Great video

i LOVE Garlic so much. I cant wait ti have fresh garlic we are running very low!

@veggieplot

Жыл бұрын

Yes, ours is going over now although I have stored some in the freezer.

Beautiful looking garlic.

@veggieplot

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Helen, they are the best I've grown so far, which I think is down to the new allotment's position and green waste compost.

Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas keep warm and safe 🤶🎄⛄️🇨🇦

@veggieplot

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Ali, great to see you in your videos now 👍 Stay safe and warm... it looks pretty cold up your way at the moment, so much snow!

Think I may have planted some Casablanca garlic on the same day as you. All my garlic succumbed to rust in 2021 (together with many others) and was too unsightly for plaiting. This year I planted around 300 cloves of about 6 varieties, mainly saved stuff starting in late October then through November as my local garden centre reduced them down to 75% off. I didn't like the look of Wilko's tiny Casablanca garlic bulbs this year, then only in December I discovered that The Range were selling 3 packs of very large bulbs (2 per pack), still in excellent condition for £5 and they provided 72 plump cloves for planting. I split them before departing for my allotments as my wife doesn't appreciate being given a handful of muddy reject runts on my return ! Will have to see how my harvest compares with yours. P.S. Also have a three plots with total area of 600 m2 (having downsized from over 2,000 m2 lost to housing development).

@veggieplot

Жыл бұрын

That's a serious amount of garlic David and my respect for running three plots, I know how much time it takes to grow and prepare everything at the end of the season. I also had some rust last year but it wasn't too bad. Let me know how you get on.

@David_Bell_growing

Жыл бұрын

@@veggieplot My late planted Casablanca garlic are now nearly all through and with a better showing than the other varieties of cloves planted in Oct/Nov. Just hope they grow to a decent size.

@veggieplot

Жыл бұрын

Mine are up too and we had some snow last night so hopefully that will do them some good.

😊👍

Hi, i did this spacing 2 years ago and had a great crop. Ive improved the soil since then so I planted a bit closer together this time, i also used mycorrhizal fungi to see if it helps get fatter bulbs. Did you say that soft neck can send up scapes if they are stressed? I ask because i bought germidor soft neck and everyone had scapes, i thought that they had sold it wrong😂. I will see for sure if they are hard neck as i planted the home saved cloves this time. New sub. Book looks great.👍👌

@veggieplot

6 ай бұрын

Hey Nick, I can't remember what I said although now I want to re-watch the video! Hardneck garlic do send up scapes and although softneck can do when stressed, it's not the norm. I'm not sure if the mf will make a difference but I'd be interested to know how you get on.

@nickthegardener.1120

6 ай бұрын

@@veggieplot I've been watching every garlic video trying to find out my unknown variety, why it's taken over 3 months to come up or trying to find an explanation for the scapes, your video might have given me the answer. 👌👍🙏

@veggieplot

6 ай бұрын

There are so many varieties aren't there and finding the correct one will be a challenge, good luck.

Very informative, thanks for the video! 😊

@veggieplot

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, I'm glad you found it helpful.

what wonder

@veggieplot

Жыл бұрын

Cheers

Do you add any amendments? My two varieties have just been pulled up and very, very poor, with so much rust. They didn't even form proper garlic bulbs - just a sort of globe, the size of a chip shop pickled onion. The leeks have rust too. I'll have to plant in potato buckets next year and don't want to waste so much space, as I'd given over a whole 8 x 4 raised bed in the garden in anticipation of a harvest to last us all year. Won't give up just yet, but it's disheartening.

@veggieplot

Ай бұрын

Ah, that can be disheartening and I feel for you. we wait all winter and then, sometimes, it just doesn't go to plan. Sometimes they don't split because they haven't had a long enough cold period over the winter. I've seen some people store them in a fridge for a couple of months before planting out in early winter, perhaps that's worth a try.

Wonder what is the result? Do you have a link for the video.

@veggieplot

9 ай бұрын

I think you found the video Dan. I just watched the videos on your channel, is that your new allotment and looking forward to seeing how you get on. 👍

Tried to order and won’t work with PayPal

@veggieplot

Жыл бұрын

Hi Cheryl, I'm very sorry that happened. I have made test purchases using Stripe and PayPal and both worked fine. Would you mind trying again and if you have any problems, drop me a line via VeggiePlot.uk. Many thanks and do let me know how you get on.

@cherylhowker1792

Жыл бұрын

@@veggieplotwill try over next few days can’t now as have an injured dog so looking after her is my priority for a no. Sorry and thanks for getting back to me

@cherylhowker1792

Жыл бұрын

@@veggieplot Have sent you an email via the address on the website. It’s finally worked and I don’t know why as wasn’t working again and then all of a sudden it did lol Yea In case anyone else has an issue just keep trying.

Aren't Leeks and Onions aliums ?? Same as Elephant garlic x

@veggieplot

Жыл бұрын

You're right, they are, as is Elephant Garlic although according to the RHS website, EG is more closely related to leeks.