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[Maroc <maroc AT islandnet.com>]

Pam at Twin Oaks,  I agree with not getting garlic in too soon but I
experience is that it is the weather not the date that matters.  We've been
having very mild winters (Vancouver Island, Canada) and have had to plant
later.  If the temperatures are too high (daytime above 15 C/60 F) you
should hold off.  Our problem is juggling temperature with moisture, since
usually our winter rains start in October and continue until April.  This
year we are still too warm but are also still very dry.  The ground is ready
and we will plant soon (last year it was the middle of November and we had a
great crop this summer and are planting some fine seed).  Good luck everyone
with your garlic - one of our most important foods, whether assessed for
flavour, nutrition or therapy.

Don Maroc


on 10/26/02 3:21 PM, pam AT twinoaks.org at pam AT twinoaks.org wrote:

> If you're growing garlic and you haven't got a
> copy of Ron Engeland's book "Growing Great
> Garlic", I strongly recommend you get it. Only
> $12.95, and will pay for itself in saved mistakes
> in no time!
> (snip)
> About planting dates - Marlin, I wonder if
> this is what happened to you? Ron says if you
> plant too early you can get very big bulbs, but
> they don't have a high dry matter content and
> will shrivel after harvest.
>
> Pam, Twin Oaks, Central Virginia