Re: Garden report from MD
You don't have much to lose here, but were I you, I'd dig that garlic,
separate the cloves and replant them. Each clove will make a head. If you
plant and grow the whole head, unseparated, you'll likely get some very
small heads. All alliums cease growing when their leaves (hollow or not)
turn brown.
I hope you won't be offended, but I suspect you're a very new gardener.
Even experienced gardeners don't know how to plant shallots. Are your
shallots sprouting? They should be planted so that about 1/3 of the clove
(and I do mean clove, separated from the head) is above the soil line. If
they're buried, they usually just rot. I think that if you're careful, you
can get a crop of garlic this year by digging it up and separating the
cloves. They should be easy to see by this time. If your shallots are too
deep, try digging them up too. Margaret L
>Speaking of garlic, I was at Home Depot, of all places, and got 4 garlic bulbs
>to plant. They're sprouting now and looking quite healthy (even after a
>run in
>the garlic had with a rogue squirrel). But now, I have a really silly series
>of questions. (There may be no silly questions, but I'm thinking these are
>really close!)
>
>1. Why did I plant garlic? I mean I planted an entire head. It was full
>size. Will each garlic plant produce one head or more than one? If it's only
>one, it seems strange to plant an entire head just to get one entire head.
>
>2. How do I know when it's ready? Will it be like the onions? I pull when
>the green part has died? (And incidentally, are shallots ready at that time,
>too?)
>
>3. You mentioned your garlic is on its second sprout -- what does that mean?
>
>4. Can I expect any garlic this year? I planted in the spring instead of
>last
>fall.
>
>Ok, I think that's my series of silly garlic questions.
>
>Lesley
>
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