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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2012 21:44:52 GMT -5
I finished up this evening. I started the last day of Sept and have strung it out till now. I ended up with at least 350' of garlic planted. Maybe a little more. Not sure on clove count. I planted most 8 inches apart. I planted different than I have in the past. 3 rows together 8-10 inches apart and the cloves on all varieties but the elephant approx. 8 inches apart. The elephant garlic is 10 inches apart in all directions. Several of the bulbs of it were medium to large undivided bulbs. All of the elephant bulbs stored well and appear very healthy. I culled alot of the other varieties. I attribute it too the way I stored them. Will change next year. If I have poor emergence on any variety I will just buy elephant garlic from the grocery store and fill in the blanks. I will use it as I can readily tell it apart from anything else I grow. I planted more varieties this year than last year as I was able to obtain some varieties that I wanted to grow. I'm concentrating on varieties with 4 cloves but no more than 8. I did plant 2 that has more than eight. I planted the following varieties. Elephant, Rosewood, Zemo, Brown Saxon(Hot), Keeper(Hot), Khabar, Old Homestead(OK heirloom.2nd chance),Musica(2nd chance), Bogatyr, Elmer's Topset, Nesenkeag, Colorado Purple(hint of sweetness), Chamisal Wild(rich flavor,NM heirloom), Metechi(heat), Red Estonian, Ayacucho, German Hardneck, Penasco Blue, Santa Fe Rocambole, K's Backyard Pskem, Nesenkeag, Elmer's Topset, Korean Mountain(heat and full flavor)
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Post by gixxerific on Oct 23, 2012 16:57:22 GMT -5
Awesome that is a lot of garlic. about 3 times what I put in. ;D
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Post by izzy on Oct 25, 2012 12:53:53 GMT -5
Whew - that's a lot of garlic. Are all those hard-neck? AFAIAC, any type straight from the garden is better than store bought. Love to pick them at any stage of development for fresh cooking. I use all parts, regardless of when it was planted - not worrying too much if they're ready to be picked. Then throw some more cloves down to grow a while. Works most of the time - except during the heat of summer. Got a bunch of rounds that'll get divided soon and replanted. Be sure to show-off some of those varieties when they're ready. None of the ones I grow are purdy, but they taste good!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2012 10:53:27 GMT -5
Izzy they are a mix of hardneck and softneck. I haven't went through and counted the number of each yet but imagine I'm heavy on hardnecks. I do have some softnecks I really like. Jay
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2012 10:58:22 GMT -5
Izzy I don't grow for prettiness. I grow for taste, productivity and easy to peel cloves. Which is why I like the larger cloves. I do try to grow all of the local/regional heirlooms/wild garlic I can obtain. Which is why I'm growing two varieties that have more than 8 cloves per bulb. I've found those varieties that have been grown in this area for years usually do well and also I like to help keep varieties going and do my part to prevent them from them being eliminated. Jay
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Post by swamper on Nov 2, 2012 7:09:26 GMT -5
Nice colloction Jay, heres what I'm planting out, though getting them in late this year: northern white, ivansnew j16, ivansnew a1, ivansnew a37, ivansnew c24, bavarian purple, tzan, pskem, pskem river, estonian red, ukranian, bright
i keep selecting those that grow large cloves and reducing the number of varieties but trying to maintain at least one of each of the major subgroups. also adding a number of shallots and potato onions this year.
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Post by pepperhead212 on Nov 12, 2012 1:10:49 GMT -5
I finally got mine in, the latest ever, but it is so warm out it seems like I am getting it in early!
I got 165 cloves in, most Music, Leningrad, and German White Porcelain. 15 of it is 4 other varieties I got in trades, just to try them. And the rest of the double row I filled up with shallots - something else I use a lot of in all that Thai food!
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Post by paquebot on Nov 12, 2012 4:23:17 GMT -5
I planted most of mine on 10/3 and been adding more straw and shredded leaves every week since. This season is much like one back in the late 1980s when garlic was still growing taller into December. Worried then, worrying now but with some confidence that they will all survive. Don't have a paper list of all that's planted but bulk is Martin's and Estonian Red of around 400 or so total. Also 12 varieties of rocamboles, two elephant types, and a Thai softneck. Considerable reduction from 27 varieties at my peak. That doesn't count the many volunteers of which most are Music. Just about all of them are up at least 3" after only 5 weeks in the ground and they are on their own now. I'm not going to buy another bale of straw to cover their foolishness!
Martin
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Post by paquebot on Nov 12, 2012 17:25:05 GMT -5
I now have the names of the other 12 varieties which are planted.
Bavarian Chrysalis Purple George German Red Hnat Khabar Korean Mountain Kuty Merrifield Rocambole Penasco Blue Temptress Yugoslavian
All are rocambole types.
Martin
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Post by gixxerific on Nov 12, 2012 20:23:53 GMT -5
nice list Martin i haven't grown rocambole types yet.
I want to expand every year though.
LOVE LOVE garlic!!!
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Post by timothyt on Feb 24, 2013 12:06:26 GMT -5
Count me in too.
I cut back on number of varieties so I could fit in more than 12-15 each in my small garden and to be honest there were a few varieties that did not make it through to my later plant date of December 10th this year anyway. So down from 13 to 7 varieties. Cloves planted in well amended raised bed. 1-3 rows with spacing 6" between cloves and 8" between rows in diamond pattern. Percentage of those that rooted and are thriving is pretty good this season except Estonian Red which is being stubbornly shy.
Anywho, the line up:
Chinese Purple,hard neck:24 out of 24 planted up and well. Estonian Red,hn:27/41 Inchellium Red,soft neck: 20/21 Simonetti,sn:19/20 Thermadrone,sn: 20/21 Khabar,hn: 19/21 Silver Rose,sn: 40/40
Total = 169/188 = around 90%
How is everyone else's doing?
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Post by izitmidnight on Feb 24, 2013 21:25:40 GMT -5
Count me in too. I cut back on number of varieties so I could fit in more than 12-15 each in my small garden and to be honest there were a few varieties that did not make it through to my later plant date of December 10th this year anyway. So down from 13 to 7 varieties. Cloves planted in well amended raised bed. 1-3 rows with spacing 6" between cloves and 8" between rows in diamond pattern. Percentage of those that rooted and are thriving is pretty good this season except Estonian Red which is being stubbornly shy. Anywho, the line up: Chinese Purple,hard neck:24 out of 24 planted up and well. Estonian Red,hn:27/41 Inchellium Red,soft neck: 20/21 Simonetti,sn:19/20 Thermadrone,sn: 20/21 Khabar,hn: 19/21 Silver Rose,sn: 40/40 Total = 169/188 = around 90% How is everyone else's doing? Sad to say, I haven't even checked the garlic. Was just out at the garden for three hours, getting the beds ready for planting.
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