How to grow garlic

If you haven’t grown garlic before then you should have a go because it’s so easy resulting with home grown garlic that tastes so much better than supermarket bulbs. We have many varieties offering flavour strengths between mild and strong with some varieties producing mild tasting edible flowers which can be used within salads and stir fries. All the foliage produced on garlic plants is edible, so the whole plant can be eaten which is unusual. Some of my recommended varieties are “Cristo” offering strong flavour and “Arno” med flavour that yields well.

In store we have free “How to grow garlic” leaflets and our web site has a link to our You Tube video of me demonstrating step by step on how to grow garlic in a patio container. Cloves of garlic planted……….

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Time to start again in the garden

We are well into 2014 and I’m already getting use to writing it down! Here at Glebe we are having a bit of a move around and a tidy up, so expect to see some parts of the shop closed off while we do a bit of house keeping.

As part of our tidy up, a sale will begin this week with lots of products from around the shop that need a home, and will be greatly reduced. This is to clear the decks and make way for all the exciting new products arriving soon. Definitely worth coming down to have a look for a bargain.

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Update From Glebe Garden Centre January 01, 2014 at 01:16AM

Happy New Year to all our customers! Hope you had a great night! See you all soon! via Glebe Garden Centre http://www.facebook.com/pages/p/189129584475934

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Update From Glebe Garden Centre December 31, 2013 at 10:16AM

Happy New Years Eve everyone! We will be closing at 3pm today and closed tomorrow (New Years Day)! We hope you all have a fab evening and look forward to what 2014 brings us! 😀 via Glebe Garden Centre http://www.facebook.com/pages/p/189129584475934

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Update From Glebe Garden Centre December 29, 2013 at 12:59PM

We currently have 50% off all Christmas decs including Lemax and artificial trees! 😀 via Glebe Garden Centre http://www.facebook.com/pages/p/189129584475934

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Got some HTA voucher for #Christmas? You can spend them here at Glebe on just about anything! #Leicester

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Chives is open today, and on special offer is the ever popular soup & toastie for £5.00 #yummy #Leicester

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Update From Glebe Garden Centre December 27, 2013 at 08:25PM

We are open again tomorrow from 9am. All #Christmas decorations, artificial trees, and Lemax village scenes are half price! #Leicester via Glebe Garden Centre http://www.facebook.com/pages/p/189129584475934

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Update From Glebe Garden Centre December 24, 2013 at 12:27PM

A very Merry Christmas to you all. Thank you so much for all your custom, likes, shares and comments throughout the year. We hope we have informed and entertained you. Look forward to doing it all again in the new year! x via Glebe Garden Centre http://www.facebook.com/pages/p/189129584475934

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