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Old June 15, 2020   #17
jhp
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Originally Posted by bjbebs View Post
Great info on plant orientation. Hundreds of thousands of cloves planted and had no idea. A couple pictures of garlic at home. The bases of these stems are nearly as big as my wrists. Honker size garlic plants always make big bulbs. No ferts or irrigation, just rich soils that drain very well.

My market garlic is also larger than usual. Scapes are just starting to show and I'll be out to the farm a couple times a week knocking them down. In 5 weeks this crop will be done.
Nice garlic! Do you mind sharing what you do to make your soil rich?

Thanks!

Jen
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