We have lots of garlic planted and they are doing well, they're in the
ground about 6/7 weeks and are about 6"tall with four leaves(?) however, the
bulbs/cloces we planted are all coming above ground. Is this normal? Should
I put some soil/compost/grass cuttings around them or leave them as they
are?

Thanks in advance

--

Shan
http://ukdiscus.com/main.htm

shannie wrote in message
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We have lots of garlic planted and they are doing well, they're in the
ground about 6/7 weeks and are about 6"tall with four leaves(?) however,
the
bulbs/cloces we planted are all coming above ground. Is this normal?
Should
I put some soil/compost/grass cuttings around them or leave them as they
are?
Leave them be. Garlic being first cousin to the onion likes clove above
ground. It makes a larger bulb.

"redclay" wrote in message
...

shannie wrote in message
...
We have lots of garlic planted and they are doing well, they're in the
ground about 6/7 weeks and are about 6"tall with four leaves(?) however,
the
bulbs/cloces we planted are all coming above ground. Is this normal?
Should
I put some soil/compost/grass cuttings around them or leave them as they
are?
Leave them be. Garlic being first cousin to the onion likes clove above
ground. It makes a larger bulb.


Will do...Many thanks
Shan

Is that right? Never heard of that before must give it a try

redclay wrote:
: shannie wrote in message
: ...
:: We have lots of garlic planted and they are doing well, they're in
:: the ground about 6/7 weeks and are about 6"tall with four leaves(?)
:: however, the bulbs/cloces we planted are all coming above ground. Is
:: this normal? Should I put some soil/compost/grass cuttings around
:: them or leave them as they are?
: Leave them be. Garlic being first cousin to the onion likes clove
: above ground. It makes a larger bulb.

"redclay" wrote:

Leave them be. Garlic being first cousin to the onion likes clove above
ground. It makes a larger bulb.

Not true for me, and I grow a hundred pounds a year, more or less. But
your mileage may vary.


Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at www.albany.net/~gwoods
Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1200' elevation. NY WO G

"Gary Woods" wrote in message
...
"redclay" wrote:

Leave them be. Garlic being first cousin to the onion likes clove above
ground. It makes a larger bulb.

Not true for me, and I grow a hundred pounds a year, more or less. But
your mileage may vary.


Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at www.albany.net/~gwoods
Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1200' elevation. NY WO G

confused now :-/ leave em or cover em??

On Fri, 9 May 2003 23:26:34 +0100, "shannie"
wrote:

confused now :-/ leave em or cover em??

Cover half and leave the other half, then you'll know what to do next
year! I bury mine two or three inches deep but that is partly to
prevent them from being dug up as soon as they've been planted (still
doesn't always work).
--
Stuart Baldwin
news\at/boxatrix\dot/co\dot/uk

wrote in message
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On Fri, 9 May 2003 23:26:34 +0100, "shannie"
wrote:

confused now :-/ leave em or cover em??

Cover half and leave the other half, then you'll know what to do next
year! I bury mine two or three inches deep but that is partly to
prevent them from being dug up as soon as they've been planted (still
doesn't always work).
--
Stuart Baldwin
news\at/boxatrix\dot/co\dot/uk

Good idea!..will give that a try. I did plant them down about two/three
inches and put nets over them to stop them being dug up, but they still
managed to make their own way up. I'll try that see what happens and let you
know when the time comes.

Thanks again
--

Shan (Ireland)
http://ukdiscus.com/main.htm