Re: Winter
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  • Subject: Re: Winter
  • From: J* B* <j*@gmail.com>
  • Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 16:36:17 -0600
So for my zone (6) is it too late to plant it?


On 12/4/09, Catharine Carpenter <cathycrc@comcast.net> wrote:
> There are two types of garlic, soft neck (which can be braided to store) and
> hard neck (with a very rigid central shoot). Hard neck is hardier through my
> winters, but does not "keep" as well as soft neck once harvested. I plant
> the cloves in the early-mid fall. Sometimes green shoots appear, sometimes
> not. (Any shoots generally last through the winter for me.) The next summer,
> I harvest my garlic when about half of the leaves have turned yellow,
> usually July/August for me. Any longer, and the bulbs may start to rot.
> Cathy, west central IL, z5b
>
>
> On Dec 4, 2009, at 1:57 PM, Jesse Bell wrote:
>
> > 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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