
Linda

Living in the north, you'll need to plant hardenck garlic, and not the softnecks you planted. Said the boy born in Elmhurst.shadylane wrote:Planting garlic in the fall are for those with warmer climates where winters are not to harsh.
I planted in the fall and it was a total failure, most rotted. Those that were planted deeply 6 inches, seem to still have some life to them (green tops)...time will tell. But I'm leaning to the failure side.
Thank you tomc, I will give the hardnecks a try this fall, I think that was the failure...wrong type of garlic. I used garlic that I had here purchased from the store. Which I had read could be done so I gave it a shot. digitS thank you also I will give your suggestions a good trial for spring and fall and to make sure I will chill the bulbs before planting this april soon as it stops raining...I will also give the Elephant garlic a try...Thank you fellow gardeners you have been VERY helpfultomc wrote:Living in the north, you'll need to plant hardenck garlic, and not the softnecks you planted. Said the boy born in Elmhurst.shadylane wrote:Planting garlic in the fall are for those with warmer climates where winters are not to harsh.
I planted in the fall and it was a total failure, most rotted. Those that were planted deeply 6 inches, seem to still have some life to them (green tops)...time will tell. But I'm leaning to the failure side.
If hardnecks worked for me in the lakes region of NH, they'll work for you in IL.
Ohio Tiller wrote:I plant in the fall here in lower Ohio every year and mine gets about 2 or 3 inches above ground before winter sets in. As of right now they are all about 8 to 10 inches tall. I tried spring planting once but it never amounted to much they did not get very big at all!