Looks like I’m going to have another good sowing of garlic cloves this year. Taken a few years of careful planing. But now I have enough for not only the following season’s sowing, but oddles for the kitchen.

Hopefully these will be in the garden by tomorrow night and on the move by the morning.

Couple of years ago I learnt not to grow garlic in my no-dig areas……… not as big in the cloves and not as good quality. Was worried I was going to loose what I had gained over a few years of growing in 1 season.

Who planting garlic this year?????

me me me, first time ever though, so in my ignorance I’ll just bung em in and see what happens :)
Gardening should be part of the school curriculum..

Happy Potter said:

me me me, first time ever though, so in my ignorance I’ll just bung em in and see what happens :)
Gardening should be part of the school curriculum..

Oh cool HP:)

One thing you’ll notice the bulbs don’t start to swell until towards to tend of its life in the soil.

One minute mine were regular looking and then iot seemed to be overnight….pow…. the cloves/bulb swelled up.:D

I love garlic and the smell is yummo.

Lucky1 said:

Looks like I’m going to have another good sowing of garlic cloves this year. Taken a few years of careful planing. But now I have enough for not only the following season’s sowing, but oddles for the kitchen.

Hopefully these will be in the garden by tomorrow night and on the move by the morning.

Couple of years ago I learnt not to grow garlic in my no-dig areas……… not as big in the cloves and not as good quality. Was worried I was going to loose what I had gained over a few years of growing in 1 season.

Who planting garlic this year?????

Me! Got some more to plant as soon as the bed is ready too.

Hey Pomolo:)

The other week when in at the markets I saw garlic for sale from Mexico….made a nice change it wasn’t from China.

Not a lot of local garlic for sale down that the markets the other week.

Adelaide is where I discovered just what fresh garlic is really like. My cloves for planting are the ones from Sarah’s Mum in Tassie. Good size cloves.

pomolo said:

Adelaide is where I discovered just what fresh garlic is really like. My cloves for planting are the ones from Sarah’s Mum in Tassie. Good size cloves.

Does your garlic flower before harvest??? Mine doesn’t.

Lucky1 said:

pomolo said:

Adelaide is where I discovered just what fresh garlic is really like. My cloves for planting are the ones from Sarah’s Mum in Tassie. Good size cloves.

Does your garlic flower before harvest??? Mine doesn’t.

No it didn’t last lot anyway.

pomolo said:

Lucky1 said:

pomolo said:

Adelaide is where I discovered just what fresh garlic is really like. My cloves for planting are the ones from Sarah’s Mum in Tassie. Good size cloves.

Does your garlic flower before harvest??? Mine doesn’t.

No it didn’t last lot anyway.

Do you wait till the leaves dry off before you harvest or do you pull it when you think it’s about ready?

pomolo said:

Lucky1 said:

pomolo said:

Adelaide is where I discovered just what fresh garlic is really like. My cloves for planting are the ones from Sarah’s Mum in Tassie. Good size cloves.

Does your garlic flower before harvest??? Mine doesn’t.

No it didn’t last lot anyway.

Okay thanks… I often wonder what variety I am growing.

pomolo said:

pomolo said:

Lucky1 said:

pomolo said:

Adelaide is where I discovered just what fresh garlic is really like. My cloves for planting are the ones from Sarah’s Mum in Tassie. Good size cloves.

Does your garlic flower before harvest??? Mine doesn’t.

No it didn’t last lot anyway.

Do you wait till the leaves dry off before you harvest or do you pull it when you think it’s about ready?

I wait until mine has died back so far and then I harvest them. Hang them up to finish off drying.

pomolo said:

Lucky1 said:

Looks like I’m going to have another good sowing of garlic cloves this year. Taken a few years of careful planing. But now I have enough for not only the following season’s sowing, but oddles for the kitchen.

Hopefully these will be in the garden by tomorrow night and on the move by the morning.

Couple of years ago I learnt not to grow garlic in my no-dig areas……… not as big in the cloves and not as good quality. Was worried I was going to loose what I had gained over a few years of growing in 1 season.

Who planting garlic this year?????

Me! Got some more to plant as soon as the bed is ready too.

Me! I put mine in 2 days ago. From last year’s crop.

orchid40 said:

pomolo said:

Lucky1 said:

Looks like I’m going to have another good sowing of garlic cloves this year. Taken a few years of careful planing. But now I have enough for not only the following season’s sowing, but oddles for the kitchen.

Hopefully these will be in the garden by tomorrow night and on the move by the morning.

Couple of years ago I learnt not to grow garlic in my no-dig areas……… not as big in the cloves and not as good quality. Was worried I was going to loose what I had gained over a few years of growing in 1 season.

Who planting garlic this year?????

Me! Got some more to plant as soon as the bed is ready too.

Me! I put mine in 2 days ago. From last year’s crop.

Go the garlics:D

Mine will be going in the ground tomorrow,.

Lucky1 said:

pomolo said:

pomolo said:

Lucky1 said:

pomolo said:

Adelaide is where I discovered just what fresh garlic is really like. My cloves for planting are the ones from Sarah’s Mum in Tassie. Good size cloves.

Does your garlic flower before harvest??? Mine doesn’t.

No it didn’t last lot anyway.

Do you wait till the leaves dry off before you harvest or do you pull it when you think it’s about ready?

I wait until mine has died back so far and then I harvest them. Hang them up to finish off drying.

Thanks Lucky. I left mine too long last time I think. I will do better this year.

pomolo said:

Lucky1 said:

pomolo said:

pomolo said:

Lucky1 said:

pomolo said:

Adelaide is where I discovered just what fresh garlic is really like. My cloves for planting are the ones from Sarah’s Mum in Tassie. Good size cloves.

Does your garlic flower before harvest??? Mine doesn’t.

No it didn’t last lot anyway.

Do you wait till the leaves dry off before you harvest or do you pull it when you think it’s about ready?

I wait until mine has died back so far and then I harvest them. Hang them up to finish off drying.

Thanks Lucky. I left mine too long last time I think. I will do better this year.

Oh yeah I also cut back on the water when getting ready to think about harvesting them. So I always put great thought into where I am planting them and near water thirsty plants.

I was going to plant them where the carrots and beetroot are now sown today. Thing is that area gets a pile of water when the rainwater tank over flows and I don’t want the bulbs to get over wet and rot.

Lucky1 said:

pomolo said:

Lucky1 said:

pomolo said:

pomolo said:

Lucky1 said:

pomolo said:

Adelaide is where I discovered just what fresh garlic is really like. My cloves for planting are the ones from Sarah’s Mum in Tassie. Good size cloves.

Does your garlic flower before harvest??? Mine doesn’t.

No it didn’t last lot anyway.

Do you wait till the leaves dry off before you harvest or do you pull it when you think it’s about ready?

I wait until mine has died back so far and then I harvest them. Hang them up to finish off drying.

Thanks Lucky. I left mine too long last time I think. I will do better this year.

Oh yeah I also cut back on the water when getting ready to think about harvesting them. So I always put great thought into where I am planting them and near water thirsty plants.

I was going to plant them where the carrots and beetroot are now sown today. Thing is that area gets a pile of water when the rainwater tank over flows and I don’t want the bulbs to get over wet and rot.

I must thake that into account as well.

all you guys planting garlic has got me thinking now.

pepper said:

all you guys planting garlic has got me thinking now.

Great:) That is the whole idea of this thread, when I started it. Instead of loosing it in chat…..

Garlic is so wonderful and looks FAB TAB growing in the garden.

Lucky1 said:

pepper said:

all you guys planting garlic has got me thinking now.

Great:) That is the whole idea of this thread, when I started it. Instead of loosing it in chat…..

Garlic is so wonderful and looks FAB TAB growing in the garden.

i’ve found a spot for garlic between the buddlejas and the tahitian lime. making furrows and deep watering now.

pepper said:

Lucky1 said:

pepper said:

all you guys planting garlic has got me thinking now.

Great:) That is the whole idea of this thread, when I started it. Instead of loosing it in chat…..

Garlic is so wonderful and looks FAB TAB growing in the garden.

i’ve found a spot for garlic between the buddlejas and the tahitian lime. making furrows and deep watering now.

You need some garlic or are you okay on that Peps????

You need some garlic or are you okay on that Peps????
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heaps of chinese garlic with little green shoots.
if anyone has got single clove or giant russian garlic i am interested – no urgency .

pepper said:

You need some garlic or are you okay on that Peps????
—-
heaps of chinese garlic with little green shoots.
if anyone has got single clove or giant russian garlic i am interested – no urgency .

Oh if you get a garlic in a hurry (Russian…get it)…. I’d be interested is see what it look like in the clove (so to speak) also how it grows.

Oh if you get a garlic in a hurry (Russian…get it)…. I’d be interested is see what it look like in the clove (so to speak) also how it grows.
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i used to have giant russian and it was a single clove.

pepper said:

Oh if you get a garlic in a hurry (Russian…get it)…. I’d be interested is see what it look like in the clove (so to speak) also how it grows.
————-
i used to have giant russian and it was a single clove.

Mine did that as well, but it was a normal clove that I planted.

Why is it so??????

Bubba Louie said:

pepper said:

Oh if you get a garlic in a hurry (Russian…get it)…. I’d be interested is see what it look like in the clove (so to speak) also how it grows.
————-
i used to have giant russian and it was a single clove.

Mine did that as well, but it was a normal clove that I planted.

Why is it so??????

communism???

pepper said:

Oh if you get a garlic in a hurry (Russian…get it)…. I’d be interested is see what it look like in the clove (so to speak) also how it grows.
————-
i used to have giant russian and it was a single clove.

Russian garlic takes a couple of years to grow doesn’t it???

pepper said:

Bubba Louie said:

pepper said:

Oh if you get a garlic in a hurry (Russian…get it)…. I’d be interested is see what it look like in the clove (so to speak) also how it grows.
————-
i used to have giant russian and it was a single clove.

Mine did that as well, but it was a normal clove that I planted.

Why is it so??????

communism???

LOL @ pepper

pepper said:

Bubba Louie said:

pepper said:

Oh if you get a garlic in a hurry (Russian…get it)…. I’d be interested is see what it look like in the clove (so to speak) also how it grows.
————-
i used to have giant russian and it was a single clove.

Mine did that as well, but it was a normal clove that I planted.

Why is it so??????

communism???

LOL

Lucky1 said:

pepper said:

Oh if you get a garlic in a hurry (Russian…get it)…. I’d be interested is see what it look like in the clove (so to speak) also how it grows.
————-
i used to have giant russian and it was a single clove.

Russian garlic takes a couple of years to grow doesn’t it???

almost one year according to this.. I think .

http://www.burkesbackyard.com.au/2002/archives/2002?p=706

Lucky1 said:

pepper said:

Oh if you get a garlic in a hurry (Russian…get it)…. I’d be interested is see what it look like in the clove (so to speak) also how it grows.
————-
i used to have giant russian and it was a single clove.

Russian garlic takes a couple of years to grow doesn’t it???

i hope not – same 9 months as usual i think?

pepper said:

Lucky1 said:

pepper said:

Oh if you get a garlic in a hurry (Russian…get it)…. I’d be interested is see what it look like in the clove (so to speak) also how it grows.
————-
i used to have giant russian and it was a single clove.

Russian garlic takes a couple of years to grow doesn’t it???

i hope not – same 9 months as usual i think?

I planted a clove once and when I went to harvest it, all I got was one big round clove. I think if I had left it in for another season It may have then divided into multiple cloves.

Found this on elephant garlic

http://www.greenharvest.com.au/Plants/elephant_garlic_info.html

Lucky1 said:

Found this on elephant garlic

http://www.greenharvest.com.au/Plants/elephant_garlic_info.html

90 days – 3 months – i want some – they are very quick.

pepper said:

Lucky1 said:

Found this on elephant garlic

http://www.greenharvest.com.au/Plants/elephant_garlic_info.html

90 days – 3 months – i want some – they are very quick.

Hope you get some and have success growing them.

pepper said:

Lucky1 said:

Found this on elephant garlic

http://www.greenharvest.com.au/Plants/elephant_garlic_info.html

90 days – 3 months – i want some – they are very quick.

unless you end out with rounds and have to wait for the following year…

bluegreen said:

pepper said:

Lucky1 said:

Found this on elephant garlic

http://www.greenharvest.com.au/Plants/elephant_garlic_info.html

90 days – 3 months – i want some – they are very quick.

unless you end out with rounds and have to wait for the following year…

he he he bugger if that happen after loving the idea of a 3 month wait.

veg gardener said:

Planted my garlic out today ill find the garlic thread if there is one and post it there :)

here it is :)

thank you

My garlic is already up and growing:D