Hardneck garlic

[On the Moors]

I planted quite a bit of this a couple of weeks ago and checked on it today. Some of the tubs/pots showed healthy growth while others showed none. Given that they are the same cloves planted at the same time I'm a bit surprised at this. I'm a bit new to gardening and wondered if this was normal:

 

[Oliver Buckle]

I don't find it too surprising, give it a while. Those earthenware pots dry out easily, beware of that. Not sure what size they are, but I would plant one in an eight inch pot two in a twelve inch, and I would fill the pots right up, the soil will shrink considerably over time.
Basic rule, if in doubt choose the bigger pot, I can't think of anything off hand that will suffer from too much room, I suppose some things might flower more profusely if restricted; most will suffer given too little room.

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