Starting planting Garlic (Germidour), recommended sowing apparently is October but weather is still a bit sunny and warm during the day and cold at night, did I plant too early? (lemmy.world)

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Planted in pots and raised beds at September 30th.
Garlic Germidour. Apparently according to gardening websites sowing season is around October so no problems there.
Weather is still a bit sunny during the day averaging about 20+°c and cold during the night around 10-15°c'ish. It is currently October 1st, 23:43pm as of writing and posting and it is currently at 13°C if anyone wants to be specific.
Live in UK, hardiness zone is 8b (if you want to be specific).

Did I plant too early and should've waited until mid October at least or am I okay? It's literally my first time planting these and hoping for the best lol.

Lastly, would I need to invest in a poly tunnel and or covers for my garlic plants during the cold weather or are they (Garlic) hardy crops?

Thanks in advance!

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[-] PokiLoki@toad.social 2 points 2 weeks ago

@The_v @Dis32
I have grown garlic 30+ yrs. I used to let some go to seed and harvest it 4 years later when it was mature, but you have to take the seed head off to avoid a field of nothing but garlic.

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