Waiting for snow? Well get your garlic in the ground anyway.

I made a raised bed some months ago so today I planted some garlic cloves  Allium Germidour. The variety was recommended for Northern Europe but to be safe I also started some cloves in pots in the greenhouse. I fed the soil with some Super Phosphate fertiliser at 2 oz to the square yard because in the past I have struggled with Garlic and phosphates are good for roots and bulbs.

• I have saved some cloves to plant in April near my roses to try deter greenfly.
• I also planted some garlic in Autumn and I will see which of the 3 methods works best.
• A bit of cold is Ok but prolonged water-logging is no good for garlic. 2014 may be a bad year unless we get some drying spring and hot summer weather.