Hi Robert, I am no expert on garlic but I leave mine inside until ready to
plant or use. I found that if I pull the head apart and put the cloves in a
plastic bag in the refrigerator, after a few weeks they start sprouting.
Normally I plant my garlic during the end of August or early Sept. It will
come up and get a good start before winter. I waited until later this year
on some of my garlic, and it took a long time to come up, but yesterday I
took my cousin out to see them and found that the ones that I planted late
had finally sprouted. I think if you leave them alone, you will get
sprouts, if not this fall, next spring. Good luck, Dwayne






"Robert Davies" wrote in message
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About six weeks ago I planted some garlic cloves in pots in the
(unheated) greenhouse in the hope that they would start sprouting
before the winter. So far nothing. I just dug one up to see if it had
rotted - it looks perfectly healthy but with no sign of any root or
shhot developing. Should I just leave them and expect no sign of life
till the spring, or bring them indoors to see if the warmth gets them
started? And for future reference, should I have kept the cloves
indoors until they started sprouting before planting them out?

Many thanks

Robert