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[Krettler Family <krettlerfamily@bctonline.com>]

That is the truth.

Even though it takes longer I lay down at least three layers of newspaper on 
my raised beds
before I plant.  I spray the paper down to keep it from blowing away as I lay 
it down and
anchor it with rocks or sticks.  Then I punch holes through the damp 
newspaper and plant the
clove about 3 inches deep and use my finger to cover it with soil before I 
pull my finger
out of the hole.  I use only newspaper that has no colored ink, only black.  
The newspaper
eventually decomposes and the number of weeds is dramatically reduced.  I 
think I first
learned about this in a book I read "Growing Great Garlic" by Chester Aaron.  
It's been
awhile though so I forget.

One thing about growing garlic is that it allowed me to meet Chester via the 
internet and we
occasionally correspond.  He has sold me some varieties I couldn't find 
elsewhere.  (I have
also been able to get some of his juvenile literature for my kids to read - 
some of which is
out of print.)

Karen Krettler
Oregon City, OR

mIEKAL aND wrote:

> 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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