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Starting planting Garlic (Germidour), recommended sowing apparently is October but weather is still a bit sunny and warm during the day and cold at night, did I plant too early? (lemmy.world)
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  • Planted in pots and raised beds at September 30th.
  • Garlic Germidour. Apparently according to gardening websites sowing season is around October so no problems there.
  • Weather is still a bit sunny during the day averaging about 20+°c and cold during the night around 10-15°c'ish. It is currently October 1st, 23:43pm as of writing and posting and it is currently at 13°C if anyone wants to be specific.
  • Live in UK, hardiness zone is 8b (if you want to be specific).

Did I plant too early and should've waited until mid October at least or am I okay? It's literally my first time planting these and hoping for the best lol.

Lastly, would I need to invest in a poly tunnel and or covers for my garlic plants during the cold weather or are they (Garlic) hardy crops?

Thanks in advance!

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[–] 3 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Its softneck? I believe they prefer to be mulched to survive the winter.

The purpose of planting in the fall is to allow the roots to establish so they can go right to growing in the spring. +/- a few weeks won't make that much of a difference. With the raised beds and containers you shouldn't be at risk of rot (as long as they have drainage).

Good luck!

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 6 days ago (1 child)

    Yeah, it's a soft neck. Now I gotta find some mulch to invest in somehow 😅 would freshly cut leaves be fine? We trimmed our leafy tree a little bit and could use that for mulch, unless I need to wait for the leaves to turn brown maybe?

    Yeah that's what I've read too, to get them "acclimated". Yeah I'm good with the raised bed and the containers, no problems with draining and whatnot. 💯

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