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Soilsniffer · November 4, 2007

To expand just a bit --

All of a sudden I feel the need to defend myself. I bought supermarket garlic ... because I had to. My homegrown stash (Bogatyr, Music, the other usual suspects) ran out in four months. I agree homegrown garlic is superior, I was just sharing an observation about how much the China garlic grew in just a week. And it's up another inch since my earlier post.

Neoguy: Yep, definitely hardneck. I bought a pack of five, and two of them had the distinctive hard stem thing in the middle. The other three did not, and were two-layered.

Worth: I've 'heard' similar stories about food and other things produced in China (BESIDE the lead paint recalls lately which got a LOT of media coverage) but didn't mention anything here lest a political argument would start, which isn't my intention. I'm with you on your thoughts tho.

J

November 4, 2007	#9
Soilsniffer Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: z7, Richmond VA Posts: 187	To expand just a bit -- All of a sudden I feel the need to defend myself. I bought supermarket garlic ... because I had to. My homegrown stash (Bogatyr, Music, the other usual suspects) ran out in four months. I agree homegrown garlic is superior, I was just sharing an observation about how much the China garlic grew in just a week. And it's up another inch since my earlier post. Neoguy: Yep, definitely hardneck. I bought a pack of five, and two of them had the distinctive hard stem thing in the middle. The other three did not, and were two-layered. Worth: I've 'heard' similar stories about food and other things produced in China (BESIDE the lead paint recalls lately which got a LOT of media coverage) but didn't mention anything here lest a political argument would start, which isn't my intention. I'm with you on your thoughts tho. J __________________ Identifying garlic is done mostly by consensus. Many are like trying to identify the difference between twins.