Wonderful year for garlic, looking at it hanging in the garage now we think
it's the best ever. How has everyone else found it this year?

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Regards
Bob
In Runnymede, 17 miles West of London

"Bob Hobden" wrote:

Wonderful year for garlic, looking at it hanging in the garage now we think
it's the best ever. How has everyone else found it this year?

How about posting a link to some inspirational pictures?
Mine, an ocean to the west, is looking really good, though harvest is
perhaps a month away yet. I'm just now cutting the last of the scapes on
the latest varieties.


Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at home.earthlink.net/~garygarlic
Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G

Bob Hobden wrote:
Wonderful year for garlic, looking at it hanging in the garage now we think
it's the best ever. How has everyone else found it this year?

Mine's still in the ground Bob! Still, it has grown well, and reached a
good size in terms of above ground leaves. Its starting to look a bit
tired, so I'll think about harvesting in a couple of weeks time. If I
remeber, I'll let you know what the crops like. I'm in N.Wales, so would
expect to be behind you.

Sarah

On Wed, 29 Jun 2005 17:17:39 +0100, "Bob Hobden"
wrote:

Wonderful year for garlic, looking at it hanging in the garage now we think
it's the best ever. How has everyone else found it this year?


Did ours yesterday, it's OKish - badly hit by rust and because it was
amongst other crops that badly needed watering it got irrigated when
it *really* didn't need it so white rot is a slightly higher
percentage than usual - still a very acceptable crop, much of which
will dry and store well.
Rod

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"Bob Hobden" wrote in message
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Wonderful year for garlic, looking at it hanging in the garage now we
think it's the best ever. How has everyone else found it this year?

Ours are brilliant too, despite developing a lot of rust over the past
couple of weeks. Harvested them on Monday and they're now drying out in the
garage.

--
Neil

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"Rod" wrote in reply to..
"Bob Hobden" who wrote:

Wonderful year for garlic, looking at it hanging in the garage now we
think
it's the best ever. How has everyone else found it this year?


Did ours yesterday, it's OKish - badly hit by rust and because it was
amongst other crops that badly needed watering it got irrigated when
it *really* didn't need it so white rot is a slightly higher
percentage than usual - still a very acceptable crop, much of which
will dry and store well.

Ours was hit by rust in the last few weeks, probably worse than usual, but
it hasn't damaged the crop at all probably because it was too late in the
growing season. I said it would be good when I saw the thickness of the
stems months ago.
Like you, we also have a touch of White Rot in the soil but we grew them on
some ground that we haven't grown Alliums before so maybe that has helped.
They were next to the onions and none of them have received any watering
even in the very dry spell.

--
Regards
Bob
In Runnymede, 17 miles West of London

....sounds like it must be time to harvest it? (planted in pots October and
in the garden in Feb)

East Yorkshire

"Trevor Appleton" wrote in message
...
...sounds like it must be time to harvest it? (planted in pots October and
in the garden in Feb)

Harvest it once the tops start to go yellow and die off - when this happens
it won't grow any more.

Neil.

"Neil Tonks" wrote in message
...
"Trevor Appleton" wrote in
message ...
...sounds like it must be time to harvest it? (planted in pots October
and in the garden in Feb)

Harvest it once the tops start to go yellow and die off - when this
happens it won't grow any more.

Neil.

Have harvested it and left it on the grounf for last 3 days. Presumably
better in a shady airy car port than the polytunnel?

"Trevor Appleton" wrote:

Have harvested it and left it on the grounf for last 3 days. Presumably
better in a shady airy car port than the polytunnel?

Yes; garlic can sunscald. I tie it in bundles of 25 and hang in the shed
with end door open. Mine has a few weeks to go.


Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at home.earthlink.net/~garygarlic
Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G