The garlic has grown well over the winter months, despite the frosts, wind and heavy rain.
Some of the young garlic plants have been pulled up by birds, but most of them have produced at least 2 leaves. The effect of the heavy rains on the surface of the soil is very visible. The hard rain drops break up the structure of the soil and flood the surface, which produces a hard capping of silt (there is very little clay in this soil) which cracks when dries. This cap will not prevent the garlic from growing but it does reduce the amount of rainwater that can enter the soil and will cause a certain amount of erosion from the beds into the paths. Careful cultivation to break up this cap will also cover the garlic bulbs, many of which are now standing proud of the surface.
The garlic has grown well over the winter months, despite the frosts, wind and heavy rain.
Some of the young garlic plants have been pulled up by birds, but most of them have produced at least 2 leaves. The effect of the heavy rains on the surface of the soil is very visible. The hard rain drops break up the structure of the soil and flood the surface, which produces a hard capping of silt (there is very little clay in this soil) which cracks when dries. This cap will not prevent the garlic from growing but it does reduce the amount of rainwater that can enter the soil and will cause a certain amount of erosion from the beds into the paths. Careful cultivation to break up this cap will also cover the garlic bulbs, many of which are now standing proud of the surface.
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