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Post by garrett on Jul 19, 2012 12:44:56 GMT -5
already?lol what ya'll planting?when? any secret tips?
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Post by blujen on Jul 20, 2012 8:35:20 GMT -5
I just ordered mine from Wegrowgarlic - only 3 kinds this year for me, sure wish they did individual bulbs again! Ordered Music, Kettle River Giant, and Georgian Crystal, Music is a repeat that loved it here, the other two are newbies!
I'll be starting up the bed soon, but won't plant till October / November, when it's nice and cool... When I was planting this spring I left one corner of the garden (the hardest worst corner actually) unplanted and just mulched it really thickly. I've thrown a flower or two there but mostly its just mulch. When this crazy heat wave fades out i'm going to pull back the mulch and fill in 3-4 inches of horse manure compost and then replace the mulch and wait for fall, that compost from the barnyard SURE does soften up my soil and make it happy!
ALSO, this patch is right out my window, so i'll be able to watch the happy green stuff in winter when everything else except my leeks are dead!
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Post by zinniagirl on Jul 20, 2012 9:25:12 GMT -5
I plant in October. The only thing I do is rake up the soil from the path about 6-8" so its raised up a bit. This helps if we have a wet winter or spring. I add some of my kitchen compost. That's all I do and the garlic grows very well. If I think of it, I sprinkle some blood meal on it in the spring, but often forget. Garlic hates weeds, so I do keep it clear.
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Post by garrett on Jul 20, 2012 9:28:30 GMT -5
sounds good z....smiles i'll have to mulch too.our weeds grow in winter here ....albiet slowly.
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Post by annclaire on Jul 20, 2012 18:43:46 GMT -5
I have a planter for my garlic, so I will be emptying it out and trying once again to kill out the bermuda ;D I also think I am going to add some play sand to help lighten up the soil as it is a bit heavy.
I don't know what varieties I have, but the start I got from a commercial grower last winter made large bulbs of only 3 or 4 cloves each. They did well in the planter and seemed to like it here. They also had small, nut-like seeds at the bottom of the clove and I will plant a few of those to see what they do ;D
Then, my second variety is one I found when I cleaned out after BIL passed away. They didn't do so well, but it was a hard, dry year 2 years ago when I harvested them.
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Post by bluelacedredhead on Jul 21, 2012 8:14:15 GMT -5
Chesnok Red, French Red, Music, Martin's Heirloom. I plant in October as well.
Planted the music in a large tree container this year because it was an afterthought. I had the opportunity to buy some on a farm tour and it was just too healthy looking and inexpensive to pass up. But I crowded them in too much in the container. This fall I will plant them in a long window box container instead of trying to stuff them all in a round tub.
Wasn't a very good year this year for garlic. They all grew except for one, but it was so dry that the heads weren't very large. But I have seed to replant and some to eat so that's all that really matters.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2012 10:11:06 GMT -5
Some of my hard necks started out life from seedlings from SandHill Preservation. Some came from Athens farmers market. other came from Kroger's.
Other than they were all hard neck, they all look alike to me.
I'll plant to field this fall once I get their new bed ready. (as in new to them).
Lots a poo and organic material. Planted deep enough (the poo that is) that their roots will need to grow down to supper. Oh late in September or October.
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Post by garrett on Jul 22, 2012 1:50:25 GMT -5
thanks youse folks.smiles
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