Garlic

I thought garlic didn't need too much water as they prefer it a bit drier, if not almost arid. I know I stopped watering mine as the rain was enough earlier in year , and they seemed to rot. And no, I wasn't drowning them!

 

Hiya Liz.

You could well be right, it's just that I saw somewhere someone saying that the garlic wasn't so good because of a dry spring.

Cheers...Freddy.

 

I was away for a few days when I saw this post, but waited until my return for a better response.

Garlic (which supposedly evolved in poor soils) will grow OK in average soil, but you won't get great garlic - large bulbs. I add well rotted horse manure to beds at least one month prior to planting and top dress with chicken poo pellets in early spring.

My soil is heavy clay, and as garlic requires a well drained soil, I grow my autumn planted garlic in raised beds with added sand, but they definitely need watering during dry summer weather.