first year for garlic... question!

afrance30 · September 8, 2011

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.

What to do...?

Worth1 · September 8, 2011

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

afrance30 · September 9, 2011

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.

Tom C zone 4/5 · September 9, 2011

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.

Tania · September 9, 2011

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.

Worth1 · September 9, 2011

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Originally Posted by Tania

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.

Tania it doesn't really get that cold there does it?
Sort of like Seattle.?

Worth

Tania · September 9, 2011

Worth, you mean winter, don't you?

Nope, it only goes down to -10C on rare occasion.

Worth1 · September 9, 2011

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Originally Posted by Tania

Worth, you mean winter, don't you?

Nope, it only goes down to -10C on rare occasion.

Yes winter I have wanted to live there for years but my wife has the roots of a mesquite tree when it comes to moving out of Texas.
I have no loyalty to this state what so ever.

Worth

salix · September 9, 2011

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.

Worth1 · September 9, 2011

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Originally Posted by salix

By the way, I wouldn't try growing the ones from the grocery store (possibly from China), get some nice local variety.

Well I should have mentioned that. I just told my wife the other day that almost all garlic comes from china she was shocked.
Worth

velikipop · September 9, 2011

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.

Alex

Worth1 · September 9, 2011

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

endresult0710 · September 9, 2011

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Originally Posted by afrance30

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.

What to do...?

I planted Silver Rose last October and it did great. I'm in zone 5b. I did mulch it with a lot of hay after it sproated some green tops. I harvested all my garlic this past July and boy was I surprised how great it turned out. Extremely rewarding and flavorful! Good Luck.

Mark0820 · September 9, 2011

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Originally Posted by Worth1

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

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.

Worth1 · September 9, 2011

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Originally Posted by Mark0820

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.

Really------ I would have thought different.
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

September 8, 2011	#1
afrance30 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2010 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 212	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. What to do...?

September 9, 2011	#4
Tom C zone 4/5 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: SE Ohio Posts: 253	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. __________________ Beyond the mountains, there are more mountains.

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Tania Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Anmore, BC, Canada Posts: 3,970	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. __________________ Tatiana's TOMATObase

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Tania Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Anmore, BC, Canada Posts: 3,970	Worth, you mean winter, don't you? Nope, it only goes down to -10C on rare occasion. __________________ Tatiana's TOMATObase

September 9, 2011	#11
velikipop Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Langley, BC Posts: 768	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. Alex __________________ I'll plant and I'll harvest what the earth brings forth The hammer's on the table, the pitchfork's on the shelf Bob Dylan

September 8, 2011	#2
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	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	#9
salix Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: north central B.C. Posts: 2,310	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.