Re: Winter
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  • Subject: Re: Winter
  • From: C* C* <c*@comcast.net>
  • Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2009 11:34:55 -0600
I would give it a try... or plant it in late March, in which case, you would probably harvest later. If I were you, I'd hedge my bets - plant half now, half in early spring and see what happens! 
Cathy, west central IL, z5b

On Dec 4, 2009, at 4:36 PM, Jesse Bell wrote:


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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