pathetic garlic

Is there anything that can be done to help fatten up garlic bulbs this late in the day, mine are still not much bigger than a golf ball. They are a hardneck variety and were planted last October, the stems look beefy but the actual bulbs are small, the leaves are also yellowing and showing signs of rust, all in all a bit of a washout this year.

 

You've just described my garlic exactly.

I pulled them out last weekend coz I needed the space and the rust was looking nasty. Now drying in the shed.

Anyone got an answer for Digger and me for next year?

 

mine too no rust as yet but follage is dying but the bulbs are quite small

i also planted last october !!

 

Mine too. The seeds cost so much it can hardly be economic. Its only cos i feel good. C'est la vie !!

 

Me too. Not a good year for garlic. They are so cheap I mainly buy them in the supermarket anyway. However, I do like to grow a few for the delicious experience of eating them "in the green", even if UK grown stuff is a bit small for that.

 

I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one with disappointing garlic this year (onions too). Such is the life of a gardener (sigh!)