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Fri, May 15, 09 at 13:44
| I plant garlic last Fall, they all come out nicely this early spring. The top looks so good and I cut some of the top greens for cooking. Now I worried that the cutting may hurt the Garlic bulb growing.
Also, What is the best time to dig the bulb out? Thanks Wendy |
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| Cutting the greens will hurt your overall bulb size. The best time to dig up the garlic is when the bottom 1/3-1/2 of the leaves have turned brown. Here in norther Michigan that is mid to late July. |
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| i agree. stop cutting the greens. i dig mine about 7/24 to 7/28, different varieties are ready at different times but they all are dug within 10 days from start to finish for harvesting. tom |
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| Thank you I'll stop cutting. Hope I can get some good size garlic. Wendy |
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- Posted by tn_veggie_gardner 6 (My Page) on Mon, May 18, 09 at 18:20
| I have a question kind of related to this (next step of sorts). I received some Elephant Garlic bulbs (between 1 cm and 1 inch in diameter) at a local plant swap. I put them in their soil mix a few hours after I got home. Since they were yanked for the swap, they seem to already be dying off/browning. Should I just leave them in the pot until Fall or take them out, store them, then replant in Fall? Thanks - Steve |
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