22 February 2026 | Gardening tips, Garlic, March, Monthly Guides, Root Vegetables |
March garlic hint March is the time to prepare your beds for planting in March or April depending on garlic varieties chosen. Choose a site with full sun which is well drained. If not well drained or the soil is heavy, build a raised bed. Do not grow garlic where you...
30 January 2026 | February, Gardening tips, Garlic, Monthly Guides, Root Vegetables
Planning your garlic crop – start in February! Although it may be several months before we plant out garlic, preparations must start now. There are 2 reasons for this. Firstly, you may need to order in garlic heads, and secondly you may wish to give your garlic...
26 November 2025 | December, Garlic
December Garlic Hint Most varieties of garlic will either have been harvested already or will be ready to harvest in December. Only a few varieties need to stay in the ground for January or February harvesting. Check the size of the bulbs by digging down and carefully...
24 October 2025 | Garlic, November
November Garlic Hint November is the time to assess if your garlic is ready to harvest. This can be done in 2 ways. Either dig down around a bulb or two and decide whether they are large enough or harvest when 4 -6 of the lower leaves have withered. This is easier...
23 September 2025 | Garlic, Monthly Guides, October
October Garlic Hint Water your garlic twice weekly. Most rain will be insufficient to do the job especially if less than 10mm so water directly onto the soil, avoiding water splashing onto the leaves. Refrain from fertilising with a nitrogen-based fertiliser but...
24 August 2025 | Gardening tips, Garlic, Monthly Guides, Root Vegetables, September
September garlic hint In September, garlic bulbs will be swelling. This is the time to make sure they are watered deeply twice a week, well mulched and weed free. Spray with a seaweed solution (not a nitrogen based fertiliser) such as Seasol about every 3 weeks....
