tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13170493.post112765641467370638..comments2023-11-02T09:03:09.405-04:00Comments on dreams and bones: Garlic PlantingLesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08535826398347449121noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13170493.post-1127825391146011112005-09-27T08:49:00.000-04:002005-09-27T08:49:00.000-04:00Kerry, I'm in Zone 7. I am planting EARLY this...Kerry,<BR/><BR/> I'm in Zone 7. I am planting EARLY this year because I have to travel through much of October and November. I have planted as late as T-giving, but usually I put in the ground on Columbus Day Weekend.<BR/><BR/> The garlic likes to get a little root growth going before the winter. I have had better luck with the stiff necked Rocamboles than with the soft-necked braidable types. I have a link on my sidebar to Filaree Farms and to a book called Growing Great Garlic. Check them out<BR/><BR/>LeslieLesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08535826398347449121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13170493.post-1127671099259900302005-09-25T13:58:00.000-04:002005-09-25T13:58:00.000-04:00What a timely post for me. This year was the first...What a timely post for me. This year was the first year I actually had a garlic harvest. I just picked up a couple of heads of garlic at the local Kroger store. All in all they did pretty well. I planted them this spring and though I didn't realize the smaller cloves wouldn't get as big as the larger ones I was pleased to get any heads of any size. I would have had a harvest last year but a mishap with a riding mower (after laying my heads out in the lawn to dry a bit) gave the yard a lovely smell of garlic but no heads for me. <BR/><BR/>I just ordered some Silver Rose garlic and some shallots. Not sure how either will do here in Kentucky but I am crossing my fingers. <BR/><BR/>Which zone are you in? I am in 6a here in Norhtern Ky. I know someone else in Ky always plants their garlic around Thanksgiving. I am going to try planting some this fall and another batch in the spring and see which works best here. We don't really get winter until December though there are cold days and many frosts before then.kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13558283673509875542noreply@blogger.com