Okay its Oct 21st, and I am just planting garlic. I normally try for around the 15. But it has been warm here as of late. Cool nights and somewhat warm days. Heck I still have a few tomato, pepper plants producing.
I have 4 variety's going in Music, Chesnok Red, Georgian Crystal and Pescadero Red, the latter being my fav even it is has a smaller bulb.
I am also transplanting the volunteer, late, whatever garlic that was growing already. I am calling them bubils. I even put a few in a pot that I will bring in before the freeze and keep going to see how it performs against the in-ground frozen cloves.
Here is to a great garlic harvest everyone.
By the way last year I did double rows at 8 in. with plant spacing at 4 in. between double rows 18 in. This year I did 5 in. plant spacing with 8 inch row spacing. They are tight but the ground is fertile and I don't see garlic needing much room if properly fertilized.
The first pics, I didn't get all the cloves ready to be planted but here is the transplants.
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This is how they came out in clumps of loose cloves weird?
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After being cleaned so I could separate them easier without TOO much root damage!!
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The potted ones!
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Thanks Dono, but I started a new post. I usually get carried away with photos and didn't want to hijack yours.
The clumps look good. They should produce some fine heads.
You better have your best garlic year ever, because I'm right on your tail. We will have a picture to picture comparison of all 4 garlics.
Good luck to you sir.
Eric
The clumps look good. They should produce some fine heads.
You better have your best garlic year ever, because I'm right on your tail. We will have a picture to picture comparison of all 4 garlics.
Good luck to you sir.
Eric
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