Robert wrote:
One school of thought, which I always
: believed blindly, says plant on the shortest day,

Naaaaaaaaa you have to plant in autumn so that the garlic has started
growing and has a hard cold winter to go through (this year for the first
time in decades)..imo
Gardening in Plymouth www.rraa.moonfruit.com

Joy Larkcom agrees with you. Apparently some varieties actually need
four to six weeks below freezing to break dormancy. Thanks for inducing
me to look it up.

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Mike.