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Garden Gate:  Too late to plant Garlic?  |
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JudyBlueEyes
True Blue Farmgirl
657 Posts
Judith
Spokane
Washington
USA
657 Posts |
 Posted - Mar 16 2009 : 1:52:31 PM
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Hi FarmGirls!
I know that everything I have read/heard says to plant garlic in the fall. I live in Spokane, WA and wonder if I could sneak some in the garden now? I also have a friend up by Detroit, MI and he wanted to plant some, so I told him I thought we are both too late, but I would ask. So what do you think?
Also he wants to plant horseradish - I don't know about that, but I would imagine he could plant that in the spring?
Any advice appreciated! Judy
We come from the earth, we go back to the earth, and in between, we garden! |
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gramadinah
True Blue Farmgirl
3557 Posts
Diana
Orofino
ID
USA
3557 Posts |
Posted - Mar 16 2009 : 2:09:54 PM
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Planted it last year in spring and it did really well. I think we are close in our planting zones.
Diana
Farmgirl Sister #273 |
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Montrose Girl
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm
1360 Posts
Laurie
Montrose
CO
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Posted - Mar 16 2009 : 2:13:39 PM
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go for it. I've planted it in the early spring and it was just fine.
Best Growing |
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gramadinah
True Blue Farmgirl
3557 Posts
Diana
Orofino
ID
USA
3557 Posts |
Posted - Mar 16 2009 : 2:21:00 PM
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Watch out the horseradish will take over.
Diana
Farmgirl Sister #273 |
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
4188 Posts
Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
4188 Posts |
Posted - Mar 17 2009 : 04:37:25 AM
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In my neck of the woods, I plant garlic around October 12.
Michele |
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JudyBlueEyes
True Blue Farmgirl
657 Posts
Judith
Spokane
Washington
USA
657 Posts |
Posted - Mar 17 2009 : 09:09:17 AM
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Well, Laurie and Diana, THANK YOU! I will plant my garlic this week - yippee!!! I really wanted to have garlic this year. And Michele, I will tell my friend by Detroit to try planting some now and then to plant the middle of October later on.
I will also warn him about the horseradish. My neighbor has plenty of that so I won't need to plant any :-)
Thanks, FarmGirls! I knew I could count on you! Judy
We come from the earth, we go back to the earth, and in between, we garden! |
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Lanna
True Blue Farmgirl
330 Posts
Lanna
A little town in Idaho
330 Posts |
Posted - Mar 17 2009 : 4:54:49 PM
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Judy ~ If you *can* get out to your yard and the ground's not still frozen like my yard, then by all means. I know here (I'm a county over from you) it's just better to get it in the ground in October to give the cloves time to root out so you have a better shot at normal-sized garlic heads by the time they're ready to harvest because of our short-ish season. Otherwise you'll end up with something that looks more like a kid-kitchen toy than a head of garlic for eating. Yummy, but small.
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Lanna, mama to three little monkeys |
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JudyBlueEyes
True Blue Farmgirl
657 Posts
Judith
Spokane
Washington
USA
657 Posts |
Posted - Mar 17 2009 : 5:48:03 PM
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Well thanks again! I did go out this afternoon and put about 20 cloves of garlic in the thawed raised bed. Keeping my fingers crossed. J
We come from the earth, we go back to the earth, and in between, we garden! |
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nampafarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
494 Posts
Kim
Nampa
ID
USA
494 Posts |
Posted - Mar 19 2009 : 09:00:49 AM
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I planted some last May and it did fine.
Kim
Farmgirl Sister # 302 |
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5 acre Farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1007 Posts
~~~*Terri*~~~
WA.
USA
1007 Posts |
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milkmaid
True Blue Farmgirl
187 Posts
Heather
Higginsville
Missouri
USA
187 Posts |
Posted - Mar 19 2009 : 7:07:07 PM
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We plant in the fall and again in the spring and it does well for us.
Heather
http://goodfarm.blogspot.com/
Mother to five awesome kids, wife of 17 years and milk maid to two beautiful cows. Living the good life!!! |
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
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Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17161 Posts |
Posted - Mar 19 2009 : 9:38:10 PM
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Hey Judy,
I'll have to watch your "crop" to see about planting garlic.
I did plant some back in Calif, and it never got very big, but still tasted well.
How's life in town? How did ya do on your test last week?
>^..^< Happiness is being a katmom.
"I've never met a sewing machine I didn't like!"
www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://www.graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
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NudeFoodFarm
True Blue Farmgirl
433 Posts
Heide
Benton City
WA
433 Posts |
Posted - Mar 20 2009 : 10:13:14 AM
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I know of an incredible Garlic Guru here in our neck of the woods.
Fillaree Farm
182 Conconully Hwy,
Okanogan WA 98840
Email: info@filareefarm.com
http;//www.filareefarm.com
Not only are they a wealth of information, they also have one of the largest varieties of organic bulb stock we have ever seen.
Nude Food Farm
~Grown so good,
Dressing is Optional. |
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LoraFLeming
Farmgirl in Training
30 Posts
Lora
Onalaska
WI
USA
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Posted - Mar 22 2009 : 4:50:28 PM
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First ... I LOVE that Nude Food Farm slogan!
Second, I've tried to grow horseradish and the *old* farmer I got it from warned me about it, but it never did a thing ... and he's been growing it for years!
Third, I wish I'd have seen this before ordering! I passed on the garlic because they all said plant in the fall so I just assumed that is when they would ship it to me
http://loralynn7.blogspot.com/
Changing the world one card at a time.
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Edited by - LoraFLeming on Mar 22 2009 4:51:10 PM |
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NudeFoodFarm
True Blue Farmgirl
433 Posts
Heide
Benton City
WA
433 Posts |
Posted - Mar 22 2009 : 5:16:54 PM
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Thank you. We farm amoung hundreds of farmers so it doesn't hurt to have a silly name (it times like these it seems like everyone is looking for a laugh).
You are right they don't ship garlic until the fall but it's good idea to order it now because it isn't unheard of to sell out of the great varities.
Best,
Heide
Nude Food Farm
~Grown so good,
Dressing is Optional. |
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