Garlic - Allium sativum
China is the world's largest grower of garlic, harvesting 20m tonnes per year, over 70% of the world's consumption.
Cultivars and varieties:
Allium sativum 'Cristo' (Late variety) - Later variety that stores for longer.
Allium sativum 'Germinadour' (Early variety) - Early variety.
Allium sativum 'Printanor' - An early variety.
Allium sativum 'Provence Wight' - A vigorous growing, white, softneck garlic producing large bulbs and plump cloves. Plant cloves from October to December, or in the spring, in moist, but not waterlogged soil. Originally from Provence, in south-west France (hence the variety name) they grow well in a UK climate and store well.
Allium sativum 'Red Duke' - A hardneck variety with red cloves, a strong flavour and is more suited to growing in UK weather conditions.
Allium sativum 'Thermidrome' (Early variety) - An early variety.
Seeds to sow now:
Indoor or in a heated greenhouse
Coriander
Cress
Forget-me-not
Ornamental pepper
Outside
Antwerp hollyhock, Fig-leaved hollyhock, Hollyhock
Aubretia, Rock cress, Aubrieta, Aubrietia
Basil
Beet, Beetroot, Chard
Beetroot
Beetroot, Garden beet
Borecole, Kale
Bristly hollyhock
Broccoli
Cabbage
Candytuft
Cardoon
Carrot
Cauliflower
Celery
Cornflower
Delphinium
French bean, Fine bean
Italian beetroot, Beetroot, Garden beet
Kohl rabi
Love-in-a-mist
Marrow
Nasturtium
Normandy sorrel
Ornamental winter kale
Radish
Spinach
Spinach, Summer spinach
Spring onion
Sweet pea
Sweetcorn
Swiss chard, Ruby chard, Rhubard chard
Turnip
Other things to plant outside now:
Bare root roses
Outside under cover
Sweetcorn
