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- From: "Beth Spaugh" <lists AT rhomestead.com>
- To: "'Market Farming'" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: [Market-farming] 2 garlic questions
- Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2011 22:26:05 -0400
First: I was late getting my rocambole garlic out, and it is
separating. Surprisingly, customers are saying “What beautiful garlic”,
etc, and buying it. I do have some on the top layer of the bushels that are
greening. Anyone know if this affects flavor or safety? I have plenty so don’t
need to sell those that are greening. Second garlic question: Last fall when I was planting
garlic, I thought I was missing my nicest porcelain bulbs. Sure enough, I
found them over winter and planted them early spring thinking they had the best
genetics and I would use them as seed garlic this year. Most only made one or
two cloves per bulb, the bulbs about an inch in diameter. Shall I use them as
seed this year, or plant some of my much larger fall planted? I guess the
question is, does the current bulb size trump the genetic potential of the
spring planted. And I do have some nice fall planted ones that have good
genetics. Haven’t figured out what to do with the spring planted if I
don’t plant them. Seems like I ought to be able to put a catchy name on
them and sell them for eating. They are much more attractive than the
rocamboles that are selling well. Thank you. Beth Spaugh http://rhomestead.com
http://www.facebook.com/rhomestead "How we
eat determines, to a considerable extent, how the world is used." -
Wendell Berry "Without
power over our food, any notion of democracy is empty." - Frances Moore
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[Market-farming] 2 garlic questions,
Beth Spaugh, 09/10/2011
- Re: [Market-farming] 2 garlic questions, Vern and Amy, 09/14/2011
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Re: [Market-farming] 2 garlic questions,
Road's End Farm, 09/14/2011
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Re: [Market-farming] 2 garlic questions,
Beth Spaugh, 09/14/2011
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Re: [Market-farming] 2 garlic questions,
Road's End Farm, 09/15/2011
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Re: [Market-farming] 2 garlic questions,
Beth Spaugh, 09/15/2011
- Re: [Market-farming] 2 garlic questions, William H Shoemaker, 09/15/2011
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Re: [Market-farming] 2 garlic questions,
Road's End Farm, 09/15/2011
- Re: [Market-farming] 2 garlic questions, Road's End Farm, 09/15/2011
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Re: [Market-farming] 2 garlic questions,
Beth Spaugh, 09/15/2011
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Re: [Market-farming] 2 garlic questions,
Road's End Farm, 09/15/2011
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Re: [Market-farming] 2 garlic questions,
Beth Spaugh, 09/14/2011
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