Planting Garlic

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April 23, 2009 at 10:37 pm #247833

ccBear
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want to get the garlic panted today so do you put the pointy end down or up.

Cheers 😀

April 23, 2009 at 10:42 pm #407306

Lady Bee
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The pointy end goes up.

What variety are you planting?

April 23, 2009 at 10:46 pm #407307

ccBear
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Thanks Lady b not sure what the name is ,received them from TT. They are a large white and that’s about all I can tell you.

OK of to plant them.

April 24, 2009 at 8:34 am #407308

Lady Bee
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What or who is TT???

April 24, 2009 at 9:11 am #407309

mum2twins
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Tassie Tiger :tup:

April 24, 2009 at 10:31 am #407310

ccBear
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Right on M2T :metal:

April 24, 2009 at 12:56 pm #407311

Lady Bee
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Ah right! Now I understumble!

April 30, 2009 at 12:43 am #407312

mbstewart
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You might find this interesting. http://stewarts-vg.blogspot.com/2009/03/garlic-part-1.htmlGarlic Part 1

April 30, 2009 at 1:51 am #407313

Tassie Tiger
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That’s OK LB M2T got it right for CCB:lol: Yup pointy end down:tup: The variety is commonly know as Oz garlic but I like to think of it as “Sandford Sweet” You can call it what you like CCB. Hope grows well for you. I will be planting ours this weekend as we have had some decent rain and the soil is now nice a moist.

April 30, 2009 at 4:32 am #407314

marz
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Tassie Tiger wrote:

Yup pointy end down:tup: … .

Noooo! Pointy end UP or it will come out in China 😀

April 30, 2009 at 6:22 am #407315

Lady Bee
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marz wrote:

Tassie Tiger wrote:

Yup pointy end down:tup: … .

Noooo! Pointy end UP or it will come out in China 😀

Perhaps that’s why all we seem to see in the supermarket is Chinese garlic….. 😉

April 30, 2009 at 6:57 am #407316

Tassie Tiger
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Just checking just checking :shy:

April 30, 2009 at 7:17 am #407317

Good Lifer
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:lol::lol::lol:

May 20, 2009 at 10:36 pm #407318

theateam
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Okay, so does that mean that Garlic goes in the ground in May and gets harvested in Spring?? I live somewhere with light frosts now and am feeling confused about when to plant/harvest. Is it basically the same as onions and carrots that like a bit of chill over winter to get good roots growing?

Ta, Amy

May 21, 2009 at 1:03 am #407319

ccBear
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You did not say what region which will help give you a correct answer. I live in the hinterland of Caloundra, Sunshine Coast Qld and we also get frost here. Last year when had 3normal frost and one bad black frost.

Here I have been told plant April early May and harvest when the leaves start to die back. I grow mine in a wicking bed which has 30% shade cloth over it, I am hoping this will protect from the frost here.

This is my first year planting garlic and will be interested in seeing how it goes. All the segments I planted have sprouted so so far so good.

Thanks to TT for all. :tup:
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