Planting the garlic in 2020
My luck held this year. We’ve had a lot of rain during the past week, but the wet streak broke on Saturday and I was able to plant on the Sunday (which happened to be the shortest day of the year).
This garden in the center has been fallow since summer. I skimmed off the layer of mulch and seaweed and dumped it into the new garden.
I like to lay out the garlic on the surface so I can work out spacing. It helps me keep track of what has and hasn’t been planted..Then I push each clove down into the soil.
Covered everything with a line blanket of mulch then spaced out the cloche frames for the net.
I use frost cloth as a covering for the garlic. It slows down the strong Westerlys we get in the winter, keeps some heat in while letting air circulate, and liquid fertiliser applications pour straight through.
In the past I’ve used a smaller frame which was much easier to tighten the cloth on (click here to see).
I’m going to have to come up with a new plan for this taller frame.
This garden in the center has been fallow since summer. I skimmed off the layer of mulch and seaweed and dumped it into the new garden.
I like to lay out the garlic on the surface so I can work out spacing. It helps me keep track of what has and hasn’t been planted..Then I push each clove down into the soil.
Covered everything with a line blanket of mulch then spaced out the cloche frames for the net.
I use frost cloth as a covering for the garlic. It slows down the strong Westerlys we get in the winter, keeps some heat in while letting air circulate, and liquid fertiliser applications pour straight through.
In the past I’ve used a smaller frame which was much easier to tighten the cloth on (click here to see).
I’m going to have to come up with a new plan for this taller frame.
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