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:
Indoors or in a heated greenhouse
Coriander
Cress
Forget-me-not
Ornamental pepper
Outside
Alpine wallflower
Aubretia, Rock cress, Aubrieta, Aubrietia
Basil
Beet, Beetroot, Chard
Beetroot
Cabbage
Canterbury bell,
Cardoon
Carrot
Common wallflower
Cress
Double daisy
Foxglove
French bean, Fine bean
Kohl rabi
Marrow
Ornamental winter kale
Pansy
Radish
Spinach
Spring onion
Sweet William
Turnip
Outside under cover
