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| I live in Detroit . And I had some garlic seedling. When do i plante them? |
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| Do you mean cloves? Or already growing garlic plants? Either way get them in the ground asap. They should have gone in last Autumn. But you have nothing to lose by trying them now. |
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- Posted by stuffradio SW 8a BC (My Page) on Sat, Apr 14, 12 at 13:27
| I planted in October. |
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| I think garlic needs to go through a chill period at the beginning, although I don't know from experience. For the first time last year, I planted cloves of hard neck garlic in November in southwest Ohio. We had such a mild winter that they just kept growing all through it. Now they are 10-12 inches tall. I've never grown them before and wonder what comes next. I got the impression I should remove flowers when they form and let them grow on until the tops start to die back. Does that sound right? |
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| It is probably too late to plant garlic now. Generally you plant garlic in the fall so the cloves have time to send down roots before ground freezes. Then the spring growth will start when it warms up. Ohiofem, if you haven't fertilized them you should apply some now. The bigger the plants are the bigger the garlic bulbs will be. Each garlic will send up a flower scape. You should cut the flower scape off before it gets tough so the plant can concentrate on growing the bulb. Don't wait until the plant dies back to harvest. You want to harvest when there are 4-6 green leaves left since these will become the wrapper for your garlic bulb and they need that to be stored for a long time. |
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| Blue72, You can plant them now and they will grow 'greens' this spring + summer. Most of them will probably form what are called 'rounds' which means they ( most ) will not seperate into seperate cloves, some may form cloves though. You can harvest these in late summer ( around Labor Day in the Detroit area would be good ) - more important than the exact day is to do it when your ground is not too wet, and September can be wet in Detroit. You can then hold these in a dark, room temperature area for a month or 2 and re-plant these in October or in November before your ground freezes. Water them in, mulch them a bit and they are ready for the winter. These should form more Bulb Garlic next summer. Since garlic is in the ground a long time make sure it is good soil and weed-free before planting in the fall, then feed in spring when the plants begin growing. Remember not to remove the papery skin layers, leave them on when planting. hth Nam |
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| I'm over in Grand Rapids and I also planted in October. Could you just keep yours to this fall and plant them then? That's what I would do. |
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- Posted by Avocado101 9A Southern Californ (My Page) on Tue, Apr 17, 12 at 0:51
| I had planted Garlic in Spring and Fall. If you plant them in Spring, they will grow, then the greens will wither prematurely. But you can still collect the harvest as full grown Garlic. They are good to eat. If you plant them in Fall, they will grow to all its age, even to a flowering stage. According to internet, they are fully grown in July. I planted last October, and now it's only April. I have been picking some as needed, and they are good to eat. |
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| The scape looks like a long green tube with a small bulb at the end (nothing will resemble an actual flower) They should be cut when they've made one or two circles (they grow in a spiral) They are delicious, and can be eaten raw or cooked. I harvest in mid July -- I watch for the first two bottom leaves to die back, but harvest while the upper leaves are still green. One year I let the plants go all brown before I havested, and the garlic did not store as well. I've never used the leaves to wrap the garlic -- I cure it for about a week with lots of air and no direct sunlight, then braid and store in cool dry conditions. It lasts very well until the next mid July (so, one year). |
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