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Mon, Oct 20, 14 at 9:29
| Friday, 10/17/2014, I prepared a new area and expanded my garden adding 20 square feet of garden space that was one native grass. I turned some of the grass under and picked some of it out. Saturday, 10/18/2014, I made 4 rows and planted the garlic cloves from 4 garlic heads that I bought at the supermarket. I tried to find someone to trade for garlic bulbs, but had no success. I am told that if you plant the garlic cloves about 2 inches deep, they will begin to develop roots in the fall and break the soil in the very early spring. Harvest is predicted in August. Has anyone tried this? |
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| I'm sorry, I'm not sure what you are asking, tried planting garlic in the fall or tried planting garlic from the supermarket? I plant garlic every year, and I actually wait a bit later than most to do it. I have problems with onion maggots here, and that helps me avoid having them infested going into the winter. I have never tried planting supermarket garlic, but I suppose that as long as it seems fresh enough to eat it will probably perform ok. |
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- Posted by CharlieBoring 7 (My Page) on Mon, Oct 20, 14 at 10:46
| My question realy concerns softneck garlic. It is my understanding that the supermarket varieties are normally softneck; so I am asking if I need to take protective actions in Northern VA where it often gets as cold as 0 degrees. If the garlic needs additional winter protection, I am going to cover the bed with leaf mulch about 2 inches thick. |
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- Posted by theforgottenone1013 5b/6a MI (My Page) on Mon, Oct 20, 14 at 11:12
| Your softnecks will be fine. I grow a couple softneck varieties and except for this year they have always done well for me. Not sure if it was the extreme cold last winter or what but they were a lot smaller than they should have been. All garlic could use a mulch. And yours will almost certainly be ready for harvest before August (mine is usually ready in mid-July). Rodney |
This post was edited by theforgottenone1013 on Mon, Oct 20, 14 at 11:13
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| I put mulch over my hardnecks and am excited to have the garlic sprout up in the spring and not the weeds :) |
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| I have been told not to use supermarket garlic but rather something grown locally so it is suited to my zone 5 climate. Last year, the cloves I planted all rewarded me with partially formed bulbs--2 cloves apiece, but they were plump and verry tasty! Hoping for better this year. I've added mushroom compost to the entire garden recently. |
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