Planted store bought Garlic last fall.

MrBooker Wed May 05, 2021 12:14 pm

About the 1st of November last fall, I planted some store bought Elephant Garlic and regular garlic and covered them with mulched leaves. They actually started sprouting up through the leaves by the end of the month. I added another huge layer of leaves and they wintered over.

First thing this spring, they all started coming up. Some folks say you can't plant store bought Garlic............. You can..

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markqz Wed May 05, 2021 1:03 pm

By "store bought", do you mean "grocery store" ? That's a pretty cool idea. My daughter has actually been asking about that. I wonder if it's too late ... might be worth a try.

MrBooker Wed May 05, 2021 6:01 pm

markqz wrote:By "store bought", do you mean "grocery store" ? That's a pretty cool idea. My daughter has actually been asking about that. I wonder if it's too late ... might be worth a try.

Yes... I mean like Wal-Mart grocery store Garlic. Yes.... It's too late now. Always plant garlic AFTER Halloween and let it winter over. It will come up in early spring. I always mulch mine in the fall.

**jimmy cee** Wed May 05, 2021 10:46 pm

Garlic needs to be planted in fall because as it begins to grow garlic needs to feel cold coming on.
There are many plants ( seeds ) that react similar. They must freeze before germination takes place.
Garlic will grow without this , however It will never attain quality is should.

markqz Wed May 05, 2021 11:33 pm

jimmy cee wrote:Garlic needs to be planted in fall because as it begins to grow garlic needs to feel cold coming on.
There are many plants ( seeds ) that react similar. They must freeze before germination takes place.
Garlic will grow without this , however It will never attain quality is should.

How long? Could I put them in the freezer for a week?

plantoid Thu May 06, 2021 12:16 am

MrBookerAbout the 1st of November last fall, I planted some store bought Elephant Garlic and regular garlic and covered them with mulched leaves. They actually started sprouting up through the leaves by the end of the month. I added another huge layer of leaves and they wintered over.

First thing this spring, they all started coming up. Some folks say you can't plant store bought Garlic............. You can..

I too frequently use store purchased garlic ..usually the hard neck stuff. They do like warm unshaded dryish beds to grow in , found If I can get a tinge of green shoot on the cloves Green obtained by putting the broken off clove in warm dark airing cupboard for a week or so , they take off like greyhounds if you plant them so the tip is an inch below the surface . .

I'm currently experimenting to see what level of shade they can handle as I have six off 9 sq ft partially shaded beds , four of which are in heavy shade from the shadow of the bungalow roof & close proximity to the walls.

I plant it in Autumn & spring .. Stratifying cold / frosts are not needed but may help them waken up & get growing .
Experimentation by way of comparison growing in teh offing for me ?
I'd purchased three or four times from a seed merchant ..never found any noticeable difference. The elephant garlic is not a true garlic apparently

MrBooker Thu May 06, 2021 7:08 am

"The elephant garlic is not a true garlic apparently" TRUE: I read on the internet that Elephant garlic is actually in the "leek" family. It gets sweet like an Onion when cooked or grilled. I love it grilled with a little Apple smoked flavor.

**sanderson** Thu May 06, 2021 1:46 pm

markqz wrote:. . . Could I put them in the freezer for a week?

No!

Being in California, I plant cloves from store-bought soft neck garlic around Oct 1. I was told, but never tried, planting them March 1 in the Valley.

**jimmy cee** Thu May 06, 2021 10:03 pm

markqz wrote:
jimmy cee wrote:Garlic needs to be planted in fall because as it begins to grow garlic needs to feel cold coming on.
There are many plants ( seeds ) that react similar. They must freeze before germination takes place.
Garlic will grow without this , however It will never attain quality is should.
How long? Could I put them in the freezer for a week?

This I cannot answer, however I see no advantage for there will be no root growth in freezer.

MrBooker Thu Jun 10, 2021 4:54 pm

Dug my store bought Elephant Garlic (Wal-Mart) today and was pretty surprised. I planted one head of of the Elephant garlic (5 cloves) and got 5 nice heads of garlic. Looks like I gave them too much water. The cloves a starting to separate.

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ralitaco Sun Jun 13, 2021 11:27 am

I accidentally bought some elephant garlic one time - WOW it was huge. 1 clove was plenty.

I should plant some more garlic in the fall because it does not require me to do much.

MrBooker Sun Jun 13, 2021 12:19 pm

ralitaco wrote:I accidentally bought some elephant garlic one time - WOW it was huge. 1 clove was plenty.

I should plant some more garlic in the fall because it does not require me to do much.

I planted mine after Halloween and it still sprouted up about 3 or 4 inches before the freeze came. I put a thick, THICK layer of mulch on it and it came on strong in early spring.

I have planted regular store bought garlic before and it has always done great. A few years ago I spent about $50 on seed garlic and it did no better than wal-mart grocery store bought garlic.

ralitaco Sun Jun 13, 2021 3:16 pm

MrBooker wrote:I have planted regular store bought garlic before and it has always done great. A few years ago I spent about $50 on seed garlic and it did no better than wal-mart grocery store bought garlic.

Wow!!! $50

MrBooker Sun Jun 13, 2021 4:21 pm

ralitaco wrote:
MrBooker wrote:I have planted regular store bought garlic before and it has always done great. A few years ago I spent about $50 on seed garlic and it did no better than wal-mart grocery store bought garlic.

Wow!!! $50

That's true. I think I got maybe 4 heads of "seed' Garlic for about $50. Bummer. Never again. I buy mine at wal-Mart.

**Scorpio Rising** Sun Jun 13, 2021 9:00 pm

I tried the supermarket version. Not one made it. I need hardneck. Cold tolerant.

MrBooker Mon Jun 14, 2021 6:02 am

Scorpio Rising wrote:I tried the supermarket version. Not one made it. I need hardneck. Cold tolerant.

You're about 450 miles N/E of me so I guess hardneck would work better for you. I read somewhere that grocery stores sell softneck because it stores better and has a milder flavor than hardneck.

Gurney's charges about $9.00 per bulb of garlic. Wal-Mart charges .49 cents per bulb and it grows well, at least for me. Good luck.

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