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[mIEKAL aND <dtv@mwt.net>]

here in wisconsin we plant our garlic in end of august & in sept...   got to 
35 below F
this winter & our garlic crop looks better than ever..  the one thing that 
hasnt been
mentioned is that weeding & mulching has a big impact on  bulb size as well.

miekal




Krettler Family wrote:

> 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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