Fall is For Garlic Planting

OhioGardener 8/24/2023, 6:27 pm

You can tell that fall is near at hand when Baker Creek Heirloom sends out notices that they are now shipping garlic.

https://www.rareseeds.com/store/vegetables/garlic?_kx=eqLJ9-qwkPAXZonGH_1S38OYUrrt8LG1YNLyog5P2RI%3D.VaMbkj

OhioGardener 9/16/2024, 5:52 pm

Got an e-mail today from Rohrer Seeds that they are now taking orders for fall garlic bulbs. 'tis time for fall planting!

https://rohrerseeds.com/collections/onion-sets-garlic

**Scorpio Rising** 9/17/2024, 3:06 pm

Mine is ordered, just waiting to hear! I would think it will be a while for me. I usually plant around Halloween.

**sanderson** 9/26/2024, 3:44 pm

I looked at Rohrer Seeds and they have Inchelium Red Softneck and "White" Softneck garlics. I have been replanting the same California silverskin for years and am wondering if I should buy the "White" softneck to compare. Last year I had to supplement my stock with a California grown softneck (Christopher Ranch) from the grocery store.

**sanderson** 9/26/2024, 3:47 pm

I have a general question. The inner cloves of the garlic head are smaller than the outer ones. Until now I have only planted the larger outer one. Will the inner smaller ones produce smaller heads the following summer? Or, do genetics ensure the heads will be full size?

OhioGardener 9/26/2024, 4:19 pm

sanderson wrote:I have a general question. The inner cloves of the garlic head are smaller than the outer ones. Until now I have only planted the larger outer one. Will the inner smaller ones produce smaller heads the following summer? Or, do genetics ensure the heads will be full size?

I have always planted the smaller cloves right in with all of the larger cloves, and I have never noticed any significant difference in the size of the bulbs when harvested. I think once they start rooting and developing bulbs the develop at about the same rate.

I looked at Rohrer Seeds and they have Inchelium Red Softneck and "White" Softneck garlics. I have been replanting the same California silverskin for years and am wondering if I should buy the "White" softneck to compare. Last year I had to supplement my stock with a California grown softneck (Christopher Ranch) from the grocery store.

I don't have much experience with softnecks here in the winter wonderland, but I love to experiment with new varieties. Yeah, you should try the white softneck to compare them to the ones you been growing.

**Scorpio Rising** 9/28/2024, 12:19 am

I have the same experience as far as size of cloves, I plant all of them and the head of garlic each produces doesn’t seem to matter.

As far as hardneck vs softneck varieties, I only grew softneck once, and they all died over the winter. But I am in Ohio with cold winters. I grow hard neck varieties. I do like to experiment a bit with varieties though! Do it!

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