Who grows garlic?
- Thread starter myke
- Start date
Bareback
Well-Known Member
I planted some years ago from cloves, here where I live if you don’t over pick it it will go year around and be perpetuated. I got mine from an old homestead that had burned down many years ago and the whole area is covered in it. I don’t what kind it is but I knew it would grow well in my area.
thumper60
Well-Known Member
Cloves find some that are grown in your area plant mid oct.
PissingNutes
Active Member
Look for a garlic festival in your area to get planting bulbs.
ToFarGone
Well-Known Member
I’m in southern Alberta.
plant them anytime After Mid September and ground freeze up. Mulch heavily with straw or wood chips, like 4-6” minimum, if you don’t mulch odds are you will have terrible success
The first snowfall we get Grab some shovels of snow and toss it on top to add an extra layer of protection Against fall cold. and adds a free water if it melts.
plant them anytime After Mid September and ground freeze up. Mulch heavily with straw or wood chips, like 4-6” minimum, if you don’t mulch odds are you will have terrible success
The first snowfall we get Grab some shovels of snow and toss it on top to add an extra layer of protection Against fall cold. and adds a free water if it melts.
MICHI-CAN
Well-Known Member
It has been a few years. I always water rooted mine about a week or two before last frost. Just store bought bulk cloves from the produce section. Planted in 60% peat, 20% coco coire and 10% fine hardwood compost. Fair to good harvest everytime. Here's a video of the same technique. Happy gardening.
xtsho
Well-Known Member
Start with cloves. If you start from seed you probably won't harvest until the 2nd year.
I've had just as good of luck growing store bought garlic that sprouted as I have with bulbs I've bought at nurseries. But you can get a lot more varieties buying seed garlic. I've grown multiple varieties but once I cook with them I can't tell any difference.
Here's a bulb I harvested awhile back. I had a handful of cloves that sprouted and I planted last fall. Just garlic from the Asian market. It came from China. I'll probably use this bulb to plant.
I've had just as good of luck growing store bought garlic that sprouted as I have with bulbs I've bought at nurseries. But you can get a lot more varieties buying seed garlic. I've grown multiple varieties but once I cook with them I can't tell any difference.
Here's a bulb I harvested awhile back. I had a handful of cloves that sprouted and I planted last fall. Just garlic from the Asian market. It came from China. I'll probably use this bulb to plant.
BarnBuster
Virtually Unknown Member
Gonna try growing for first time this year using cloves from Kroger.
go go kid
Well-Known Member
Garlic isnt perpetual, but the bulbs produce smaller bulbs around the main bulb, so if your carefull you can pick the main bulb leaving the smaller ones to continue growing.
as has allready been stated, just soak a clove in a cup of water and you willsoon have roots and can plant it out in the ground.
you dont need any soil amendments, it will grow quite happily. I love my garlic and grow elephant and normal garlic.
it go's great in a roasted vegtable dish
as has allready been stated, just soak a clove in a cup of water and you willsoon have roots and can plant it out in the ground.
you dont need any soil amendments, it will grow quite happily. I love my garlic and grow elephant and normal garlic.
it go's great in a roasted vegtable dish
Rurumo
Well-Known Member
Oh great topic! I just planted my garlic for the year, about 2 lbs worth of Nootka Rose garlic in a 4x8 ft bed. This is actually the perfect time to plant garlic for a lot of us. I picked this strain because it has one of the longest storage potentials of any garlic, I love braiding it and being able to keep them around for a full year. All I grow outside is tomatoes and garlic, for vegetables, but I've planted a lot of fruit trees/bushes this last year as well.
MICHI-CAN
Well-Known Member
Nice to see people still going at it. Pretty much no ambition left here. If only my maters would finally die. A few frosts. Snow and ice. Still producing. Going to snow again today.
Braiding cloves? Always impressed by them. Is it hard to learn? Stringing corn was easy. Squirrels love me for it.
Thank you for something constructive to think about. Peace.
Rurumo
Well-Known Member
Winter coming quickly here too. We've got rain coming for the next week, so I actually have a tarp over my garlic bed right now just so it doesn't get too wet. Braiding garlic is easy, but some kinds braid easier than others:
. My first freeze is coming in the next couple of nights too, so I need to get out there today and bring in all my remaining tomatoes and peppers. The main reason I finally broke down and got my medical card was so I have an excuse to start growing indoors during the winter. Growing under these cmh lights is like a mental tonic when the snow starts to get to me.
MICHI-CAN
Well-Known Member
Thank you for the link. My indoor keeps me sane. Or close. And I force a few day lillys I kept in the crisper over summer. A pop of fresh spring color helps at zero degrees and butt deep in snow. Lemon trees for citrus smell and dark green leaves. Seems small. Big difference in attitude.