When is my garlic ready?

Hi Guys

I planted my garlic last autumn/winter and it grew well (I think) the tips are now starting to turn yellow/brown but I just wondered how long I have to wait till it is ready – does all the growth have to turn yellow/brown or is it ready to dig up now?

Becks

 

Hi Becks,

Not yet, its using the energy that the stems are building up from the sun & the soil to build up a bulb. That won't be swollen till about june to august.

Just keep your eye on them, when the whole top starts to wither then thats the time to dig them & ripen them on the patio or some where.

If you leave them till the whole top has gone then you'll be digging around looking for the bulbs.

 

Thanks Ziggy

Was hoping to get them up this weekend but not to worry

 

I reckon they need some fertilizer. Its very early to thing of harvesting Garlic - mid to late summer would be more likely (but it should be harvested once the leaves start going yellow, rather than once they have gone right over like Onions)

Are you on light soil? Maybe the nutrients have been washed out of your soil

 

better off looking for the wild garlic at this time of year.



You got any shady woods around you Becks?

 

Yep lots of woods but it was more because they are in the way as I have changed my garden around a bit but its not a problem I can work around it.

I'll give them a feed as well

Thanks

 

I would never of guessed that was garlic either lol

 

I normally reckon on digging up around July.

What variety are they?

 

White something or something white I think, cant remember now but it was on which was recomended in grow your own magazine

 

Or wight something?

Trying to work out if you're going to have curly topped shoots (google image scapes) coming from them later in the year that should be removed and can be used in the likes of stir fries.