Takes about 14 days for mine to come out of the soil with top planted about one inch under the soil.
So was yours four inches from top of bottom?
I dont have any soil freeze here at all.
Also the cloves put out a tremendous amount of roots before they even think about sprouting a top.
In my situation this can go on for over a week.
They are well anchored before the tips come out of the soil.
My reasoning for planting a little more shallow it for the cloves to be exposed to cooler temperatures where I live.
I figured if following the rules didn't do well for hard neck in my area then maybe breaking them would produce better results.
High speed steel was discovered and made by two guys breaking the rules.
Nothing to lose and everything to gain even if it is knowledge and possibly a new way of doing things.
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