Garlic

[igenlode]

I had another head of garlic sprouting in the fridge, so I tried planting up a couple of cloves to see what would happen if it actually got to overwinter for once!

I should probably be planting up my narcissus bulbs rather than searching for them in the pots that I am currently busy emptying of plants that are dying back (I was convinced that the blue Swan River daisy pot had originally contained narcissi before they self-seeded themselves in it, but I couldn't find even the rotted remnants of the bulbs I was expecting...)

Comments

[watervole]

The garlic may not be of a variety suitable for the UK. Then again, it might, so there's nothing to lose...

[igenlode]

It's the only source of garlic I've ever planted, but I don't know if the greengrocer gets all his garlic year-round from the same place! (It all comes from New Covent Garden market, but they import from all over the world: "Our traders can provide you with virtually any fruit or vegetable, provided it's in season somewhere".)

[sallymn]

I hope it does! It's always a buzz when something we have doubts about actually sprouts...

[igenlode]

Well, it has already sprouted in the cupboard, so the question is whether the sprouts will green up and grow roots -- one of the spring onions did, the second one didn't...