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too late for Garlic
I have some Marco Topsize bulbs which I bought to plant but have been
'under order' from the wife to get the tiling done in the Kitchen which has kept me busy for the last 3 weekends. Is it too late to plant these Garlic bulbs as it predomently wet at the mo. I live in Berkshire down South (UK ) Cheers Colin |
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too late for Garlic
Gardening_Convert wrote: I have some Marco Topsize bulbs which I bought to plant but have been 'under order' from the wife to get the tiling done in the Kitchen which has kept me busy for the last 3 weekends. Is it too late to plant these Garlic bulbs as it predomently wet at the mo. Well, this rain must stop eventually. Will it ever!?! Indeed they'll rot if you plant them in a really soggy ground. I'll wait till the rain stop for a couple of days and give myself until end of the month to plant them because it's been really mild this season. I've already put mine in. What I'd do too is cover some ground to keep the rain out for a week and then plant your gloves. Is the Marco pink or white? |
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too late for Garlic
Gardening_Convert wrote:
I have some Marco Topsize bulbs which I bought to plant but have been 'under order' from the wife to get the tiling done in the Kitchen which has kept me busy for the last 3 weekends. Is it too late to plant these Garlic bulbs as it predomently wet at the mo. I live in Berkshire down South (UK ) I'd bung 'em in, and if the variety is suitable for your area and conditions (I don't know) you should get a crop. I've even read somewhere that you can plant garlic on the shortest day, but I've no idea if it's true. -- Mike. |
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too late for Garlic
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from "La puce" contains these words: Gardening_Convert wrote: I have some Marco Topsize bulbs which I bought to plant but have been 'under order' from the wife to get the tiling done in the Kitchen which has kept me busy for the last 3 weekends. Is it too late to plant these Garlic bulbs as it predomently wet at the mo. Well, this rain must stop eventually. Will it ever!?! Indeed they'll rot if you plant them in a really soggy ground. I'll wait till the rain stop for a couple of days and give myself until end of the month to plant them because it's been really mild this season. I've already put mine in. What I'd do too is cover some ground to keep the rain out for a week and then plant your gloves. Is the Marco pink or white? Or plant them in pots and overwinter them in an unheated but light place, and knock them out of the pots in the spring, and plant the contents with the bulbs in-situ. -- Rusty horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co full-stop uk http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ |
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too late for Garlic
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from "Mike Lyle" contains these words: Gardening_Convert wrote: I have some Marco Topsize bulbs which I bought to plant but have been 'under order' from the wife to get the tiling done in the Kitchen which has kept me busy for the last 3 weekends. Is it too late to plant these Garlic bulbs as it predomently wet at the mo. I live in Berkshire down South (UK ) I'd bung 'em in, and if the variety is suitable for your area and conditions (I don't know) you should get a crop. I've even read somewhere that you can plant garlic on the shortest day, but I've no idea if it's true. I've planted garlic in the spring and got a decent-ish crop. -- Rusty horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co full-stop uk http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ |
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too late for Garlic
"Gardening_Convert" wrote in message oups.com... I have some Marco Topsize bulbs which I bought to plant but have been 'under order' from the wife to get the tiling done in the Kitchen which has kept me busy for the last 3 weekends. Is it too late to plant these Garlic bulbs as it predomently wet at the mo. I live in Berkshire down South (UK ) Cheers Colin Colin, No idea about your particular variety (Marco Topsize) but for the last few years I've planted garlic in December: I live by the coast in Somerset, so it's mild. This year I planned to plant some bulbs earlier (October) so that some roots are 'thrown' before it starts to get cold; as it is still mild, and the soil is sodden, I haven't got around to this! Anyway, back to your original question, no I don't think it's too late - just wait for a week or so until the soil has dried out a little bit. Good luck! Andrew |
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