Re: Garlic SFG

**donnainzone5** 11/2/2022, 4:44 pm

I did manage to pull out a weed and some grass the other day, and believe me, I'm still paying for that and other garden efforts.

I also added some homemade, screened compost, but I need to sift a bit more. The total probably won't come to 6", though. Should I add some leaf mold? We should be getting a couple of warmer days, plus abundant rain, later this week.

**sanderson** 11/2/2022, 4:50 pm

Moldy leaves or finished leaf mold? Garlic is an over-winter crop that I don't see why you couldn't.

Anyone else?

**donnainzone5** 11/2/2022, 4:53 pm

Finished leaf mold from the bottom of a small pile that had been in place for a couple of years.

**Scorpio Rising** 11/2/2022, 6:20 pm

How cold does it get there, Donna? I mean if it’s warm and the days are long enough it might grow the whole time…here it just puts down roots.

**donnainzone5** 11/2/2022, 7:08 pm

Supposedly, I'm in Zone 6b. Most gardeners here plan and plant for zones 4-5. The lowest temps I've seen here were -25F in 2013, although it rarely goes below -10 in recent years.

I'm primarily concerned that the ground may freeze. It was pretty firm the other day.

karynne 11/3/2022, 10:05 pm

donnainzone5 wrote:We should be getting a couple of warmer days, plus abundant rain, later this week.

I am no expert (see my questions in this thread lol) I am in CT and we had some warm days so I put them in and covered them with leaves.

What could it hurt to try? I think they just need a little warmth to get acclimated and will pop up in the spring/late winter.

Same as planting flower bulbs yes?

gluck Smile

**sanderson** 11/5/2022, 12:29 am

I'm in Zone 9AB. I've always planted in October but this year I'm trying an experiment. Half now and half in late January per the local Master Gardeners planting guide. I love MM!

**donnainzone5** 11/5/2022, 11:55 am

That will be an interesting experiment.

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