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- From: Road's End Farm <organic87 AT frontiernet.net>
- To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] garlic question
- Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:19:56 -0400
On Mar 17, 2010, at 6:42 AM, Roots Farm & Karen Sutherland wrote:
I have planted some Mexican grown garlic seed (don't know variety, but is purplish white skin). Since this is tropical location, getting cloves is a long shot anyway, but how would I know when the garlic may be ready without digging?
Rather late to this, and I know nothing at all about growing tropical garlic, but: harvest your garlic when about half the leaves have died or or clearly dying, but about half of them are still green. A little too soon is probably better than too late.
If you wait till the tops have gone down all the way as they can on onions, the garlic bulbs will be opening out into individual cloves. They won't look right, and won't keep as well.
-- Rivka; Finger Lakes NY, Zone 5 mostly
Fresh-market organic produce, small scale
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[Market-farming] garlic question,
Roots Farm & Karen Sutherland, 03/17/2010
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[Market-farming] straw mulcher,
Idyllwild Farm, 03/17/2010
- Re: [Market-farming] straw mulcher, Zachary Mathes, 03/17/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] garlic question,
Shawnee Flowerfarmer, 03/17/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] garlic question,
Sean Albiston, 03/17/2010
- Re: [Market-farming] garlic question, Roots Farm & Karen Sutherland, 03/18/2010
- Re: [Market-farming] garlic question and drought, Shawnee Flowerfarmer, 03/18/2010
- Re: [Market-farming] garlic question, Roots Farm & Karen Sutherland, 03/18/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] garlic question,
Sean Albiston, 03/17/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] garlic question,
Road's End Farm, 03/21/2010
- Re: [Market-farming] garlic question, Roots Farm & Karen Sutherland, 03/24/2010
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[Market-farming] straw mulcher,
Idyllwild Farm, 03/17/2010
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