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Post by lisaann on Nov 1, 2018 16:33:06 GMT -5
twelve days after planting Thanks for that update. That interests me! 2 of my fattest cloves were laying on top of the ground the other day, glad I checked. I poked them back in the soil and haven't seen one out of the ground since. Nothing up yet. My 3 weeks are not up yet here.  |
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Post by Mumsey on Nov 2, 2018 3:32:24 GMT -5
I never check to see if they are poking up! I just know they will.
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Post by binnylou on Nov 3, 2018 21:28:04 GMT -5
what was the solution? And how long? So, meatburner...did you soak your garlic before planting? I did the soak thing, but forgot I was going to do the trimming thing experiment thing. I used peroxide instead of using cheap vodka. I got fizzles out of the garlic cloves. Hope that was a good thing. Won't know till after the fourth of July. |
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Post by desertwoman on Nov 3, 2018 22:52:59 GMT -5
binnylou , I'd be so nervous having to wait 'til July to know how/if it works. Did you do all your garlic that way, or did you experiment with just a few?
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Post by binnylou on Nov 3, 2018 23:36:26 GMT -5
I did all 47 cloves in a water/baking soda/kelp soak for 2 hours...then a quick soak in peroxide. And then I tucked them away and told them "see ya next spring". I hope.
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Post by Mumsey on Nov 4, 2018 4:23:45 GMT -5
binnylou, What are you trying to prevent by soaking? Have you had issues in the past with disease in garlic? Is it a critter deterrent? Guess I'm missing the point of it!
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Post by binnylou on Nov 4, 2018 11:20:31 GMT -5
Possibly boredom, Mumsey. You know that gardeners are always looking for a better way to do something...whether it's growing a bigger tomato or bigger garlic. Since I planted garlic in the same area of the bed that was there previously, I thought I'd give this soaking thing a try...just in case. Kinda like cookin'...trying a new recipe. If it fails, I know Troy will sell me some more. |
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Post by pepperhead212 on Nov 4, 2018 12:12:45 GMT -5
That problem that I had last season with the Music - supposedly a fungal disease, that came on the garlic, since it the one growing 6" from it grew fine - made me do this simple soaking, to kill anything that might be lingering on the cloves.
Another thing that the commercial garlic grower told me that they always did was to peel the garlic. I did not go that far - I'm sure that they have machines to do this! However, it makes sense, as he noted that the diseases present would be on the skin, and the skin doesn't really serve as a protective barrier - as soon as it is in the ground, it begins to decompose, but if the fungus is on it, that stays there. I figured that the alcohol would kill anything in the skin, soaking through it quickly, but I'm just guessing...and hoping.
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Post by tom 🕊 on Nov 4, 2018 13:18:04 GMT -5
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Post by pepperhead212 on Nov 4, 2018 16:06:48 GMT -5
That's interesting; I knew there had to be something that they peeled it with that wouldn't damage the root, for planting.
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Post by pepperhead212 on Nov 4, 2018 18:45:27 GMT -5
I just got enough leaves today to grind up today to mulch the rest of the garlic. Leaves are so slow to come down this year!
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Post by lisaann on Nov 10, 2018 10:55:35 GMT -5
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Post by pepperhead212 on Nov 10, 2018 11:16:27 GMT -5
I just saw a sprout in the metechi row yesterday, when I went out to drain the water from my pipes (freeze coming soon); too crappy out there today to look around! I remember many years ago on the original OG forum, I posted my concern about my garlic popping up at this time of year, as I was sort of new to garlic growing, and it had never happened before! desertwoman told me that there was nothing to worry about - it happens all the time. Now, it happens more often than not, due to the warmer, irregular winters in my area. |
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Post by desertwoman on Nov 10, 2018 11:50:42 GMT -5
Most years my garlic is 4-5" tall before winter sets in. From the other side of it, one year my garlic did not sprout before winter (I planted late) and I was concerned I wouldn't get garlic sprouting in the spring! I was assured, here, that it would. And it did. So whether it sprouts, grows or not in the Fall, I always get garlic.
It seems to me, garlic is very forgiving and grows in all kinds of conditions. It's my easiest crop.
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Post by datgirl on Nov 10, 2018 14:36:38 GMT -5
Nothing showing thru the leaves on my garlic.
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