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  • From: Larry Lombard <ljmelea@msn.com>
  • To: Healthy soil and sustainable growing <livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] Garlic Question
  • Date: Sun, 25 May 2008 07:46:40 -0500


not a bad way at all,especially if your spring is late.try to keep the garlic
moist for a while and side dress with compost.good luck.larry
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> Date: Sat, 24 May 2008 17:23:08 -0600
> From: loghillgail@msn.com
> To: livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org
> Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] Garlic Question
>
>
>
>
> On 5/24/08 1:47 PM, "Tradingpost" wrote:
>
>> We try to work with the best tasting varieties of the most common
>> vegetables,
>> tomatoes, onions, garlic, pole beans, carrots, potatoes, squashes, etc.
>
> Yum! Just reading the names of these vegetables made my mouth water.
>
> We still get freezing nights this late in the year so I'm only now putting
> out my cold tolerant vegetables.
>
> Yesterday, I planted the broccoli, brussels sprouts, cauliflower & lettuce
> starts that have been growing happily in window boxes my husband built this
> spring.
>
> I was ill last summer and fall so my beds received no attention before they
> were covered with several feet of snow. A couple of days ago I noticed
> several clumps of garlic and shallots that weren't harvested had now
> sprouted. Instead of just digging them out and tossing them into the compost
> bins, I carefully separated the shoots and replanted them. Today some of
> the garlic is looking a little dry and yellowish now but the shallots all
> seem fine.
>
> I know most folks plant garlic bulbs in the fall so I'm wondering if I'm
> wasting garden space trying to grow garlic and shallots like this.
>
> Anyone have any idea if what I did will work?
>
> Gail
>
>
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