garlic too soon? Turnip too late?

[mumm]

So clearly I'm not altogether on top of this!

Question 1-My garlic started to sprout just before the first big snow. Will it keep going in the spring or did I blow it?

Question 2- I planted way too much turnip last year. I left about 12' unharvested. Will they be good if I pull them from the frozen ground? What if I wait until spring?

Thanks!!!

[changingseasons]

I was wondering the same thing... all of my garlic is sprouted too.

[lmonter]

Garlic should be fine. Worse comes to worse, the above-ground part dies back, but the root should be fine and will regrow. I think. I had a tendency to plant it a little later than most folks the last few years though, whoops.

You can try to pull the turnips. Or wait until the ground is not so rock-hard. I've harvested over-wintered carrots in March here in zone 5 before. Even dug them out from under 6 inches of snow (which is what insulated them). No worries. Not sure what overwintering does to turnips though, no experience with those yet.

[Owen'nZoe]

The garlic will be just fine. Mine often starts sprouting and then dies back at least once during the winter.

[onthemove]

in the sunnier, warmer spots mine always starts to sprout before the frost hits, its the roots that are important...