Transplanting Garlic - Page 2

zorro777 · March 28, 2012

How long were the roots when you dug them up?

dustyrivergarden · March 30, 2012

They should be fine smaller than they would have been but fine. Garlic is the easiest thing to grow they are tough lol hard to kill even for me...

Neohippie · March 31, 2012

Well I guess we'll see come May or June, which is garlic harvesting time here.

I'm already starting to see new leaves growing out the middles of the plants, so maybe that's a good sign. They're getting plenty of rain and I mixed in fertilizer when I planted them. I'm just hoping to get something that's worth re-planting next year.

I also transplanted a bunch of I'itois onions and Japanese bunching onions at the same time, but I'm sure those will be fine. Bunching onions are tough.

baileyj · March 31, 2012

It is a great sign that you have new growth...I know when I harvest my garlic I wait until the leaves turn yellow and droop after they bulb.
When I have pulled the garlic before the yellow/drooping leaves they were much smaller.
With clipping the tops you may need to wait a bit longer to harvest for the plant to recover.
I grow all my garlic in earthboxes so I have not dealt with the transplant issue but have had experience with the tops...
I love homegrown garlic and would not have left them at the other house either !!
Good Luck...
Judi

March 30, 2012	#17
dustyrivergarden Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Holbrook, Az zone 5 Posts: 157	They should be fine smaller than they would have been but fine. Garlic is the easiest thing to grow they are tough lol hard to kill even for me... __________________ “The yield of a crop is LIMITED by the deficiency of any one element even though all of the other necessary elements are present in adequate amounts”. J. Von Liebig's law of the minimum.

March 28, 2012	#16
zorro777 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: North Cent Wisconsin zone 4a Posts: 15	How long were the roots when you dug them up?

March 31, 2012	#18
Neohippie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: San Marcos, Texas Posts: 77	Well I guess we'll see come May or June, which is garlic harvesting time here. I'm already starting to see new leaves growing out the middles of the plants, so maybe that's a good sign. They're getting plenty of rain and I mixed in fertilizer when I planted them. I'm just hoping to get something that's worth re-planting next year. I also transplanted a bunch of I'itois onions and Japanese bunching onions at the same time, but I'm sure those will be fine. Bunching onions are tough.

March 31, 2012	#19
baileyj Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Annapolis Maryland Zone 7 Posts: 120	It is a great sign that you have new growth...I know when I harvest my garlic I wait until the leaves turn yellow and droop after they bulb. When I have pulled the garlic before the yellow/drooping leaves they were much smaller. With clipping the tops you may need to wait a bit longer to harvest for the plant to recover. I grow all my garlic in earthboxes so I have not dealt with the transplant issue but have had experience with the tops... I love homegrown garlic and would not have left them at the other house either !! Good Luck... Judi