Comments on: Spring garlic?

By: My Suburban Homestead

My Suburban Homestead — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:45:39 +0000

I got a late start on my plantings too. Never heard of the baking soda solution. I might have to try that. On my new property, I’ve got some nasty fungal problems, and garlic hasn’t been as successful.

By: Christine Friesen

Christine Friesen — Tue, 03 May 2011 16:46:48 +0000

Thank you for the tip! I will definitely try that. I love to see things growing early in the spring!

By: Andre

Andre — Tue, 03 May 2011 00:59:16 +0000

I think the earliest we have ever planted was the beginning of October
Garlic is pretty straight forward, we plant in beds a 3ft wide, 6 x 6 spacing, mix in some compost. . We’ve had moles tunnel thru the beds one year but very little damage so do wait until the groung freezes before you mulch. Remove it come spring
Actually I do have one tip for you …. if your beds run from east to west slope then 10 to 15 degrees to the south. It does make a difference. The first year we made the ( 3 )beds oriented that way, the south half of all 3 beds were taller than the north half. Did it make a difference in the weight of the bulbs ? ….. I don’t know, we didn’t weigh them.
It is a nice sight first thing in the spring, ours are 4″ tall right now.

By: Christine Friesen

Christine Friesen — Mon, 02 May 2011 17:48:12 +0000

I’m looking forward to planting some garlic this fall. Do you have any tips for me?
When is the best time to plant?

By: Andre

Andre — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:36:23 +0000

Just curious as to how your spring garlic crop made out? What type of garlic is it?When did you harvest it? Did you ever try planting it in the fall?
We live in Bancroft, Ont., zone 4 / 5.
We normally grow hardneck “Music” which is planted in the fall but in 2009 we lost a large part of our crop because it was so wet and cold. To make a long story short, we won’t have enough to sell in ’10 so we’re contemplating planting spring garlic and we don’t know what to expect.

By: pamela patteson

pamela patteson — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:17:16 +0000

Last fall I planted hundreds of garlic bulbs. I have planted garlic for years where I used to live and have had great success, but this time something ate most of the bulbs and I hardly got any crop at all. I live in Hillsdale Michigan and that is where I had the problem. I believe it was insects in the ground and not moles, squirrels or deer. My soil is very sandy.

Please Help!

By: Deb

Deb — Mon, 25 May 2009 17:18:16 +0000

Mike: Thanks – I’ll keep my eyes pealed.

By: Mike (tfb)

Mike (tfb) — Mon, 25 May 2009 13:16:16 +0000

Chiot’s Run: Yes, nice fall-planted garlic! :)

Mangochild: Yeah, I guess no matter how the bulbs turn out, there will be the greens. I wonder if the scapes will be the usual size. We’ll see…!

Deb: Can’t remember exactly, but within a few days you should see at least a couple poking up. They come up pretty quick!

By: Deb

Deb — Sun, 24 May 2009 21:36:24 +0000

I am planting it with my flower garden in the hopes that the ants which have devastated my flowers will find the area not quite as interesting (and I also like garlic!) My question is how long after a spring planting would I expect to see them begin to sprout? I have already lost track of exactly where I planted them, and would like to know when I should give up hope on the little guys. Thanks

By: Mangochild

Mangochild — Sat, 09 May 2009 11:07:21 +0000

I’ve planted spring garlic this year, but not so much for the bulbs (though that is nice too), but for the green shoots. I *love* garlic greens, so these are already hitting my salad plate and serving as welcome additions to my meals, sort of like herbs. They are growing so tall so quickly! I hope yours do well :-)