Not sure if this is the right forum (Is garlic a veggie or a herb?)
This is the first time I have grown garlic and I have been disappointed by the relatively small size of my bulbs. I have only pulled a couple from a few beds, so I have to check a few more. But they have been pitifully small. I have nice green tops but the bulbs were small. Only ones that look like they may be decent are my elephants but I haven't actually pulled one yet
Any idea what I may have done wrong?
I'll post some pics later
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Garlic Question
In Darius' 1st article on garlic the other day (June 2nd or 3rd) he said something about it taking 2 yrs to grow a large bulb. I was surprised to hear that (haven't tried garlic myself yet), but haven't had time to do any research on it.
Garlic is harvested when plants have started to die back. I know Suze planted garlic in October and is only now harvesting in May. So 6+ months to harvest.
This message was edited Jun 5, 2008 8:05 PM
Maybe that's it. I planted in Jan or Feb I think
Did Darius explain about why it takes 2 years? It's not like it's a periennial.
I'll search for the article
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I've only been growing garlic for 3 years and it grew for me just fine each year. I planted one time in Spring and got smallish bulbs and the year before last I planted in the Fall and pulled garlic in July. The bulbs were fine, but my elephant garlic wasn't as big as I had expected... the rest were great and last us through the winter. Has Farmerdill or Horseshoe been around lately? They know all this stuff.
Megan
I always plant my Garlic in the fall, then harvest when the tops turn brown, have always had good luck, Garlic is a heavy feeder so fertilize good, one year I used manure from the fairgrounds, and my Garlic was really big.
All my tops are still erect and green. Maybe they are still growing
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I've edited my post. They should not be completed brown.
Here is an extremely detailed article on how to know when Garlic is ready:
http://www.gourmetgarlicgardens.com/growing.htm#anchor17762007
Thanks for that link Feldon
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