Autumn planting garlic FAQs & information
Autumn planting garlic is an easy crop providing you give it a sunny spot and free-draining soil. It needs little care and can be grown in a small space or even containers.
It’s best to grow named varieties from a supplier rather than using supermarket garlic to ensure it’s disease-free.
Which autumn garlic varieties are the easiest and most reliable to grow?
If you’re a beginner looking for a dependable crop, softneck varieties are a great choice. In our range, Garlic Messidrome (Autumn Planting) is known for being a reliable and heavy-cropping variety that is easy to grow. Garlic ‘Germidour’ (Spring/ Autumn Planting) is another excellent and vigorous option that performs well from a later planting.
Which autumn garlic variety has the largest bulbs?
For giant bulbs, Elephant Garlic (Spring/ Autumn Planting) is the top choice. It produces bulbs that can reach many times the size of traditional garlic, with a mild flavour. For large true garlic bulbs, a reliable softneck variety like Garlic ‘Messidrome’ (Autumn Planting) is known for producing a heavy crop of good-sized bulbs.
Which autumn garlic variety has the strongest flavour?
For a powerful, gourmet flavour, hardneck varieties are the best option. From our selection, Garlic ‘Rose Wight’ (Autumn Planting) is noted for its intense, full-bodied flavour. Garlic ‘Autumn Kingsland Wight ‘ also produces a strong, complex taste that’s excellent for cooking.
Which autumn planting garlic crops earliest?
Garlic ‘Extra Early Wight’ (Autumn Planting) is specifically bred to crop early. It is a unique variety that can be harvested as soon as late May or early June, significantly ahead of most other autumn-planted garlic.
