Judy Rigby wrote:

IP writes
Hi

Seperate them out and plant like Onions, But Im sure I will be corrected but
you are a bit late Garlic likes to be overwintered and have a few hard
frosts., Dont know why but thats what I have been told so have done that
and have over 100 healthy looking garlic plants growing awy..

I usually find I miss enough bits of garlic to get free crops the following year.
Best planted in November.
My home grown ones are small but very strong. Same for onions mostly.

I've reclaimed a patch of land in the garden 15' x 15'. It's never been
cultivated, but I've had garden waste on it for 15 years, & it did grow
a lovely crop of nettles & brambles (now dug out, fingers crossed) so I
figure the soil must be fairly OK & this is the year to start *doing*
something with it. Given the amount there was to shift off it though
it's a small miracle I'm ready (and fit) to start planting anything this
side of August bank holiday ...

Go for annuals until it is cleaned up. Spuds in the roughest bits. Onions in the
sunny dry spots.
Green beans in the most fertile spot and a couple of courgette or marrow as
ground cover.

All of these are vigorous enough to take care of themselves once established -
though you will get a better crop if you do your best to keep up with hoeing
between the rows. Weeds tend to recur for the first few years - there will be
lots of seeds in the soil awaiting their chance to go for it. Nettles are a good
sign of fertile soil.

Others may have different favourites for breaking new ground but these work for
me. YMMV

Regards,
Martin Brown