like humans in that we don't all grow at the same rate  ;)  I'd certainly give them a bit longer tho you could always have a gentle poke about to ascertain whether any have rotted.
  • bertrand-mabelbertrand-mabel Posts: 2,697
    We planted garlic outside last year and thought that we would never see them again. But we have and they are doing really well for the first time ever. Tried in pots before but no success. Hopefully this year we will get a decent harvest from outside planting.
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    You're going to need to feed and water them regularly to get a decent crop but please keep us posted with progress.

    Just for comparison, I planted my garlic in the ground in late October/early November.  It's now 6"/15cm or more high with a few gaps where cloves have failed.  That's OK.  That leaves 100 or so.  
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • InTheMoorlandsInTheMoorlands Posts: 161
    Obelixx said:
    You're going to need to feed and water them regularly to get a decent crop but please keep us posted with progress.

    Just for comparison, I planted my garlic in the ground in late October/early November.  It's now 6"/15cm or more high with a few gaps where cloves have failed.  That's OK.  That leaves 100 or so.  

    What sort of feed would you recommend?
    At about 750 feet on the western edge of The Pennines.  Clay soil.  
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    A good general fertiliser such as blood, fish and bone or pelleted chicken manure would give slow release feed.  You could also use an occasional liquid nitrogen feed (nettle tea is good) in between normal waterings.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • diggersjodiggersjo Posts: 172
    We plant 100 or more each year to over winter. Can't recall many ever failing, so I would give them a bit more time or as suggested poke around carefully to see if they are on the way. Are they all the same?
    Yorkshire, ex Italy and North East coast. Growing too old for it!
  • InTheMoorlandsInTheMoorlands Posts: 161
    edited 21 February
    diggersjo said:
    We plant 100 or more each year to over winter. Can't recall many ever failing, so I would give them a bit more time or as suggested poke around carefully to see if they are on the way. Are they all the same?

    Jusr fed them and noticed one more had come through.  All the same, planted at the same time and kept in the same conditions.

    This will be my third year growing veg. and there is a bit more to it than I thought!
    At about 750 feet on the western edge of The Pennines.  Clay soil.  
  • Allotment BoyAllotment Boy Posts: 6,774
    A good tip I was given by one of my Allotment acquaintances.  Soak the cloves in tepid water for about 24 hrs before planting. A warm dark spot is best.This softens the base plate, and you see the white roots just beginning to emerge. Don't press the cloves into the soil but make a hole and back fill. Even if roots are not emerging , it's easy to damage the  base plate apparently.   Sadly I can't grow any of the Allium family on my plots,  due to white rot, so I  would be interested to see how you get on growing in pots.
    AB Still learning

  • InTheMoorlandsInTheMoorlands Posts: 161
    I'm having doubts about them.  It's now over two weeks later and they seem to have got worse.  is it still advisable ro stick with them?


    At about 750 feet on the western edge of The Pennines.  Clay soil.  
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    I would … after all, what’ve you got to lose? 

    How much sun do they get there? Is there a sunnier spot you could move them to?

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





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