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[Krettler Family <krettlerfamily@bctonline.com>]

Another bit of information:  The bulbs will usually be bigger if you plant 
your cloves
in the fall.  In Oregon we get it in the ground before mid November.  Before 
the end
of October is better.  Garlic is tough and will over winter even in very harsh
climates.  Filaree farm in Okanogan, Washington sells over 100 varieties of 
garlic and
they have winters that can get below 0 degrees Fahrenheit.

Again,
Karen Krettler

Graham Burnett wrote:

> Sorry if this has already been covered....
>
> I have garlic growing nicely on the allotment- it has just developed what
> looks like a flowering stem which has a red ring around it- should I break
> this off? I've never bothered in the past and always seem to get reasonable
> crops, but would removing this stem actually increase yields? I also met a
> guy on a permaculture course a few years ago who swore blind that you should
> always trim back the leaves of garlic, again to increase yield- again, I've
> never bothered- any comments anyone?
>
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