Garlic - Cledor

I don't usually bother planting spring garlic, as I find overwintered varieties get away to a better start in spring and bulk up more. However, someone gave me an unwanted pack of Cledor, and it will be interesting to compare the yields with the strongly-growing bed of Germidor  planted last Autumn.

No more parsnips!

I decided to dig up the remaining row of parsnips today, as they are beginning to come into growth, and I had a large stew in mind। I was shocked to find them all about an inch in diameter, and riddled with canker। The other rows of Gladiator F1 were also badly affected, but were so large that a normal amount of parsnip was still present in usable amounts.

I really don't know why they have been so badly affected, Gladiator is supposed to be very resistant, they weren't sown particularly early and historically we हवे ओनली हद मिनोर problems with canker. I haven't had a problem with carrot root fly on parsnips before, but wonder if this might account for the degree of damage. I will try a new site this year and see if this makes a difference.