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Non-sprouting garlic
About six weeks ago I planted some garlic cloves in pots in the
(unheated) greenhouse in the hope that they would start sprouting before the winter. So far nothing. I just dug one up to see if it had rotted - it looks perfectly healthy but with no sign of any root or shhot developing. Should I just leave them and expect no sign of life till the spring, or bring them indoors to see if the warmth gets them started? And for future reference, should I have kept the cloves indoors until they started sprouting before planting them out? Many thanks Robert |
Non-sprouting garlic
They'll be fine. Just have patience. Garlic is frost hardy.
I haven't planted mine yet; must get round to it this week. Ed "Robert Davies" wrote in message ... About six weeks ago I planted some garlic cloves in pots in the (unheated) greenhouse in the hope that they would start sprouting before the winter. So far nothing. I just dug one up to see if it had rotted - it looks perfectly healthy but with no sign of any root or shhot developing. Should I just leave them and expect no sign of life till the spring, or bring them indoors to see if the warmth gets them started? And for future reference, should I have kept the cloves indoors until they started sprouting before planting them out? Many thanks Robert |
Non-sprouting garlic
Hi Robert, I am no expert on garlic but I leave mine inside until ready to
plant or use. I found that if I pull the head apart and put the cloves in a plastic bag in the refrigerator, after a few weeks they start sprouting. Normally I plant my garlic during the end of August or early Sept. It will come up and get a good start before winter. I waited until later this year on some of my garlic, and it took a long time to come up, but yesterday I took my cousin out to see them and found that the ones that I planted late had finally sprouted. I think if you leave them alone, you will get sprouts, if not this fall, next spring. Good luck, Dwayne "Robert Davies" wrote in message ... About six weeks ago I planted some garlic cloves in pots in the (unheated) greenhouse in the hope that they would start sprouting before the winter. So far nothing. I just dug one up to see if it had rotted - it looks perfectly healthy but with no sign of any root or shhot developing. Should I just leave them and expect no sign of life till the spring, or bring them indoors to see if the warmth gets them started? And for future reference, should I have kept the cloves indoors until they started sprouting before planting them out? Many thanks Robert |
Non-sprouting garlic
On Mon, 18 Nov 2002 07:17:03 -0700, "Dwayne" wrote:
"Robert Davies" wrote in message ... About six weeks ago I planted some garlic cloves in pots in the (unheated) greenhouse in the hope that they would start sprouting before the winter. So far nothing. I just dug one up to see if it had rotted - it looks perfectly healthy but with no sign of any root or shhot developing. Should I just leave them and expect no sign of life till the spring, or bring them indoors to see if the warmth gets them started? And for future reference, should I have kept the cloves indoors until they started sprouting before planting them out? Many thanks Robert Can you grow garlic in a pot on a window ledge? "The only time you don't fail is the last time you try anything -- and it works." - William Strong subbykins{Chrd} |
Non-sprouting garlic
Can you grow garlic in a pot on a window ledge?
Yup ... but you aren't going to get much cookin' out of 1 bulb of garlic. My garlic (both normal and elephant-types) has been planted in 3" pots for a few weeks now and is nicely shooting. All alongside my onions, shallots etc, again all in individual pots... - h |
Non-sprouting garlic
In message , H
writes Can you grow garlic in a pot on a window ledge? Yup ... but you aren't going to get much cookin' out of 1 bulb of garlic. My garlic (both normal and elephant-types) has been planted in 3" pots for a few weeks now and is nicely shooting. All alongside my onions, shallots etc, again all in individual pots... I'm just wondering why you bother putting the garlic in pots? We just plant the cloves (not sprouting) in the ground in Octoberish (last year we were well into November), they come up happily whatever the weather. We did experiment with putting cloches over some one year to see if it made any difference. It didn't. -- Chris French and Helen Johnson, Leeds urg Suppliers and References FAQ: http://www.familyfrench.co.uk/garden/urgfaq/index.html |
Non-sprouting garlic
I'm just wondering why you bother putting the garlic in pots? Because I'm hoping to move soon and want to take them with me :-) - h |
Non-sprouting garlic
"Robert Davies" wrote in message
... About six weeks ago I planted some garlic cloves in pots in the (unheated) greenhouse in the hope that they would start sprouting before the winter. So far nothing. I just dug one up to see if it had rotted - it looks perfectly healthy but with no sign of any root or shhot developing. Should I just leave them and expect no sign of life till the spring, or bring them indoors to see if the warmth gets them started? And for future reference, should I have kept the cloves indoors until they started sprouting before planting them out? Many thanks Robert I remember reading somewhere, the old fashioned idea that you plant garlic on the shortest day and harvest it ont he longest. So I'd guess it's fine, just give it more time. Duncan |
Non-sprouting garlic
"Druss" wrote:
I remember reading somewhere, the old fashioned idea that you plant garlic on the shortest day and harvest it ont he longest. It's just that, and for most people, wrong. Plant 6-8 weeks before the ground freezes, late autumn if the ground never freezes, but some hardneck varieties will not do well in mild winters. Harvest when half the leaves have turned brown, or when the bulb is fully filled out. Pros cut a sample in half horizontally from time to time to be sure. You're better off if the garlic does NOT put up visible growth before winter, because that growth will likely winter-kill, costing the clove some energy. Fortunately, I'm always running late... Yours in bad breath, 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 |
Non-sprouting garlic
planted mine in pots in a polytunnel last w/e to plant out once they shoot
to a couple or three inches, proably February. Why pots? Only because I haven't had time to prepare any ground in the veg patch. Trevor Appleton "Chris French and Helen Johnson" wrote in message ... In message , writes "Druss" wrote: I remember reading somewhere, the old fashioned idea that you plant garlic on the shortest day and harvest it ont he longest. It's just that, and for most people, wrong. Yep, late December is way to late, either earlier or later on in late winter. And late June is early for most varieties for harvesting. (though it of course depends where this saying hails from. Plant 6-8 weeks before the ground freezes, late autumn if the ground never freezes, but some hardneck varieties will not do well in mild winters. Harvest when half the leaves have turned brown, or when the bulb is fully filled out. Pros cut a sample in half horizontally from time to time to be sure. You're better off if the garlic does NOT put up visible growth before winter, because that growth will likely winter-kill, costing the clove some energy. Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1200' elevation. NY WO G We've never managed to kill off the top growth over winter, even it what be considered fairly hard cold frosts for round here. ( -10C is pretty uncommon now in our neck of the woods I'd guess.) I suspect that your location is some what harsher. -- Chris French and Helen Johnson, Leeds urg Suppliers and References FAQ: http://www.familyfrench.co.uk/garden/urgfaq/index.html --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.394 / Virus Database: 224 - Release Date: 03/10/02 |
Non-sprouting garlic
Well, here in Central Scotland I've always planted in December, always
harvested in July, always had a bumper crop.. :O) I guess there is no hard and fast rule, so if you're growing it for the first time plant some now and some later and see how it grows for you. Dan "Chris French and Helen Johnson" wrote in message ... In message , writes "Druss" wrote: I remember reading somewhere, the old fashioned idea that you plant garlic on the shortest day and harvest it ont he longest. It's just that, and for most people, wrong. Yep, late December is way to late, either earlier or later on in late winter. And late June is early for most varieties for harvesting. (though it of course depends where this saying hails from. |
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