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| StrawHouseRanch |
Posted - Nov 23 2012 : 07:57:36 AM
I just got around to planting my garlic on Wednesday...ugh. It was 70 degrees Wednesday and Thursday, but they will need a blankey today as the temps have dropped drastically. The weather is still unseasonably warm here, so hopefully it will get a chance to develop some roots before the big cold hits...if the big cold hits.
Paula
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| homsteddinmom |
Posted - Nov 28 2012 : 09:56:46 AM
i planted mine in october and it is up along with the onions! It was 80 here yesterday!
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| StrawHouseRanch |
Posted - Nov 27 2012 : 6:20:53 PM
Last year's crop started out so promising and then the heat and non-stop drought set in and the whole lot of it went south. I dug up the soft neck garlic and it wasn't good enough to eat, so it has been sitting in my storage room. I left the hard neck garlic in the garden because I was so disappointed with how things turned out and never got back to it. I was all prepared to clean out the hard neck lost garden and discovered that it has sprouted on its own. I can see a distinct clump where each clove grew into a bulb and each clove from that bulb has now sprouted. I've now got a feral garlic garden patch! I didn't have the heart to dig it all up, so I'm going to just wait and see what it does. "LIVE and LET LIVE!!" I replanted the biggest cloves from the soft neck garlic that I dug up. We had a hard freeze (16 degrees) last night. Hope they are all okay!!
Paula
Farmgirl Sister #3090
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| lovinRchickens |
Posted - Nov 27 2012 : 4:02:45 PM
Oh, I wish you the very best Paula, I just love to plant my garlic each year it is just so yummy.
Blessings
~Kelly~ |
| edlund33 |
Posted - Nov 26 2012 : 8:49:53 PM
I agree with Phyllis. They should be fine even if it gets cold. I plant mine in October/November here, and they withstand frosts and occasional weeks of below-freezing weather almost from the time they go in the ground. They will sit dormant until it's warm enough for them to grow. Just make sure to follow the directions on proper planting depth and add mulch too, if that is recommended in your area.
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| pinokeeo |
Posted - Nov 26 2012 : 1:01:55 PM
I think that it only needs a couple of weeks to get a good start before the ground freezes. After that, the garlic just sits dormant until spring when it takes off. It's not too late as long as the ground isn't frozen.
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| crittergranny |
Posted - Nov 24 2012 : 3:11:28 PM
I bet it'll work out for you!
Laura
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