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Salads in polytunnel and garlic

Asked by Anonymous 15 September 2016 1 reply in Sowing and Growing

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  1. Anonymous #35879

    Hello Charles

    I have just sown all my winter salads/leaves as recommended for my polytunnel. I was wondering if you also grow lettuces such as lollo biondi or claremont in the polytunnel during winter?
    Would you recommend trying to plant some garlic in tunnel if a little space can be spared?
    Also I just made a new bed for autumn sowing of garlic. It consists of a thick layer of mushroom compost where the soil has been covered for a while.. Would that be suitable for garlic?

    PS how do you get your land cress to germinate?

    Many thanks

  2. Charles Dowding #35881

    Your land cress may be old seed, its tricky.
    Yes any compost works for garlic and you can plant some between winter salads, see my updates of previous winter(s).
    I have tried many other varieties and Grenoble Red is so far away the healthiest and most resistant to frost & slugs that I grow it only.

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