[Market-farming] Re: Garlic woes
Alliums
garlicgrower at earthlink.net
Thu Dec 23 09:12:53 EST 2004
Sora wrote:
> Some
>of the garlic started to sprout though the mulch. Now the forcasters are
>calling for mid teens for temps at night. Can it survive?
Some garlic just likes to sprout. As long as the junction of root/shoot is
mulched, you should be just fine. Some varieties may have the green tops
nipped back, but some of the acclimated garlic seems to just take this in
stride.
If you've had these varieties for more than 3 years, they should be
okay. If you're really nervous about garlic that hasn't been in your
climate for the 3 years or more and it came from a more Southern region,
you can add some more mulch, but if the mulch is thick and the root/shoot
junction is protected, the garlic should be just fine.
Dorene
Dorene Pasekoff, Coordinator
St. John's United Church of Christ Organic Community Garden and Labyrinth
A mission of
St. John's United Church of Christ, 315 Gay Street, Phoenixville, PA 19460
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