Ionut Barbu

Hello Joseph . Thank you very much !
They look great 👍 .
Wish I knew about your visit to UK last week.
We live in east London but would’ve liked to be at your event with 😊.
Hopefully next time 🤞!!

Hi Eino .
That’s a shame , why do you think it’s that ?
I’ve had issues in the past with all sorts of diseases but still managed to get some nice bulbs .
Think that 3 years ago had about 10 varieties.

I’ve grown Elephant garlic before and got nice bulbs , definitely easier .
But not so keen on the taste ( I like to use the tops as leeks ).
Good luck , it should be fine in the ground .
If it gets too cold some mulch should help 🤞.

Hello Eino 👋.
Thank you very much .
Yes , I understand what you mean .
Actually I know someone that actually got TGS many times but not in UK .

Still hope 😊.

In the meantime I can enjoy loads of garlic ( also like to grow/forage/gather other wild alliums so all good .

Did you had any success with seeds so far ?

Hello everyone .

My name is Ionut and I am in East London .
Been growing garlic for a few years on our allotments but only heard of true seeds a couple of years ago .

I’ve grown some hardnecks from the shops and ended up with the bulbils on top ..

After a bit of research online I’ve came across Garlicana and other places like that who managed to get seeds .
Very promising !

I’ve removed the bulbils in the past but the flowers were too weak to bloom .
This year I am growing a few more varieties but with  a different approach .
Bough known varieties and used fertiliser and shop bought compost to improve the drainage and give a bit more protection to the bulbs .


Wish me luck , so far ( planted about a month ago ) the plants are doing well .
At the moment there’s not a lot of varieties in UK from reliable sources like the interesting varieties you guys have in the US or Canada…