Garlic before planting

Peter,your photo shows the garlic sitting on top of the soil,is this the way you leave them to grow ?And is October the correct time to sow them please ?

Hi Vera,

This was taken just before I sowed the garlic. I laid the individual cloves out before digging holes for them so I knew that they were spaced evenly. I planted the cloves about 1-2 inches deep.

The garlic I bought (Thermidrome) just said to plant in Autumn, so October's fine and we're cooking with the harvest from the bulbs photo at the moment :o)

If you're planting garlic, you'll be better off buying garlic to grow from a garden centre. The garlic from supermarkets is normally from warmer climates and won't grow successfully in the UK.

I hope that helps :o)