tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-978083758821452131.post8930370475416965517..comments2024-03-13T06:02:39.213-05:00Comments on Home of a Feral Biologist: 2011 Garlic HarvestAmandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14171058491211086596noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-978083758821452131.post-18721759198335316382023-12-31T16:44:57.185-06:002023-12-31T16:44:57.185-06:00Awessome blog you have hereAwessome blog you have herethe gospel centered momhttps://thegospelcenteredmom.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-978083758821452131.post-79017996195102045632011-07-16T08:45:54.346-05:002011-07-16T08:45:54.346-05:00Thanks for your comment. When I got the garlic sam...Thanks for your comment. When I got the garlic sampler in 2009, the artichokes were the ones that did the best. I also got a couple of porcelain varieties that did so-so, and the purple stripes and rocambole did not do well at all. So my (limited) experience so far matches what you've said.<br /><br />NOTHING did well this year, though. Not even the ones that are supposed to do well in my area. I'm pretty sure now that I planted them too early. September is still pretty warm around here, though it can seem cool after going through the Texas summer (in a "wow, it's only 85 degrees!" sort of way).<br /><br />I should probably wait until November. That's when we usually get our first frost. I don't think our ground ever freezes, or at least not very deep down. It never stays below freezing long enough for that.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14171058491211086596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-978083758821452131.post-5929447637092638672011-07-15T17:42:57.550-05:002011-07-15T17:42:57.550-05:00Re: Garlic Problems
I read your post in GardenWe...Re: Garlic Problems<br /><br />I read your post in GardenWeb. Given your zone, I would suggest planting Artichoke and Silverskin types of softneck garlic and especially Creole or Turban (Asiatic) types of garlic. Porcelain, Purple Stripe, Marbled and Glazed Purple Stripe, and Rocambole Ophioscorodon hardneck types generally do better in northern climates where there is a long, hard winter. This doesn't mean you can't get a successful crop of Ophio hardnecks where you live, it is just that the odds are against it and I can almost guarantee that it won't happen consistently. Hardnecks are supposed to be hardy to zone 8 but I seriously question the ability to consistently grow quality zone 8 hardnecks. You should be able to grow the other types that do not do well in northern climates, which makes me a little envious of your climate. <br /><br />When planting garlic in the fall the perfect scenario is to get them in the ground so they have enough time to develop roots and maybe a short shoot, then are forced into dormancy by cold weather. Ideally one never wants any growth above ground until spring. I don't know how this would apply to zone 8, though. <br /><br />I am in zone 4 and I plant my garlic the last week of October through the first week of November. Our ground is usually frozen by the beginning of December. I have always gotten a successful crop (knock wood) but the quality, size, and storeability varies with seasonal growing conditions.<br /><br />Best of luck!<br />-TomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com