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September 8, 2011 | #1 |
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first year for garlic... question!
I decided to try planting garlic this fall and bought Silver Rose garlic to plant in garlic grow bags from Gardener's Supply, and recently read on-line that Silverskin varieties like Silver Rose should not be planted until spring. Is this true? I'm in zone 6a and I don't want to panic, but I was sure I had researched enough to have an idea of what to do. Now I feel lost and helpless.
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September 8, 2011 | #2 |
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This is one of the stupidest things I will do on this forum.
Give advice to someone from the north but I will try. Silver skin garlic and artichoke garlic are best grown in warm climates. It it he garlic that you see in the store and it grows great here in the winter. Where you live you need too grow hard neck garlic which is more suited for your area. From what I have read soft neck garlic like you have should be planted after the ground has thawed out in your are. I just get the garlic from the store and plant it. Worth |
September 9, 2011 | #3 |
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thanks for the info Worth. I guess I messed up.
So I guess I'll order some hardneck variety and use the Silver Rose instead of planting it. |
September 9, 2011 | #4 |
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Plant a few silverskins out in the fall. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. But a hardneck garlic from your local farmers market will do better and be more afordable.
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September 9, 2011 | #5 |
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I grow all kinds of garlic, including silverskins, and plant them all in early November or late October. They all do well here in the cool and wet PNW.
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September 9, 2011 | #7 |
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Worth, you mean winter, don't you?
Nope, it only goes down to -10C on rare occasion.
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September 9, 2011 | #9 |
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Afrance - go ahead and plant them this fall, along with some hardnecks. You never know until you try. After all, I can grow very nice artichoke types up here (where it gets to -40)...
By the way, I wouldn't try growing the ones from the grocery store (possibly from China), get some nice local variety. |
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September 9, 2011 | #11 |
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I am in the same zone as Tania and grow several varities of softneck garlic with succes. The only ones you have to worry about are the creole type which prefer warmer winters. Good Luck.
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September 9, 2011 | #12 |
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Tania said the temps rarely got below -10 C it gets colder than that here in Texas.
Cincinnati Ohio gets real cold -0 F all of the time. Like I said giving a northerner advice from the south such as Texas is stupid. worth |
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September 9, 2011 | #14 |
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Actually, our temperature isn't that cold. For January (the coldest month) we have an average low of 23 degrees and an average high of 38 degrees.
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Then by all means plant them this fall, I stand corrected. I thought the ground froze deep for periods of time like it did in Mo years ago. Worth |
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