Plant garlic & cover with rotted manure

[bigronParticipant]

I have given up an allotment that I got 4 months ago and put a lot of work in to. Brushcut all the massive weeds and covered with polythene. Then one came up that is 50 yards from my front door. There are two together and I will share resources with the other chap.

Anyway the ‘new’ allotment has beds all organised. I will be doing ‘no-dig’. It has previously been a dig allotment.

My query is that I want to get garlic planted but not sure if I should plant it then cover with well rotted horse manure that I have access to. Here are a couple of photos.

[charlesModerator]

Yes Ron, well decomposed horse manure is a good mulch for soil generally and for garlic, after planting. That dug over soil will be happy that you are going no dig.

[RhysParticipant]

Ron

I had an excellent garlic crop this summer from doing as you suggest, although I used compost containing some manure as a starting component. I bet your way will work really well.

[bigronParticipant]

Excellent thank you.

I was given about 5 elephant garlic cloves and I have ordered, some early purple and some Solent Wight to share with my cousin.

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