[Erica cinerea]

hi there,
i'm new to the forum and i promise a profile soon! but meanwhile, might i ask a question? i planted garlic in november and it has done fine over the winter. i'm reorganising my (very small) veg patch into raised beds and wondered if it would be okay to transplant the garlic? or should i leave it alone until i harvest it in july?
thanks,
erica

[BlackBird]

I'd leave it unless you can take an absolute whopper piece of soil with, leaving the garlic unawares as to the movement. Then there is the problem of creating a whopper hole to put the whopper piece of soil into.
I usually plant my garlic in November so moving it two months shy of harvesting would cause a real check in growth for me.

[Erica cinerea]

I was afraid of that! thanks for the advice, i'll leave it where it is and look forward to fresh (and undisturbed) garlic mid-summer.
erica

[danmac]

I was thinking of planting some garlic among my roses and other flowers, as I hear its presence discourages aphids. Iwas going to just plant some cloves from vegetable shop garlic. Would these grow at this time of year, or do you think it would it be a waste of time? I noticed you both mentioned planting yours in November.

[BlackBird]

[danmac]

Thanks BlackBird. Glad to hear it will still serve the more important purpose of pest prevention then. I am not a big fan of garlic as a food anyway, it's a bit too pungent for my liking. Perhaps I am part greenfly.....