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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2011 21:19:42 GMT -5
Okay, I have some garlic that should've been harvested last summer. Moving my son took a bit more time than I thought, and when I got back home not only was it dried but I couldn't even see it anymore. I figured it would just die, but of course now I have garlic growing like crazy! A few people said it would be fine, but could I try to harvest it in the spring instead of fall? I need the room for other veggies!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2011 5:07:29 GMT -5
I would move it, not harvest it. Garlic transplants fine. Pick a spot and transplant it. Your bulbs are going to be growing in clusters. I would think you could jgently break them apart and re-set in another place. I do not think that the cloves would be good for eating now though. Maybe. give it a try.
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Post by coppice on Apr 10, 2011 8:01:03 GMT -5
Puttgirl. You could eat them, but they're not going to store well. Or at all really, once awoken.
Move them, take what you need at each meal.
Summer dormancy is comeing, harvest moved garlics then for storage.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2011 12:51:28 GMT -5
Oh, thank you so much! I figured I probably could eat them, and figured they wouldn't store well, but never thought I could move them this time of year. Maybe I'll try some garlic edging this year !
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Post by coppice on Apr 10, 2011 12:55:29 GMT -5
Stuph happens, Maybe I'll break down ad tell my sad tree story in the new tree forum.
Enjoy your garlic.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2011 13:03:35 GMT -5
You can chop some up and store in an airtight container in the freezer to use when cooking. Only thing is-the smell permeats everything.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2011 22:07:57 GMT -5
I gently moved some of my garlic that got lost in the garden too. I moved it two weeks ago, gently pulling it all apart (each clove has it's own roots) added compost and two weeks later they all seem to be fine. Obviously, it would have been better to do in the fall, but stuff happens!
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Post by paquebot on Apr 22, 2011 22:54:36 GMT -5
If it were a softneck, you can split them up and get a decent divided bulb from each plant. If hardnecks, you can do the same but they bolt. Doesn't matter if you break off the scape or not, you won't get a big bulb out of it.
Martin
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