Re: Winter
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  • Subject: Re: Winter
  • From: J* B* <j*@gmail.com>
  • Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 16:57:23 -0600
Thanks Rich...I'll look into that...

On 12/4/09, Richard Apking <redfour@omni-tech.net> wrote:
> Hi Jesse,
> I plant garlic every year, 60 to 80 plants.  Plant them in late October
> early November, harvest them in August when the bottom 5 leaves have
> turned brown.  Try googling garlic gormet, they have a real nice little
> booklet that tells you probably more than you want to know about
> garlic.  (note): have taken purple ribbons at the county fair for the
> past 5 years with my German purple stripe.  Good Luck!!! Rich
>
> 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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Jesse R. Bell

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