Garlic not developing
By Abennett
United Kingdom 
I planted garlic in a raised bed last spring. They quickly grew leaves up to about 6" tall, and the leaves then died back and disappeared in early summer. In August leaves reappeared and still look healthy but, when I dug up a couple of plants to see how they were progressing, they were only the size of small spring onions.
Am I not supposed to get a crop within the first season? What could be wrong, please?
3 Nov, 2010
Answers
You may well be right, Tulsalady, though I though I'd followed the directions on the packet -- I don't have the packet any more, so I can't check.
So, if it should normally be planted about now, then presumably I just leave it in place and forget about it until next spring or summer?
4 Nov, 2010
Garlic is planted in October/November and harvested late spring early summer. Where these seeds or sets Abenn and you did buy garlic for growing not supermarket cooking garlic?
4 Nov, 2010
These were garlic bulbs, bought from a garden centre for planting, which I split into individual segments. Is that what "sets" are?
4 Nov, 2010
Hi Abenn yes that is what 'sets' are. I'd just leave them to keep growing on.
4 Nov, 2010
Thank you. I'll just leave them be until next year then.
4 Nov, 2010
Hi Abennet, i may be wrong but i've always thought garlic should be planted in autum, about now.
3 Nov, 2010