So many gardener's have lost their garlic and onions. It was warm in the mini heat wave, then nothing but rain.....😂. Is it July.....😅 ♻️Happy gardening, Terry King.
@helenstewart20852 ай бұрын
Have been racking my highly qualified Horticultural brain, why so much rust around, have been experimenting here in New Zealand, my onion, garlic, shallots, elephant garlic and leeks share a bed each year, but don't come back to that bed for 9 years, that is reasonably new, due to our household now only being two. Planting the garlic deeper up to 100mm and in mid Autumn, seems to be working, even planted closer last year incase the crop failed. Buy new garlic from a reliable source, used some of own rust free this year, will be interesting to see how that goes. Have also been injured, so the garlic wasn't something I worried about much. But had grown no garlic from 2018 until 2023.
@christinebrooks6364Ай бұрын
Hi Nigel, garlic has been a hard one for me this year and others too. Quite a lot of crops have failed this season for me, leeks have rust again, sweetpeas germinated but were munched, 3 more sowings & gave up. Sunflowers were munched too, only one left & it doesn't look good. Lovely update. Thanks for sharing and take care 😊
@stevekaye77392 ай бұрын
Hi Nigel I feel your pain I didn’t have a single garlic bulb I could use due to rust. It’s so frustrating but will try again next season.😂
@NicsAllotment2 ай бұрын
Hello mate shame about your garlic.I had a brilliant harvest this year if you need some new stock let me know. Mine in raised beds done better than in the ground. Your carrots look superb. All the best Nic 👍🧅🥕🧄
@MuddyBootz2 ай бұрын
Cheers mate for your kind offer, I may take you up on that. So disappointing after the stems looked thick and strong 😣
@JanesGrowingGarden2 ай бұрын
Great catch up Nigel. Shame about the garlic - ours wasn't good at all but as always we'll try again next year!
@urbsoapco54892 ай бұрын
Not cold enough for long enough,and wet wet wet!!! Ours do ok but they were a bit soggy when I harvested them so I dehydrated them. What a year!!
@ballysillanallotment-man57932 ай бұрын
Not having the best of seasons myself mostly my own fault in April the start of the busy time i went in for open heart surgery then having a terrible year with slugs never seen so many but not to worry just enjoy the rest of the season and come back stronger next year
@MuddyBootz2 ай бұрын
Hope your recovery is going well, the garden will always be there when you are ready. Take care
@myrustygarden2 ай бұрын
My garlic didn’t split either and the stems looked so teasingly promising 😢. Not a bad shallot harvest though 👍. It’s been an odd year across the globe Nigel but we’re gardeners we will always try again next year. Have a super day, Ali 🌞🇨🇦
@MuddyBootz2 ай бұрын
Hi Ali, I think that was the cause of my disappointment. The stems were over 1/2” thick yet the bulbs were not much bigger 🙁
@simplifygardening2 ай бұрын
I think its been so mild over winter and real wet for them to really get going mate. great update
@MuddyBootz2 ай бұрын
I agree with you mate. Let's hope for a good late summer. 🤞
@davidshinn65012 ай бұрын
Hi Nigel. There seem to be a lot of us who have had a garlic fail this year. Quick question - what type of wire or plastic frame do you use under the green mesh over the parsnips ? Thanks.
@michaelsplot2 ай бұрын
Nice one Nigel 👍👍👍
@marienorman37312 ай бұрын
All 50 of my garlic we had to burn, I was gutted!! I have grown garlic for years very successfully, however this year garlic shared a raised bed with onions as I have done in the past and had good results. However the dreaded rust destroyed my garlic and to save my onions I pulled them all and burned the lot to avoid further rust to my onions. Yesterday I harvested my onions very pleased with the result. Have read I cannot sow garlic or onions in this bed for 3 years!! Would appreciate and advice from all you gardeners.
@Allotment-diaryUk2 ай бұрын
Had a look at my garlic and it looks similar, no size at all. Don't think it's cold enough now to give em enough cold so they split. Might have to stick the cloves in the fridge for a month before in future. No cold Winters anymore no Hot Summers anymore, just like Autumn all year these days . Absolute cack.
@MuddyBootz2 ай бұрын
Quite right Dan. Good idea with the fridge, may do half and half next year just to compare results. Seed onions are slow bulbing up. Another 6,weeks and we will really see the nights drawing in 🙁
@hevchip7412 ай бұрын
Thanks for this video, makes me realise I'm not the only one with rubbish garlic, and the onions aren't much better this year.
@keithhilton88692 ай бұрын
Hi Nigel, sorry to hear about your garlic. While I don't grow garlic, I'm hoping not to get a similar result with my onions come September. We've had plenty of rain the last 3 weeks but got good harvest of broccoli, cabbage & salad lettuce. Also got my spring flower display planted in the front garden. This year stock, snapdragon & yellow pansies. 350 plants in all. Good luck with the rest of your seasons harvest. Cheers from down under. 👍👍😋😋
@tonysgardensgizmos71642 ай бұрын
Love those mini munch - i have 4 plants and am getting 6-8 cucs twice a week from them. Its been such a cold and dark year with little warmth and very poor light levels everything is much further behind than usual.
@shawnsgarden37422 ай бұрын
Nice update Nigel, I think the weather may be a factor with the garlic, its been so wet and cold, (doesn't explain the non splitting though), don't forget to take the collars off this year!...Good luck for the season.
@andrewredmond7992 ай бұрын
If it any consolation nigel mine are the same and like some of the other lads tomatoes and onions and alot of other vegetables. It good to see it happening to the experts cause i taught it was me😂lol. We'll just put it down to the weather and a bad year.... we'll get it right next year nigel
@SteveRichards2 ай бұрын
Did you do long red Florence this year Nigel, I followed your recommendation last year and they are amazing, much better than zebrune! The main crop tomatoes though are truly terrible, so far behind
@MuddyBootz2 ай бұрын
Hi Steve , yes the LRF are bulking up nicely... in fact all of the seed onions appear to be on track. It is my worse season for slow maturing crops since I started my allotment. The runner beans have been in 8+ weeks and not reached to top s of the canes yet.
@briansgardenandpolytunnel81722 ай бұрын
we can't guarantee perfect crops every year, nigel. some years give better yields than others........................brian
@GrowBagUKАй бұрын
My garlic was a similar fail this year....very disappointing yield. Not enough sun and warmth this year?
@leewozzashomeveggiegarden2 ай бұрын
Nice update. my onions was poor this year as well
@silverbk112 ай бұрын
I'm just out side of Lichfield so close to you, I'm gutted your garlic has failed but also a little relieved because mines failed and I thought it was something I've done. I can't understand what's happening this year. My spring onions all failed, cucumber and tomato are really behind.. hoping it's just bad year
@MuddyBootz2 ай бұрын
Ive done countless sowing of spring onions and only had 2 batches germinate. Sown another 3 batches beginning of July....fingers crossed 🤞
@silverbk112 ай бұрын
@@MuddyBootz it seems to be a very funny year. At first I questioned the compost as we have gone peat free. But now I'm thinking it could be the weather.
@Lord729692 ай бұрын
My garlic was so bad with rust and had to pull early. The bulbs are pathetically small. Onions got downy mildew. A bad year for those 2 crops
@chrisfarrell87962 ай бұрын
My garlic is decent this year but shallot and red onion sets all gone to seed so I going to try save some seed from them and see if I can do any better with seed
@DigwellGreenfingers2 ай бұрын
Nightmare Nigel. The few garlic of mine that did bulb up were okay, but I expect to get more than 5 decent ones from 20 or 30 planted! Just waiting for a few consecutive dry days before lifting my shallots. I have never know carrots to take as long to germinate at this year - 4 weeks for 4 different varieties on my plot, normally 2 weeks max!
@MuddyBootz2 ай бұрын
Same story with many other gardeners. I think we need to have a word with our mate upstairs and get him to send us some decent weather 🤣👍
@DigwellGreenfingers2 ай бұрын
@@MuddyBootz Or concentrate on growing grass 🤣😂🤣
@MuddyBootz2 ай бұрын
@@DigwellGreenfingers 🤔😱🤣👍🏻
@anjkovo21382 ай бұрын
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@wales123100Ай бұрын
Alot of my shallots bolted sadly
@paultaylor44202 ай бұрын
Worst crop of Garlic I have ever had. No rust but pathetically small bulbs for every variety.