Re: Winter
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  • Subject: Re: Winter
  • From: J* B* <j*@gmail.com>
  • Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 14:42:51 -0600
Soft-neck?  Do you have any plant names that you use?  We have a lot
of humidity too.


On 12/4/09, BONNIE_HOLMES <bonnie_holmes@comcast.net> wrote:
> I harvest mine when the leaves are still green but just beginning to
> flop over. Then, I clean them, let them dry, braid them, and hang in the
> kitchen. I use mostly soft-necked because they store better in the humid
> conditions we have.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jesse Bell" <justjess01@gmail.com>
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Sent: Friday, December 4, 2009 2:57:34 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Winter
>
> Bonnie (and any other garlic experts out there....). When do you
> harvest your garlic? I have the perfect place for some, but not sure
> when to dig them up?
>
>
> On 12/4/09, BONNIE_HOLMES <bonnie_holmes@comcast.net> wrote:
> > Winter is slow to come to us in ETN. Last week, we still had plants
> > trying to bloosom again. This week we had a hard frost so more and more
> > is going into dormancy. Snow is definitely forecast for the Smoky
> > Mountains, an hour away. We may get some flurries. So, this morning I
> > got out the garlic bulbs and got them in a raised bed: six of Kettle
> > River Giant; three of Chilean Silver; and three of Inchelium Red. All of
> > the bulbs had lots of cloves so I filled up one of my five raised veggie
> > beds. All my decidious holly look great, as well as the oak-leaf
> > hydrangae, red twig dogwood, and Natchez crepe myrtle. Since we don't
> > get much snow, I have tried to put some color interest in my gardens.
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks for the dehydrator info. I may try to work up a batch of figs next year.
> >
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