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Mon, Nov 5, 12 at 13:14
| I have about ten pounds of garlic seed to plant. Back in the beginning of October I had a perfect window for planting - sunny, fair, dry. But "stuff" came up (translation: I was too lazy to get out there) and I missed my opportunity.
So my question is: should I plant it now, or wait until spring? Neither? Both? It's currently snowing, but nothing's sticking yet. |
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| I just planted mine about two weeks ago. Plant them ASAP. I think you still have some time as long as the ground isn't frozen. This is for hard neck garlic. Make sure to add some fertilizer to the rows. I got the smallest bulbs at the ends of rows where I probably skimped on the fertilizer. |
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- Posted by seishonagon 5 (My Page) on Mon, Nov 5, 12 at 14:12
| Thanks for the encouragement! I'll plant the bulk of the garlic now, and save a handful of the rarer stuff as a back up. Fingers crossed. |
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| You should be fine, I always wait until the full moon in October, the gravitational pull following is more conducive to root growth. I never refrigerate them and have had success for 3 years, in fact I will be putting another 3500 cloves in this weekend; looks like it might be the last nice weekend here in Southwest Ohio. I mulch with Moo-nure because it seems to keep the top soil a little warmer, if it's a nice crisp morning it will still be steaming... Anyway, happy planting! |
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