Posted: 10/31/2011 4:18:33 PM EDT
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I didn't want to hijack the other threads soooo,
Didn't know there were so many different kinds of Garlic. What's the difference, and is one better then the other? Also is fall the best time to plant it? One more thing, what does everyone do with the extra, Dehydrate it? |
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There are two different basic types of garlic. Hardneck and softneck, and then there's elephant garlic, which really isn't a true garlic. Hardnecks are generally grown more in the colder climates and softnecks in warmer ones. Hardnecks form cloves around a central stem, usually fewer but larger than softnecks. Softnecks will generally store a little longer. The other differences are just in flavor. Fall is generally best for planting. Extra, well most of us replant 1/3 to 1/2 of the harvest (depends if you're trying to make bigger beds every year). I give some away, but you can pickle it. |
| no need to dehydrate as most is good for 8 months or more. this is my first year for it but the way I understand it is that if you plant in the late fall the heads will be bigger but you can still plant in the spring. the main thing i have noticed in the garlics i bought was much more heat/spice and i love that. it depends on what your buying but they definitely have different tastes and even smells. i have about 250 cloves planted already and need to drop 100 more and am hoping everything works out well :) |
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Is the seed / starter Garlic pretty easy to find or is it something I might have to order online? It just depends. I bought seed stock from a local grower. But much of it (both local and online) is spoken for by September. I'm not saying you can't find garlic to plant, just that some varieties are scarce by this time of year. |
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Zone 2, and we'll be below freezing for most nights until spring, with most days in the mid 30s to upper 40s until spring. Am I too late to get garlic in the ground this season? Just acquired the new place, and I can get the ground prepped and garlic planted this weekend if I'm not too late. |
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Zone 2, and we'll be below freezing for most nights until spring, with most days in the mid 30s to upper 40s until spring.
Am I too late to get garlic in the ground this season? Just acquired the new place, and I can get the ground prepped and garlic planted this weekend if I'm not too late.
I think you'll be fine. Garlic is a pretty cold hardy plant and they'll still grow roots on the warmer days if the soil temp allows it. Just mulch them heavily. |
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Zone 2, and we'll be below freezing for most nights until spring, with most days in the mid 30s to upper 40s until spring.
Am I too late to get garlic in the ground this season? Just acquired the new place, and I can get the ground prepped and garlic planted this weekend if I'm not too late.
I think you'll be fine. Garlic is a pretty cold hardy plant and they'll still grow roots on the warmer days if the soil temp allows it. Just mulch them heavily. some of the garlic i planted in early oct has / is sprouting. do you think it will make it through the winter, |