Allotment Diary How to plant shallots and Garlic on the plot

[iowanne]

You've added about 4 oz. of what? I couldn't understand what you were saying. Very interesting. My shallots ended up being 5-6 tiny little shallots. I'm wondering if I should have added the fertilizer that you used but I couldn't hear what it was. Thanks! I always look forward to your new videos!

[allotmentdiary]

@iowanne Hi,the fertilizer I use is Blood Fish & Bone.

Cheers,Dan.

[VonLeachim]

any recommends for the on line buying of decent organic garlic sets ?

local garden centres all seem generic

[jj356]

where you living? your website is amazing..im going to follow your progress!

[0987654321libra]

Enjoyed that, most informative.

[TheWillowwaterer]

@allotmentdiary reet then -16 tonne o grit it is ...an we grabbn in 3 tonne top soil wi a crane like...

:)

[allotmentdiary]

@TheWillowwaterer Sounds about right.:)

The more sand/grit you can dig in , the better.

A tonne goes nowhere once you spread it out,If you've got clay then you'll need a good 2-3" layer to dig in to improve it and depending on the size of your plot this could be tonnes of the stuff.

It's a pain in the arse trying to improve clay soil but once it's done it's the best soil you can get.

Cheers,Dan

[TheWillowwaterer]

@allotmentdiary if your on reet side o pennines sometime, I'll pass u a cupa tea after shifting a tonne or two. :)

I heard that about clay soil...full of nutrients - locked in ,

..some say adding fresh potash helps a fair bit to brek it down, having fires a plenty now too :) fo the potash like..

[allotmentdiary]

@TheWillowwaterer Hi,my soil was heavy clay originally,but after about 8 years of adding tonnes of grit,sand,compost and horse muck annually it's now pretty good stuff.

Cheers,Dan.

[allotmentdiary]

Hi,It seems to depend on where you are and how cold it gets.

Garlic, especially needs about a month of cold weather (50f and below) to make the clove split into a bulb.

Warmer parts of the country seem to plant these in Autumn ( Fall) but as I'm in a Northern part of the country which gets cold weather until well into May I can get away with planting in early Spring as my bulbs and cloves will get enough of the "Cold" period they need to get them going.

Cheers,Dan.

[jihadacadien]

Oh that's a great way to have a straight line!

[allotmentdiary]

@jihadacadien It's a damn site easier than putting a string line down.

Mind you I am pretty lazy !!

Cheers,Dan.