Re: Mary Mary quite contrary, how does your garlic grow?

**sanderson** 4/29/2014, 1:23 am

And braid them? There are garlic braiding videos on YouTube.

Marc Iverson 4/29/2014, 2:37 am

martha wrote:Pure luck, no skill, I apparently kept mine in perfect storage conditions. Still have some. Very, very sadly, I'm just now planting from what's left. I missed in the fall. There was a short window of opportunity between hard frost and snow cover that never went away. And time has evaporated this spring. It stinks that the most important times for gardening are when we are busiest at the restaurant, but I'd be a fool to complain about being too busy!

You know, I think I've read more than once that some people successfully plant garlic every month of the year. I wonder if you might want to try something like that out sometime and see how it works.

I missed my window in fall -- was aiming to plant after the first snow, but before the cold really settled in. Well, we were at record lows right away and it was too late; the timing was off and the ground was too hard. So next fall I won't try to time so perfectly. And I may plant some garlic long before fall.

**sanderson** 5/7/2014, 8:16 pm

First braid! Embarassed

Mary Mary quite contrary, how does your garlic grow? - Page 18 Garlic10

**camprn** 5/7/2014, 8:21 pm

So pretty! Well done! clap

Marc Iverson 5/7/2014, 8:50 pm

Very cool looking! Gotta try that some day ...

FamilyGardening 5/7/2014, 10:22 pm

pretty braid sanderson Very Happy

what beautiful garlic you have!

happy gardening
rose

meatburner 5/7/2014, 10:59 pm

Nice harvest sanderson. We are a couple months away here. This is the last bulb from last years harvest. An I though I had saved too much. Sad

**sanderson** 5/7/2014, 11:04 pm

Meatburner - lol!

One can never save too much!

meatburner 5/7/2014, 11:07 pm

Yep, another lesson learned. I will not give so much away this year. Too bad for them. Wink

GWN 5/8/2014, 3:47 pm

LM
I was just going back through the thread and saw your post about frozen garlic butter... NOW that sounds GREAT. Might try that this winter

**llama momma** 5/8/2014, 4:18 pm

GWN, I think you will be very happy. I will always save some in the freezer. This time I'll freeze in in pre-cut pats of butter. With these arthritic hands it'll be easier and probably safer than sawing off pieces from the frozen log.
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southern gardener 5/8/2014, 5:33 pm

southern gardener wrote:Found this garlic under that volunteer cauliflower!! Look at the size of the neck!! (I guess that's what it's called?) Can't wait to pull this sucker!!

the bottom few leaves are dying off....I want to pick it SOOOO badly and see how big the head is!!! How long should I wait??

southern gardener 5/8/2014, 5:34 pm

southern gardener wrote:I couldn't stand it anymore, so I pulled back the wood chips because I wanted to see the color of the bulb. We planted Spanish Pink and another kind. This one seems to be Spanish pink!!

This was the size of the bulb about 20 days ago..........I wanna pull it so bad! LOL!! What a Face

**donnainzone5** 5/8/2014, 6:54 pm

Wait.

GWN 5/8/2014, 8:51 pm

could this have been a volunteer garlic by any chance?e In which case it could be older than you think?

southern gardener 5/9/2014, 11:05 am

GWN wrote:could this have been a volunteer garlic by any chance?e In which case it could be older than you think?

GWN, I don't think it's a volunteer, but I'm not positive. Would it make a difference in harvesting?
Donna...how much longer should I wait?

Thanks guys!!

GWN 5/9/2014, 11:37 am

I have read where the number of yellowing leaves is an indicator.... looks like you have at least one yellowing leaf

**donnainzone5** 5/9/2014, 11:45 am

Southern Gardener,

I'm fairly new to growing garlic, too. However,my understanding is that they're ready for harvest when the leaves turn brown and fall over.

southern gardener 5/9/2014, 6:49 pm

ok.....I'll hurry up and wait?!?! bounce

GWN 5/9/2014, 6:53 pm

SG.... do you make your own avatars... they are SOOO cute

southern gardener 5/9/2014, 7:48 pm

I don't

I'm not really good on the computer. I just hunt around for some Smile

Ty for the compliment !!

**llama momma** 5/9/2014, 8:09 pm

You can read here about harvesting garlic or also google filaree farms

http://www.hoodrivergarlic.com/grow-garlic.htm

southern gardener 5/9/2014, 8:25 pm

llama momma wrote:You can read here about harvesting garlic or also google filaree farms

http://www.hoodrivergarlic.com/grow-garlic.htm

thank you LM! soooooooooo...3 or 4 brown leaves?? BRB!!

southern gardener 5/9/2014, 8:47 pm

Welp, THE garlic only has 1 1/2 brown leaves, and according to the article you need 3-4. So I looked around and found some that had 3-4 leaves! Here's one of them! Smells soooo good and the roots are amazing! Anyone else love to hear the sound of the roots when you pull stuff??

Mary Mary quite contrary, how does your garlic grow? - Page 18 Garlic12

Mary Mary quite contrary, how does your garlic grow? - Page 18 Garlic12

**AtlantaMarie** 5/9/2014, 9:27 pm

SG, what a NICE yard you have! And is that corn I see in the background?

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