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Growing => Vegetables => Topic started by: NotQuiteASmallHolder on March 10, 2017, 01:04:36 pm

Title: Growing Garlic Concerns
Post by: NotQuiteASmallHolder on March 10, 2017, 01:04:36 pm

Afternoon all,

I've got a couple of large pots in which I am currently growing garlic. Recently I'm noticed the tips of some of the leaves going brown. I planted no more than 3 cloves in each of the pots in November, all of which have come through, and up until now they seem to have been going well.

I planted them in a multi-purpose compost and feed with fish, blood and bone which seems to have kept them ticking over so far. Should I be concerned about the leaves going a bit brown at the ends and if so what are the possible problems/solutions?

Thanks

Chris

Title: Re: Growing Garlic Concerns
Post by: devonlady on March 14, 2017, 09:48:16 am

Best, if you can, to plant your garlic into a bed, it sounds a bit stressed.

Title: Re: Growing Garlic Concerns
Post by: pgkevet on March 14, 2017, 11:09:03 am

Rule of thumb with any potted plant looking iffy is - pull out the plug of soil and have a look; can be too dry/waterlogged/poor or excessive nutrient/pH balance or parasites/predators.

Title: Re: Growing Garlic Concerns
Post by: hexhammeasure on March 14, 2017, 02:43:14 pm

brown tips is usually underwatering. but this year I'm more likely to suspect drowning!lift the pot to ensure that water can drain out of the holes at the bottom

Title: Re: Growing Garlic Concerns
Post by: NotQuiteASmallHolder on March 14, 2017, 02:50:03 pm

Thanks all, my father-in-law was of a similar mind regarding the watering situation. I moved the pots over the weekend and made sure there is sufficient space underneath that water can drain away. Hopefully they'll look a little happier soon!