Planting Garlic

 

The Family have decided that I need a good excuse to get outdoors more often, and my choice of enticement was a garden I can handle easily with my mobility issues.

Our solution has been the purchase of several plastic 60 litre troughs that are just the right height for me to deal with.

My first planting has been one of Printanor garlic. 

Traditionally, garlic is planted here on the shortest day of the year and harvested on the longest day.  I was a few days late in planting, but hopefully that should still be alright.

I made holes that were 50mm (2 inches) deep and dropped one fat clove into each, with the pointed end upwards.  I have read that you should plant them 6 inches deep, but I think this is more for places where frost can heave the soil up and disturb the clove.

I wanted to space the plants so that air can circulate around them, so have only planted eight in the trough.  That made them about 150mm (6 inches) apart from each other.

I am feeling quite excited about my new garden, and will probably stick mostly to edibles.  There is not enough space to grow all we need, but we can enjoy what I produce on a ‘gourmet’ basis.

And the enticement to get outdoors is already working.  I have been going outside every day – talking to the garlic that has yet to grow!

I mean, gardens really only flourish when you talk to them – right?

Margaret 😊