Garlic progress!!

Hey guys! This was planted just two weeks ago, and it's already thriving!! This is Germidour, the rows to the left are Thermidrome, they're a little slower but heh....

Planting garlic

Vegetables to Plant

I think the thing that confuses most vegetable gardeners is knowing which vegetables to plant and when. Which vegetables to plant depends on time of year, individual preferences, and cost. If you know which vegetables you like to eat, you know which vegetables to plant! So, we're already mid-way through November in the U. You could be planting broad beans now, to over-winter and to grab a march on spring-sown crops next year. You could also be planting some over-wintering (aka Japanese) onions for an early crop in 2012. But for most of us, that's it now until the spring. For the next few months it's time to order your seed catalogues and curl up in front of the fire choosing which vegetables to plant next year!

Garlic

OK, I promised you this a few weeks ago, and true to type I failed! But now is the time to be planting garlic, because garlic thrives on a couple of months exposure to sub-zero temperatures. It's what helps the individual cloves to form. You can but from garden centres or online, but, with the latter, beware: often the seed catalogue comanies don't ship their orders untilafter Chruistmas, which is often too late. There are two types of garlic hardneck - which produces a rigid stem and flower - and softneck (which doesn't). Hardneck stores better but is a bit more difficult to get hld of from garden centres etc. Dig and weed your patch first (eek!!) and plant about half an inch below the surface, with the pointy end upwards. You should have some green shoots by Christmas.