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BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Podcast

What To Do Now - Plant autumn onion sets and garlic

BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Podcast

Immediate Media

Nature, Science, Leisure, Home & Garden

4.4647 Ratings

🗓️ 3 October 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Planting onion sets and garlic cloves in autumn is a great way to get a head start on next year’s harvest. By planting now, the bulbs will establish earlier than spring planted crops, and garlic benefits from colder temperatures so they can burst into growth in spring. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

I'm Kevin Smith from BBC Gardner's World magazine. There's a brand new event this September, In Conversation at Q Gardens.

0:07.8

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0:50.9

Hello and welcome to the award-winning BBC Gardner's World magazine podcast.

0:56.2

Join our new What's Do Now series.

0:58.5

These friendly bite-sized podcasts offer advice on what you can be doing in the garden throughout autumn and winter.

1:10.5

Planting onion sets and garlic cloves in autumn is a great way to get a head start on next year's harvest.

1:16.4

By planting now, the bulbs will establish earlier than spring planted crops, and garlic benefits from colder temperatures so they can burst into growth in spring.

1:25.5

Hello, I'm Claire from BBC Gardner's World magazine,

1:28.1

and this what's do now is to encourage you to get ahead with your onions and garlic for next year.

1:33.4

If like me you're enjoying the autumn days in the veg plot

1:36.3

and the harvest that comes with growing your own,

1:38.4

but are itching to plant and get organised for next year,

1:41.2

why not choose some autumn onion sets and garlic to plant now for an early

1:45.4

harvest from May or June? First, let's start with onions. You can grow onions from seed, but if you'd

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