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hi, could any one tell me at what stage a garlic plant will start to form a bulb? we planted some out in oct, all looks good on top but having dug one up just to be nosey noticed it looked more like a spring onion,when do they split to form cloves? are we just wasting our time leaving them in or is there time yet? mid july -aug to harvest. many thanks
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"dellablackie" wrote
hi, could any one tell me at what stage a garlic plant will start to form a bulb? we planted some out in oct, all looks good on top but having dug one up just to be nosey noticed it looked more like a spring onion,when do they split to form cloves? are we just wasting our time leaving them in or is there time yet? mid july -aug to harvest. many thanks Should have bulbed up by now, a good suggestion as to what is underneath is the thickness of the stem as it comes out of the ground, the thicker the better. Have you been feeding and watering them if you haven't had any decent rain? Been watering ours every couple of days since March just done them again this morning. -- Regards Bob Hobden W.of London. UK |
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On Sun, 5 Jun 2011 13:44:28 +0100, "Bob Hobden"
wrote: "dellablackie" wrote hi, could any one tell me at what stage a garlic plant will start to form a bulb? we planted some out in oct, all looks good on top but having dug one up just to be nosey noticed it looked more like a spring onion,when do they split to form cloves? are we just wasting our time leaving them in or is there time yet? mid july -aug to harvest. many thanks Should have bulbed up by now, a good suggestion as to what is underneath is the thickness of the stem as it comes out of the ground, the thicker the better. Have you been feeding and watering them if you haven't had any decent rain? Been watering ours every couple of days since March just done them again this morning. Yes I'm sure it is lack of water and maybe feed which has caused this. I have the same problem and as I can't get to my allotment frequently enough and the soil is hard like concrete. I'm sure mine will be like yours when I dig them. You can still use them but if you leave them in, or replant them in some richer soil with compost added year they will start to clove up next year. Pam in Bristol |
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On Sat, 4 Jun 2011 09:57:29 +0000, dellablackie
wrote: hi, could any one tell me at what stage a garlic plant will start to form a bulb? we planted some out in oct, all looks good on top but having dug one up just to be nosey noticed it looked more like a spring onion,when do they split to form cloves? are we just wasting our time leaving them in or is there time yet? mid july -aug to harvest. many thanks Mine were damaged by fox activity some weeks ago. Tops are pretty much dead. I lifted about half of them. The bulbs are small but flavourful. Will lift the rest tomorrow - assuming that it isn't raining too hard. Regards JonH |
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