Bump for an update in the Bulbil chapter about soaking seeds for planting. Some of you should have some, try it! I got stupid and cut off the one scape I was saving to get seeds from a bulbil. Brain engaged a half second after the nippers closed.

i think your a SAINT.I'm growing garlic for the first time this fall.i went to the farmers market and got plenty of nice local garlic.You are an inspiration to me,a novice garlichead.
Today I'm clearing a place in my now harvested potatoe and beets patch.I'm digging in my precious compost and plan on actually putting the cloves in this weekend.i didn't realize there was so much to it.i don't know soft from hard heads so Im planting everything together.If and it's a big if I'm sucessfull at all I will put it down to everything I've learned here.Thank you Thank you.
Mavis

Thanks littlefrog. I don't know about the saint part. My wife disagrees. If you want to be an official garlichead, let me know what varieties you are growing (softneck or hardneck) and your growing zone. Then I can add you to the list.

I think I'm 5a and I have mostly hard neck kind.
i really wanted to be a ballarina,but a garlichead will do nicely thank you.
mavis

.........and I decree that garlic shall stay at the top.....

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Is it to late to get on this list?? I just noticed no postings latley.

When i lived in michigan zone 5,i had planted garlic with great results in a combination of chicken,horse and rabbit composted barn bedding and then planted in my herb garden rich in coco mulch over the last 10 years,the garlic grew like crazy!but here if Florida,let just say i'm a new gardener once again,between mole crickets,heat,and flooding,who knows! I'm for sure getting more coco mulch as soon as i can find it down here,i think,it worked in michigan,but who knows here anyone in zone 9-10 tried it? In our paper this summer they changed our zone from 9 yo 10 after a 30 year study,so we'll see but i grew over 10 varieties of shallots and garlic and onions last fall here and they all we're great!! I brought garlic bulbs from michigan last year and that is what i grew down here last year,i noticed your picture you hace the roots left on,i must be doing things wrong .i did not leave my roots on the bulbs i harvested. Sure looks beautiful like that,i worry about the humidity here.

Hi Gardenhappy! No, it's not too late to join us. Florida, zone 10? I left the roots on for a couple days to get a pic. I trimmed them down to an inch. The size of the roots prompted me to not trim right away.

Great! Yes florida Tampa Tribune front page article and again in the gardening section this last summer said they had changed our zone after a 30 year study to zone 10! All I know is here in Lithia florida,we had 4 hard freezes last winter and i lost a bunch of plants! the good news is my leeks,onions,shallots and garlic love to grow here!! We use oinions and garlic in everything so this is great!! Thanks for all the info,i really needed it!

I SEEN THAT I NEED TO LET YOU KNOW WHAT KIND I'M GROWING SO I LOOKED UP ON MY ORDER FORMS(I LEARNED A LONG TIME AGO TO MAKE A FILE ON MY SEEDS ORDERS FOR FUTURE INFO) FROM SEEDS OF CHANGE,SHANTUNG PURPLE GARIC(SOFTNECK) AND CHESNOK RED GARLIC (HARDNECK),FROM MY STOCK IN MICHIGAN,WHITE GARLIC.DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE I CAN GET MOLE CRICKET NEMATODES?? THERE EATING MY GARDEN UP BEFORE MY EYES!!!!!!

Hi GH, I have you on the list. It's nice to know what you are planting, but we mainly just needed your state and zone. Here is where I posted it. Good luck!
http://forums.organicgardening.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/2...301/m/9051029933/p/1

O.K.,HOW DO YOU GET THIS TO POST YOUR LOCATION/ZONE? I AM NOT COMPUTER SAVY,TO BUSY IN THE GARDENS!!!

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Originally posted by GARDENHAPPY:
O.K.,HOW DO YOU GET THIS TO POST YOUR LOCATION/ZONE? I AM NOT COMPUTER SAVY,TO BUSY IN THE GARDENS!!!

Scroll back up to the top of the page.Click on "go" then click on "profile".Once you get there click on "view/edit profile" and fill in your location.

bump for a name change

bump for an overdue update and an announcement from me. I am officially removing my garlic from the 2008 growing contest here.I am volunteering as one of the judges and would like to see 2 more of you join me. I have an unfair growing advantage due to my climate and feel guilty about it. So, next summer my harvest will be for personal bragging rights and for the fun of it. My goal is to try and see 4" bulbs from my Rocco and 6" elephant bulbs. There will be 3 categories (softneck, hardneck and elephant) plus a people's choice for pics.That's why I need more judges to help decide the winners. So, 4 winners amongst the garlicheads. Think about a digital camera for Christmas if you don't have one. I can't wait to see what we all come up with. Lots of us expanded our crops,and some are going with their old standby variety.There will be some cool trophies, so take care of your garlic. You never know.....