Growing garlic as perennial

wayne1983

That makes sense, but is ok if it works so you get new garlic every year.

Mojisola wrote: »

It doesn't. You have to leave some cloves in the ground to grow on again for the next year.

With this system, it's the bed that's 'perennial', rather than the plants, in that you continue to grow garlic in the same place year after year.

Davesnave

Mojisola wrote: »

With this system, it's the bed that's 'perennial', rather than the plants, in that you continue to grow garlic in the same place year after year.

Which is possibly a bad idea, because we are taught to rotate crops where possible, to avoid disease build-up and the depletion of particular nutrients.

SailorSam

I grew Garlic for the first time last year, i never realised it could be perennial. A few weeks ago i sent for some more cloves and as i was planting them i thought what's the difference between these and if i'd gone the supermarket and bought a bunch ? They looked the same but i'd paid more.

Davesnave

SailorSam wrote: »

I grew Garlic for the first time last year, i never realised it could be perennial. A few weeks ago i sent for some more cloves and as i was planting them i thought what's the difference between these and if i'd gone the supermarket and bought a bunch ? They looked the same but i'd paid more.

The supermarket garlic might have been grown on the continent and so not the best variety for the UK.

But once you have your own, you're set up for good....unless you eat them all!

SailorSam

Thanks Dave, next year i'll try not to eat the very last bit.

wayne1983

The garlic i planted less than 2 weeks ago is about 2 inch up out the ground already!

Mojisola

wayne1983 wrote: »

The garlic i planted less than 2 weeks ago is about 2 inch up out the ground already!

The weather has been very mild this winter.

Some plants will struggle when the cold comes in because their growth hasn't had the normal autumn chills to harden off.

wayne1983

True, i get a feeling all this mild will change suddenly and be very cold. But i couldnt believe how it had grown so much, i didnt think it should have been coming up yet!

Mojisola wrote: »

The weather has been very mild this winter.

Some plants will struggle when the cold comes in because their growth hasn't had the normal autumn chills to harden off.

bouicca21

I've grown garlic from supermarket bulbs. The starter bulbs were big fat ones. The resulting bulbs were far smaller, but with a much more concentrated flavour.

wayne1983

When i harvest this lot im going to stick some cloves off them so hopefully i will have a forever endless stock of this variety of garlic, money saving there;):beer:

bouicca21 wrote: »

I've grown garlic from supermarket bulbs. The starter bulbs were big fat ones. The resulting bulbs were far smaller, but with a much more concentrated flavour.