klorentz
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Sept 25, 2013 20:58:57 GMT -5
Post by klorentz on Sept 25, 2013 20:58:57 GMT -5
Well we will be planting garlic next week. pretty happy about it . From HEB ( Texas grocery chain ) we have organic California White.From Seeds from Italy Rossa di Sulmona and Bianco Spagnolo. From Ebay seller brokenhed7 Lorz Italian and Music. May add one more if I can afford it. Sould be a nice mix.May smell like Gilroy Cal at harvest time but will be worth it.
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izzy
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Sept 25, 2013 21:16:07 GMT -5
Post by izzy on Sept 25, 2013 21:16:07 GMT -5
Sweet! I'm thinking of waiting til November; still kinda hot here, and I've not got my beds ready yet. Worked all day getting a strawberry bed worked - 100 plants. Priorities you know --- but it's a close race.
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Sept 27, 2013 23:57:26 GMT -5
Post by Laura_in_FL on Sept 27, 2013 23:57:26 GMT -5
I'll plant in early November, too. I have Sicilian, Shilla, Maiskij, and Ajo Rojo pre-chilling in the refrigerator now.
This will be my first time planting known varieties of garlic instead of grocery store garlic. I am hoping that between pre-chilling and buying varieties adapted to mild winters that I will get a good harvest next year.
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klorentz
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Sept 30, 2013 18:54:31 GMT -5
Post by klorentz on Sept 30, 2013 18:54:31 GMT -5
In other garden news Seeds from Italy sent me an email that they just got some organic garlic in. They are Ajo Rojo ,Chesnock Red and Susanville . Also for you fava bean fans they just got their shipment in from Italy and once it's gone won't be back till next fall. They have four varieties. Also for folks growing greens this fall they have an overstock on some that are worth checking out. The seed count will be generous so they will be well worth the money.
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Nov 7, 2013 1:34:29 GMT -5
Post by pepperhead212 on Nov 7, 2013 1:34:29 GMT -5
Garlic is in! I planted 48 cloves of Music, 41 of Metechi (my old favorites) and 34 of my new one - Estonian Red. I got this one in a trade last season - just one clove, from a lady who only had one head, and it was HUGE! It grew big, too, so I had to find some to order, but they were not easy to find. I ordered three of them, figuring I would just replant all of them, but I got 6 heads, with an apology, stating that the ER had not grown as large as normal, so she sent me 6 heads. I got 34 cloves, with an average of .4 oz, and one was .70 oz! Incredible size, even larger than my two standby varieties. Let's hope they grow that large in the ground.
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Nov 8, 2013 10:23:59 GMT -5
Post by redneckplanter on Nov 8, 2013 10:23:59 GMT -5
so how'd the garlic do kevin?
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Nov 27, 2013 11:29:10 GMT -5
Post by Laura_in_FL on Nov 27, 2013 11:29:10 GMT -5
The garlic I planted on Nov. 17th was all sprouted by yesterday - every clove is accounted for, and some are already 6" tall! That garlic practically leapt out of the ground! These are the two turban types, Shilla and Maiskij.
Since I am not a Black Friday shopper, hopefully I can get the other garlic bed prepped and the rest of the garlic planted Friday or Saturday. (I had been waiting to give the tomatillos currently in that bed as much time as possible, but since we are getting frost the next two nights, they're done.) The garlics I will be planting there are Ajo Rojo and Siciliano.
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Nov 28, 2013 22:46:10 GMT -5
Post by izitmidnight on Nov 28, 2013 22:46:10 GMT -5
6varieties planted. Only 5 have sprouted. Still waiting on the 'late Italian ' to sprout. In ground since 10/01.
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Dec 3, 2013 21:54:10 GMT -5
Post by gixxerific on Dec 3, 2013 21:54:10 GMT -5
everything is up here been in since mid oct
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littleminnie
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Dec 4, 2013 19:25:28 GMT -5
Post by littleminnie on Dec 4, 2013 19:25:28 GMT -5
LOl I just remembered I dreamt that my garlic was up 2 inches. It was a dream since there is 6 inches plus of snow here!
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Dec 12, 2013 22:13:10 GMT -5
Post by redneckplanter on Dec 12, 2013 22:13:10 GMT -5
get er done garlic hounds.lol
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materman
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Dec 13, 2013 0:18:04 GMT -5
Post by materman on Dec 13, 2013 0:18:04 GMT -5
LOl I just remembered I dreamt that my garlic was up 2 inches. It was a dream since there is 6 inches plus of snow here! Sounds like it was a good thing they are not up 2". I myself always try to time it to where mine gets their roots going before the cold weather and that is it. I have had cold weather set them back before by burning them back. I do have them mulched but none have made it out yet so it looks Like I timed it about right. I got them in the second week of Nov.
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Dec 15, 2013 2:09:39 GMT -5
Post by redneckplanter on Dec 15, 2013 2:09:39 GMT -5
its also a superfood...smiles
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klorentz
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Dec 18, 2013 1:02:56 GMT -5
Post by klorentz on Dec 18, 2013 1:02:56 GMT -5
Gaaahlic is good.
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Dec 18, 2013 10:12:00 GMT -5
Post by redneckplanter on Dec 18, 2013 10:12:00 GMT -5
true dat.
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Dec 18, 2013 10:12:08 GMT -5
Post by redneckplanter on Dec 18, 2013 10:12:08 GMT -5
true dat.
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Dec 19, 2013 5:17:29 GMT -5
Post by timothyt on Dec 19, 2013 5:17:29 GMT -5
Planted around my usual time of 1st week of December. I cut back to only 6 varieties this year:
Estonian Red Inchellium Red Khabar Silver Rose Simonetti Thermadrone
Here's a hoot! 6 of the 40 Silver Rose cloves I planted were from all the way back from my June 26th harvest.....June 26th 2012 that is! Talk about long lasting garlic!
Garlic On, My Friends! TimothyT
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Dec 28, 2013 6:23:18 GMT -5
Post by timothyt on Dec 28, 2013 6:23:18 GMT -5
And here's another hoot! With only about 20% of the garlic sprouted and peaking through the leaf mulch now, all 6 of the old Silver Roses were among the 1st up!
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Jan 3, 2014 8:35:00 GMT -5
Post by dogfish on Jan 3, 2014 8:35:00 GMT -5
Have 100 Metichi and 100 I believe it is a german porcilin (?) picked it up from an old farmer at the local regional market/really big farmers market. He did not know what kind it was but had been growing since he could remember and it did well. Have grown both kind for about 10 years now and both do great in my garden. Try to get them in by the end of Oct but it was mid Nov this year. Not to worried.
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Jan 31, 2014 10:49:20 GMT -5
Post by ladymarmalade on Jan 31, 2014 10:49:20 GMT -5
I have a bed planted with just over 100 bulbs of garlic that I'm really, really hoping will survive this winter. I mulched the bed heavily with leaves this year, so hopefully it was enough.
These are the varieties I've planted: Siskyou Purple Early Portuguese Red Rezin Achatami Belarus Island Star Chamiskuri
Plus two different varieties that I got from farmer's markets.
I've never had any of them, and I've also never really compared varieties of garlic, so I'm excited to see what happens!
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Feb 1, 2014 0:03:38 GMT -5
Post by Laura_in_FL on Feb 1, 2014 0:03:38 GMT -5
I ended up not planting the Ajo Rojo and Siciliano until mid-January, and it had just come up, not even unfolded its first leaves, when we had the ice earlier this week followed by a couple of nights in the 20s.
It came though perfectly; it wasn't damaged in the slightest.
The older garlic (Maiskij and Shilla) was exposed to the two nights in the teens we had in early January. Some of the leaves that were out at that time have died, but since then it has putting on strong new growth. It did not take any additional damage with the ice this week. So, I guess that it is fine.
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Feb 1, 2014 2:57:40 GMT -5
Post by wing on Feb 1, 2014 2:57:40 GMT -5
I love Garlic, but gave up growing it, because 1 it takes too long, and 2 I wasn't very successful. Where we live we've got the best in the Country growing, and export all over, we also have a yearly Garlic Festival, which has been going years, and is very popular.
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Feb 2, 2014 19:17:13 GMT -5
Post by izitmidnight on Feb 2, 2014 19:17:13 GMT -5
I love Garlic, but gave up growing it, because 1 it takes too long, and 2 I wasn't very successful. Where we live we've got the best in the Country growing, and export all over, we also have a yearly Garlic Festival, which has been going years, and is very popular. A garlic festival? Smells heavenly! Have you been? What would be your favorite garlic treat if you have?
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May 20, 2014 15:18:33 GMT -5
Post by desertrat on May 20, 2014 15:18:33 GMT -5
My first time growing garlic and planted mid Nov. Got three softneck varieties, Susanville, Lorz and Mild French. Susanville tops started falling over a week ago so I started digging them and so far I'm very pleased with the size of the bulbs, equal to or larger than the standard grocery store offering. The others should be ready to dig in another couple of weeks, they're supposed to store well and hoping to save some to plant in the fall, hopefully this time in Oct. I think I'll chop some and sun dry them just for kicks.
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May 20, 2014 16:36:40 GMT -5
Post by Laura_in_FL on May 20, 2014 16:36:40 GMT -5
I just dug my Ajo Rojo and Siciliano because the tops were falling over. They made heads, but really small ones. I was not really surprised that the heads were small, since their tops never got as big as the tops on the Turbans did. They must have really needed to have been planted in November (along with the Turbans) and get that extra growing time during the winter, since it gets hot so early in spring here. I am sure they will still be tasty, but I don't think any of the cloves will be big enough to use for replanting. So I may have to order more seed garlic later this summer after all. I'd hoped to just replant from my own stock. The good news is that I had absolutely no trouble with fungi or diseases with any of the garlic. I followed the pre-planting directions here: www.gourmetgarlicgardens.com/growsouth.htm#anchorgarlicprep exactly. Whether it was the preparation or sheer luck, I am really happy with the results.
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May 21, 2014 0:05:22 GMT -5
Post by paquebot on May 21, 2014 0:05:22 GMT -5
For planting back, size generally doesn't matter. Genetics are the same with garlic no matter if it's a large or small clove. We've planted slivers and gotten bulbs just as big as from larger cloves.
Martin
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May 21, 2014 11:09:32 GMT -5
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Post by swamper on May 21, 2014 11:09:32 GMT -5
My garlic looks great, I've reduced the number of varieties, favoring those that produce large cloves:
GARLIC Ivan's New (porcelain?) Bavarian Purple (porcelain) Bright (porcelain) Pskem River (purple stripe) Ukranian (rocambole) Estonian Red (purple stripe)
POTATO Onions Green Mountain Snow White
SHALLOTS Saffron Sante Camelot
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May 21, 2014 11:22:27 GMT -5
Post by Laura_in_FL on May 21, 2014 11:22:27 GMT -5
For planting back, size generally doesn't matter. Genetics are the same with garlic no matter if it's a large or small clove. We've planted slivers and gotten bulbs just as big as from larger cloves. Martin paquebot, that's interesting. I have always read that you should plant the largest cloves from the largest and best heads in order to get big heads of garlic. I may have to do an experiment: plant a row of small cloves and a row of large cloves of the same garlic variety in the same bed. swamper, those sound like some nice varieties. I would love to focus on garlics that make a few large cloves, but a lot of those garlics don't like Florida.
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May 21, 2014 11:35:19 GMT -5
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Post by swamper on May 21, 2014 11:35:19 GMT -5
" swamper, those sound like some nice varieties. I would love to focus on garlics that make a few large cloves, but a lot of those garlics don't like Florida." Which of the major subgroups do best in FLA?
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May 21, 2014 13:38:39 GMT -5
Post by desertrat on May 21, 2014 13:38:39 GMT -5
For planting back, size generally doesn't matter. Genetics are the same with garlic no matter if it's a large or small clove. We've planted slivers and gotten bulbs just as big as from larger cloves. Martin Martin, that's good to know. I know that some of the cloves I planted were on the smaller size and generally speaking I harvested mostly good large bulbs with a few smaller ones mixed in. I went ahead and dug up some Lorz this morning and they're all nice big bulbs too, so far I'm really pleased with my garlic and may try a couple more varieties this fall.
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