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Too late for garlic?
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Posted by Maude_IA z5-SE Iowa (My Page) on Mon, Oct 18, 04 at 8:03
| I intended to plant some garlic this fall, but suddenly it's the middle of October and I haven't done it.
Is it too late? |
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RE: Too late for garlic?
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| Who knows? …but it's too late to advise me NOT to plant now because I planted some yesterday. |
RE: Too late for garlic?
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- Posted by Lindac Iowa Z 5/4 (My Page) on
Sun, Oct 24, 04 at 10:31
And now we will know if it was too late or not!
Linda C |
RE: Too late for garlic?
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| Hey, what's a garden if you can't experiment? |
RE: Too late for garlic?
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| Nope not to late. You plant them the same time you would plant any spring bulb. That's just my experience. I always mulch mine when the ground is frozen. |
RE: Too late for garlic?
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| Trudy is right, it's not too late. The ISU hort guide for garlic says "cloves should be planted in fall (October to early November) or early spring (late March to early April) Fall planted garlic should be mulched with 4-6 inch layer of weed-seed free straw to help prevent winter injury" I haven't had to plant garlic for years....seems like I always miss a few when harvesting, and they start growing again in the fall ;) |
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