okay so I've put them in the greenhouse and will keep them there for approx ten days then plant in the ground, I'm sure we'll get plenty of frosts here:/ we usually do - my bones are telling me the cold has no intention of going away yet I've just cleaned the greenhouse out, washed it all etc., now I feel shattered...brain willing, the body kicks off..oh to live in a warm climate thank you for all the advice everyone)
Geoff, you don't know how cold my kitchen is! But I shall follow your advice when it has stopped blowing a gale force wind, raining, sleeting and snowing and get them into the ground soonest.
Manic, where are you in the UK? Cambridge here and rotten weather but I am sure it will eventually improve .
Tucked in a little village called Findon I'm between Cissbury Ring and Chanctonbury Ring; about 10 miles west of Brighton....bitterly cold wind again today. I live in a cottage with so many draughts its like sitting outside some days....brrrr!
Garlic needs to go through a 'vernalisation' process where it spends at least 30 days below 10C. It initiates bulb formation and if you don't give the garlic a cold chill you get one fat bulb rather than cloves. Plant autumn garlic in spring and you may not get a decent head. Spring planted garlic can be planted now as there are still plenty of days and nights below 10C. Lautrc White is a variety that can be autumn or spring planted
Hope this is a help if not for this year then for the future
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Sasha-they need to got outside-you freezing kitchen may not be freezing enough
Dont get the dark bit
okay so I've put them in the greenhouse and will keep them there for approx ten days then plant in the ground, I'm sure we'll get plenty of frosts here:/ we usually do - my bones are telling me the cold has no intention of going away yet
I've just cleaned the greenhouse out, washed it all etc., now I feel shattered...brain willing, the body kicks off..oh to live in a warm climate
thank you for all the advice everyone
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Geoff, you don't know how cold my kitchen is! But I shall follow your advice when it has stopped blowing a gale force wind, raining, sleeting and snowing and get them into the ground soonest.
Manic, where are you in the UK? Cambridge here and rotten weather but I am sure it will eventually improve
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Tucked in a little village called Findon
I'm between Cissbury Ring and Chanctonbury Ring; about 10 miles west of Brighton....bitterly cold wind again today. I live in a cottage with so many draughts its like sitting outside some days....brrrr!
Found an article about garlic
Garlic needs to go through a 'vernalisation' process where it spends at least 30 days below 10C. It initiates bulb formation and if you don't give the garlic a cold chill you get one fat bulb rather than cloves. Plant autumn garlic in spring and you may not get a decent head. Spring planted garlic can be planted now as there are still plenty of days and nights below 10C. Lautrc White is a variety that can be autumn or spring planted
Hope this is a help if not for this year then for the future
Rosa, thank you for doing that research.
Thank you
the variety I've got is Cristo and it says Autumn or Spring planting.....
Your welcome
Off you go then, get muddy
Will do
...wellies all dried and ready for the next mission