Plant hardneck garlic.

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There are two types of garlic, hardneck and softneck.
The type you mostly buy is softneck which has a plaitable stem, stores well (which is why shops stock it) and is often excellent.
But the best, tastiest garlic is hardneck which has a stiff, upright stalk and because it is much harder to buy it makes sense to grow it yourself.

Hardneck varieties such as ‘Red Duke’, ‘Rocambole’, or ‘Early Purple Wight’ are slower to grow so should be planted now, a month or more before softneck varieties.

Like all garlic of any type, plant plump individual cloves (the bigger the clove the bigger the bulb it will generate) about 6 inches apart , pointed end up and buried a good inch below the surface in good but well-drained soil.
Shoots will appear in about 6-8 weeks.

Casablanca is a vigourous growing variety of garlic, yielding small strong flavoured white bulbs.
Casablanca is a variety that is better suited to colder conditions and ideal for the UK.
This easy an easy to grow garlic variety will perform just as well in containers or in the ground as long as the soil has been prepared properly and has adequate drainage..
- 3 Bulbs x 3

PLANTING GARLIC

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Plant garlic cloves.

Keep garlic well watered during dry weather.
If it's dry for long periods, the cloves will not swell and the resulting crop will have a short storage life.

‘Solent Wight’: Late summer maturing, very good for storage. Autumn Planting-Softneck Type.
‘Germidour’: Late maturing, purple skinned cloves. Spring/Autumn planting. Softneck garlic.
‘Red Duke‘ Garlic is a heritage, hardneck variety with bright white skins with fierce and spicy flavours, which are the signatures of this exotic garlic from Czech Republic; with plump purple cloves. This variety of garlic is noted for being one of the very hot and strong varieties commonly planted in the UK.
Autumn Planting-Hardneck Type.
Growth should really take off during next February and the crop will be ready for harvesting by June/July.

Hardnecks
Produce a hard flowering spike.
Cloves form around a central stem.
Varietiesinclude: Purlpe Moldovan, Lautrec Wight, Chesnok Wight, Red Czech & Red Duke Wight (new).
Plant harneck garlic types typically in the Autumn for harvest end of June - July.
Lautrec Wight suitable for planting until early Spring.

Softnecks
Produce a softer stem with no flowering spike, typically more cloves to a bulb, bunched together in tight circles.
Varieties include: Early and Extra Early Purple Wight, Albigensian Wight, Provence Wight, Picardy Wight, Iberian Wight, Tuscany Wight & Solent Wight.
Plant September to March - end of April for Picardy Wight.
Time to buy garlic bulbs: Amazon.co.uk: garlic - Bulbs / Plants, Seeds & Bulbs: Garden & Outdoors

Sow or plant in October

Broad beans - sow seeds of early varieties, they should overwinter and give you a crop in the following June.
Cabbages - last chance this year for transplanting spring cabbages. Plant them in ground that has been well firmed and cover with nets to protect from birds, especially pigeons.
Garlic - plant garlic cloves, as long as they are not in a waterlogged are they will overwinter. the longer they are in the ground, the bigger next years bulbs will be for harvesting.
Rhubarb -they should be entering the dormant period now, from now until March, so now is the best time to plant new sets or divide and replant old crowns.
Fruit Bushes - plant new, bare root bushes this month, allowing them time through autun to get their roots down before start of next growing season.

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Чеснок. Garlic.

Посажен чеснок:
Hardneck (Hardneck varieties are ideal if you want to grow garlic scapes but still want a crop of garlic bulbs too. - tops and roots! - 'Lautrec Wight')

'Elephant Garlic' - is technically in the leek family, does not store for very long. -

Softneck (Softneck tends to store better.)
- 'Early Purple Wight' ( One of the earliest to crop with bulbs ready for harvesting from as early mid May!)
- 'Solent Wight' (one of the best for its overall eating and keeping qualities.)
- 'Germidour' (produces large, white bulbs with a mild but rich flavour.)

VITAL TIP! Do not let your garlic dry out in a drought. If it lacks water it will go dormant and the bulbs will not grow to a good size. So whilst you want well drained soil so it diesn't rot, you also want it to be irrigated in dry spells.
Choose a permanent location.
Although many gardeners might disagree, garlic actually prefers to be grown in the same spot. An obvious example of this is its relatives chives and perennial onions.
The exception would be in the rare case that your garlic gets hit with rust or white rot; otherwise, give it a forever home.
That a garlic bed should be fertilized twice.
At planting time and again when the ground thaws in the spring, add bone meal, blood meal.

Garlic favorite varieties - UK.

- Garlic Provence Wight - A vigorous, white softneck garlic that produces really large, 'sweet' bulbs. Originally from the fertile valleys of Drome region of Provence, this variety has proved to grow well in the UK.
The fat, juicy cloves are perfect for adding some Mediterranean flavour to both vegetable and fish dishes.
Plant from September onwards. Once lifted, will keep until January.

- Early Purple Wight Garlic (Autumn Planting)- Early maturing; can be harvested at end of May from autumn planting, best used soon after harvest as it is not good for storage.


- Purple Heritage Moldovan’ or ‘Purple Moldovan’: Late maturing, heirloom cultivar, producing large purple cloves.

- Pink Germidour - Late maturing, purple skinned cloves.

- Garlic Avignon Wight (Softneck)-
Size does matter! This splendid new introduction can yield big, juicy, fat bulbs up to 80mm+ in size. Potentially, this is the highest yielding garlic and is well worth a try. Responds very well to heavy watering in the 3 months before harvest. A very vigorous grower and also a good storer (up to February following harvest).

Growing your own Garlic.

Farm shops and markets are the best sources for good-quality, long-lasting, flavoursome bulbs, but you could also grow your own. The best time to plant depends on the variety, but as a general rule, garlic should go in before the ground freezes – usually early to mid-autumn – as the garlic needs a “cold shock” to get it going. “As long as your cloves are in the ground any time up to late spring, you should get some results,” says Natasha, “although your bulbs may be on the small side.”
- A free-draining but moisture-retentive soil (pH above 6.7) is ideal. Spreading compost before planting can prevent yellowing, poor vigour and small bulbs. To prepare for planting, dig and turn over the topsoil to a spade’s depth. Work it down so you have a fine top layer of at least 4cm (1.5in).
- Garlic will grow in the shade but loves the sun, so ideally choose the sunniest position. If planting in a vegetable garden, select an area that hasn’t contained members of the onion family for at least two years, to minimise the risk of disease.
- Naturally occurring sulphur in garlic can act as a fungicide and pesticide. Plant garlic close to vegetables such as lettuce and cabbage to deter aphids and common pests.
- When you’re ready to plant (and not before), break up the bulb into individual cloves, taking care not to damage them, and discard any unhealthy cloves.
- Draw out a furrow 3cm-4cm (1in-1.5in) deep. Make sure you plant the cloves root-end down, tip pointing up, and deep enough so they can be covered with 3cm-4cm of loose soil, measured from the clove tip. Place the cloves so that they are just resting in the soil at the bottom of the furrow. Large cloves should be spaced 15cm (6in) apart, small cloves 10cm (4in) apart.
-When the row is planted, draw the soil over the cloves to cover them completely. If the soil is dry, water sparingly.

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How to Grow Garlic: Organic Gardening

"Вскопала грядки под чеснок на месте, где были грунтовые томаты и фасоль. На штык лопаты.
Лунки протыкать колышком с интервалом 20 см в поперечных рядках, между рядками расстояние 25-30 см.
Из крупных зубков растения будут мощными, им нужен свет и воздух.
Глубина лунок – 8 см."
Отсюда!
Хорошими предшественниками для чеснока считаются бобовые, тыква, кабачки, зеленные культуры, но те же бобовые признаются для него плохими соседями. 
Чтобы получить хороший урожай чеснока, не следует высаживать его несколько лет подряд на одном месте. 
Непосредственно перед посадкой чеснока землю полезно обработать солевым раствором. 
На ведро теплой воды берут один стакан крупной соли, тщательно растворяют ее и поливают грядку. 
Такая нехитрая процедура предотвратит появление вредителей. Кстати, соленой водой можно поливать грядки и под другие культуры, например, под лук или морковь.

"To get the cloves off to a strong start and protect them from fungal diseases, soak them in a jar of water containing one heaping tablespoon of baking soda and a tablespoon of liquid seaweed for a few hours before planting. Plant garlic in the fall.
Spacing: Place cloves in a hole or furrow with the flat or root end down and pointed end up, with each tip 2 inches beneath the soil. Set the cloves about 6 to 8 inches apart. Top the soil with 6 inches of mulch, such as straw or dried grass clippings mixed with leaves. You'll see shoots start growing right through the mulch in four to eight weeks, depending on your weather and the variety you've planted. They stop growing during winter, then start again in spring. Leave the mulch in place into spring; it conserves moisture and suppresses weeds (garlic competes poorly with weeds).
2 inches = 5.08 centimetres
8 inches = 20.32 centimetres"
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