Planting garlic in ... January??

Soilsniffer · January 1, 2019

I did it. I had a bunch left over. I planted about 300 back in Oct and Nov, and I decided to try one last batch now since I still had > 50 cloves left.

So, a few hours ago, I planted about 50 cloves of Legacy, and maybe 20 Music.

Has anyone planted garlic this late? Results?

Thx
J

jtjmartin · January 1, 2019

Hey Soilsniffer:

I'm just an hour down the road. I usually pick up some different garlic varieties at the Virginia Beach flower show (mid-January) and immediately plant them.

I've never seen much difference between them and the November-planted.

In years that have a warm early winter - where the garlic tops grow tall - only to be nailed by a cold late winter the January-garlic does better.

Jeff

January 1, 2019

I was just wondering if it was too late; haven't got mine out yet with all the rain, so I'll follow in your footsteps and just plant late. Good luck to us!

Good info Jeff, thanks!

rxkeith · January 1, 2019

never tried it here.

we usually have 3 ft or more of snow on frozen ground, makes it kinda hard.

i have been told that as long as you can dig the ground, you can plant garlic.

i'm just not willing to go to extreme measures to do so.

keith

pmcgrady · January 1, 2019

I plant in fall (October), but you can plant it whenever you want, even spring. Just expect smaller cloves.

Nan_PA_6b · January 2, 2019

I planted garlic in early November(?). It is up, about 3-4 inches. I'm worried. We've had temps down to single digits briefly, and up to 50, mostly hovering around freezing.

pmcgrady · January 2, 2019

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Originally Posted by Nan_PA_6b

I planted garlic in early November(?). It is up, about 3-4 inches. I'm worried. We've had temps down to single digits briefly, and up to 50, mostly hovering around freezing.

Do you have any straw or mulch around it? It's Tuff but a blanket over it for winter never hurts.

Nan_PA_6b · January 2, 2019

I did put some pine needles over it; I could re-mound them up. Also have a few leaves. The only other thing I've got is dirt-like compost to bury them in.

Soilsniffer · January 4, 2019

Quote:

Originally Posted by jtjmartin

Hey Soilsniffer:

I'm just an hour down the road. I usually pick up some different garlic varieties at the Virginia Beach flower show (mid-January) and immediately plant them.

I've never seen much difference between them and the November-planted.

Jeff

That is good information, thanks very much.

GoDawgs · January 6, 2019

I'm glad to see this post as I've been toying with the idea of planting more garlic soon. With all the rain, all of a sudden the tops of some of my October planted garlic are starting to yellow.

I have extra cloves that are in good shape so I will plant some out there tomorrow just to see how they do.

January 1, 2019	#1
Soilsniffer Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: z7, Richmond VA Posts: 187	Planting garlic in ... January?? I did it. I had a bunch left over. I planted about 300 back in Oct and Nov, and I decided to try one last batch now since I still had > 50 cloves left. So, a few hours ago, I planted about 50 cloves of Legacy, and maybe 20 Music. Has anyone planted garlic this late? Results? Thx J __________________ Identifying garlic is done mostly by consensus. Many are like trying to identify the difference between twins.

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jtjmartin Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2016 Location: Williamsburg VA Zone 7b Posts: 1,110	Hey Soilsniffer: I'm just an hour down the road. I usually pick up some different garlic varieties at the Virginia Beach flower show (mid-January) and immediately plant them. I've never seen much difference between them and the November-planted. In years that have a warm early winter - where the garlic tops grow tall - only to be nailed by a cold late winter the January-garlic does better. Jeff Last edited by jtjmartin; January 1, 2019 at 06:32 PM. Reason: need to proof before post

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MdTNGrdner Guest Posts: n/a	I was just wondering if it was too late; haven't got mine out yet with all the rain, so I'll follow in your footsteps and just plant late. Good luck to us! Good info Jeff, thanks!

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rxkeith Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Back in da U.P. Posts: 1,848	never tried it here. we usually have 3 ft or more of snow on frozen ground, makes it kinda hard. i have been told that as long as you can dig the ground, you can plant garlic. i'm just not willing to go to extreme measures to do so. keith

January 1, 2019	#5
pmcgrady Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Central Illinois Posts: 1,836	I plant in fall (October), but you can plant it whenever you want, even spring. Just expect smaller cloves.

January 2, 2019	#6
Nan_PA_6b Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 3,194	I planted garlic in early November(?). It is up, about 3-4 inches. I'm worried. We've had temps down to single digits briefly, and up to 50, mostly hovering around freezing.

January 6, 2019	#10
GoDawgs Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Augusta area, Georgia, 8a/7b Posts: 1,685	I'm glad to see this post as I've been toying with the idea of planting more garlic soon. With all the rain, all of a sudden the tops of some of my October planted garlic are starting to yellow. I have extra cloves that are in good shape so I will plant some out there tomorrow just to see how they do.