Comments on: How to Plant Fall Garlic http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/how-to-plant-fall-garlic/ Featuring Vegetable Gardening Tips, Organic Growing Techniques, and Unique Plants for the Backyard Gardener Fri, 16 May 2008 03:55:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Kenny Point http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/how-to-plant-fall-garlic/#comment-58661 Kenny Point Sun, 20 Apr 2008 15:18:47 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/how-to-plant-fall-garlic/#comment-58661 Hi Nikki, it all depends on what you mean when you say that you are barely seeing any garlic sprouts. If the garlic seed hasn't shown any new growth at all this spring... then yes it is time for you to freak out! :-o On the other hand if the garlic is growing, but very slowly, you can relax... just a little though because it should be doing better. Garlic is the first plant to start growing in my garden and sometimes makes its appearance in February. It also normally grows extremely fast. Where are you located, and what is your climate like? Are you sure the garlic bulbs were planted right side up? Have you fertilized the garlic plants at all? Do you have any idea of the nitrogen levels of your soil. If the plants are growing at all I would just fertilize them, keep them watered, and hope that they improve. If they aren't growing then you could do a little forensics and dig one up to take a close look and see if there is anything noticeable going on under ground. Good luck! Hi Nikki, it all depends on what you mean when you say that you are barely seeing any garlic sprouts. If the garlic seed hasn’t shown any new growth at all this spring… then yes it is time for you to freak out! :-o On the other hand if the garlic is growing, but very slowly, you can relax… just a little though because it should be doing better. Garlic is the first plant to start growing in my garden and sometimes makes its appearance in February. It also normally grows extremely fast. Where are you located, and what is your climate like? Are you sure the garlic bulbs were planted right side up? Have you fertilized the garlic plants at all? Do you have any idea of the nitrogen levels of your soil. If the plants are growing at all I would just fertilize them, keep them watered, and hope that they improve. If they aren’t growing then you could do a little forensics and dig one up to take a close look and see if there is anything noticeable going on under ground. Good luck!

]]> By: Nikki http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/how-to-plant-fall-garlic/#comment-58646 Nikki Sun, 20 Apr 2008 13:29:50 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/how-to-plant-fall-garlic/#comment-58646 Hi, I just recently found your website & I love it! I am a social worker and a Master Gardener. I started garlic in October last fall and am barely seeing any sprouts yet- is it too early? Tell me not to freak out yet....I planted 80 and have been very excited to see signs of life. Hi, I just recently found your website & I love it! I am a social worker and a Master Gardener. I started garlic in October last fall and am barely seeing any sprouts yet- is it too early? Tell me not to freak out yet….I planted 80 and have been very excited to see signs of life.

]]> By: Kenny Point http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/how-to-plant-fall-garlic/#comment-9377 Kenny Point Tue, 17 Apr 2007 00:40:39 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/how-to-plant-fall-garlic/#comment-9377 Gordon, I break off the <a href="http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/gourmet-garlic-scapes">garlic scapes</a> that are sent up from the garlic plants during early summer. You can stop watering your garlic a couple of weeks prior to harvest time. The plants are ready to harvest when about half of the leaves dry and turn brown. At this stage dig a plant up to check if the garlic bulb has filled out. Don't harvest too early as the bulbs size up the most during their final weeks in the ground, but if you wait too long to harvest the garlic cloves will start to separate and split apart. So digging sample bulbs when close to maturity and physically looking at them is the best test of maturity before harvesting. Gordon, I break off the garlic scapes that are sent up from the garlic plants during early summer. You can stop watering your garlic a couple of weeks prior to harvest time.

The plants are ready to harvest when about half of the leaves dry and turn brown. At this stage dig a plant up to check if the garlic bulb has filled out. Don’t harvest too early as the bulbs size up the most during their final weeks in the ground, but if you wait too long to harvest the garlic cloves will start to separate and split apart. So digging sample bulbs when close to maturity and physically looking at them is the best test of maturity before harvesting.

]]> By: gordon http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/how-to-plant-fall-garlic/#comment-9371 gordon Mon, 16 Apr 2007 21:23:15 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/how-to-plant-fall-garlic/#comment-9371 Do you bend or break the garlic plant about a month before harvest? How do you know when the plants are ready to be dug up? Do you keep watering the plant up till harvest? Any advice will be appreciated. Nuthouse Do you bend or break the garlic plant about a month before harvest? How do you know when the plants are ready to be dug up? Do you keep watering the plant up till harvest? Any advice will be appreciated.
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