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Posted: Oct/29/2006 4:31 PM PST
I really enjoy this website but it is interfering with getting anything done these days! There is so much good information that I just keep reading and reading and hours later I'm still reading! You all are great resources and I find myself continuely chucking outloud at many of the responses, pictures and smiley icons! I'm thinking I would like to try to grow some garlic indoors. I read it was really easy. My first question is... do I take the outer thin skin off each clove before planting? and the second is I wonder if it is too late to plant some cloves outside if we will be getting some below freezing temps this next week at night? Lin |
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Posted: Oct/29/2006 4:43 PM PST
Lin, i found a link that should be useful. it says it's not too late to plant garlic. i've also been told NOT to use the garlic you buy in the grocery store. it may have been treated w/something to retard or stop the sprouting. http://www.naturalhub.com/grow_vegetable_type_g arlic.htm |
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Posted: Oct/29/2006 5:24 PM PST
Wow! This obviously will not be as easy as I was thinking it would be! hmmm... thanks for the link! So much to learn! Lin |
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Posted: Oct/29/2006 5:41 PM PST
I grew hardneck garlic this year for the first time - got it from an elderly neighbor who had been growing it for years. very tasty and easy to grow. I still need to get mine planted for next year's harvest, but haven't had a chance yet. |
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Posted: Oct/29/2006 5:48 PM PST
I always use garlic from the grocery store, it always has worked in my case. I think you can still plant up til the ground gets hard. I have some growing that i planted in september and it should be ready in the spring. I just break apart the clove no need to remove papery part, and plant pointy end up 1-2inches deep . they will do the rest.. :carrot: |
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Posted: Oct/29/2006 8:33 PM PST
My mom gets her elephant garlic out of the grocery isle to plant. Some places may have the growth retardent on there though, so it may just depend on who the stores supplier is. |
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Posted: Oct/29/2006 11:38 PM PST
This is a wonderful subject. I've never planted garlic or shallots and was thinking about doing it this fall. The nursery told me that soft necks were better in my zone 6B..... But I may be moving more north to a 6 zone...so I was thinking about planting in pots so that I could bring them with me . Has anyone actual EVER used a pot for planting garlic...and if so how did they do for you? |
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Posted: Oct/30/2006 10:16 AM PST
In this area, it is common to plant hardnecks in the fall and softnecks in the spring. Softnecks are the ones that are braided so pretty.I do not usually plant softneck. My supermarket sells California White and I had no trouble growing it. The most popular varieties here are German Red, Ger White, and Music. I am also growing Susquehanna Red, Siberian, Japanese, Elmer's Topset and Purple Italian Stripe. Just a few. lol Some are new varieties for me, so I only planted one head (8-10 cloves). You can plant cloves until the ground is completely frozen. Plant 1 1/2 - 2in deep and 5-6 in apart. Put a nice amt of rotted manure or compost on the bed. Garlic likes a rich soil when it starts growing. I just use about 3 in of spoiled hay, so it doubles as mulch. |
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Posted: Oct/30/2006 3:08 PM PST
This may be a silly question but here goes...Do you only plant an individual clove or the whole bulb? this is what has been holding me back! |
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Posted: Oct/30/2006 3:38 PM PST
Individual clove |
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