Comments on: Growing Garlic

By: Summer Produce « Ockham’s Razor

Summer Produce « Ockham’s Razor — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 04:46:52 +0000

[...] garlic, tomatoes, beans, strawberries, lots of herbs, and one leek. I’ve already blogged about my adventures in growing garlic. And it’s so much more pungent than shop bought. They didn’t segment because I didn’t [...]

By: ClareSnow

ClareSnow — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:25:47 +0000

I’d thought garlic was so easy because it just grew over winter with me doing nothing, but next year I’m looking forward to segments :)

By: Nada

Nada — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:05:27 +0000

Clare,

Happy New Year!

I’ve found that you do need a good chill also. One year we had a warmer winter and many locals complained of both small bulbs and non-segmentation.

My mother is Sydney grew garlic this last year too but she over watered hers and they were soft and wouldn’t dry for good storage.

My bulbs usually segment but they are often small due to the part shade they’ve grown in. I’m hoping for better results at the new place that has much more sun.

And doesn’t it taste good. Not acrid but pungent and still kind of fresh even grassy.

By: ClareSnow

ClareSnow — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 02:28:08 +0000

Thanks Con, happy new year to you too.

By: CW

CW — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 07:24:31 +0000

I love how it’s possible to learn so much from each other online – thanks for this! I’ve been trying to buy locally grown garlic ever since I learrned what is done to the imported stuff, but yes growing your own would be far better!

Oh, and Happy 2009 Clare! :)