On Sun, 29 Mar 2009 10:02:27 -0400, Tim wrote:

Hello all,

I am in the Youngstown area in Ohio, zone 5.
I have tried to grow garlic several times, in many different
types of soil. ( I grow only in containers, and make my own soil).
Every fall I plant, after reclaiming the pot from a veggie,
and in the spring the bulbs never sprout. I have found them
rotted in the pot, just laying there not growing, and sometimes
not found them at all...All the old time garlic growers here
tell me to plant in the fall, but I have heard that I can also plant
in the spring too. Any opinions?


We're also in Zone 5 in Southern Ontario. We plant our garlic in late
October, mulch it well and harvest in July.
Quite possibly your problem is with the cloves not having enough
protection in your containers. In your situation I think you'd be
quite safe in planting your garlic in the spring. Plant well before
the last frost date in your area as garlic will stand even a heavy
frost. Your harvest will be somewhat later but, you'll at least get a
harvest.

Ross.
Southern Ontario, Canada.
AgCanada Zone 5b
43º 17' 26.75" North
80º 13' 29.46" West
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