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06-05-2022 05:24 AM
I took 4 cloves of a garlic head that I bought in the 99 cent store and on a whim, planted them in my small back yard garden. It was so simple.
I didn't realize til later that the tag on the garlic bag showed that they came from Spain and were already 1 year old.
Wow, 4 days later, the cloves actually sent up small stems.
I think I might get garlic bulbs in spite of their age. I am wondering if anyone here has planted garlic cloves and how long before you were able to harvest garlic bulbs to use. My weather is moderate to warm coastal.
Maybe next time I plant garlic, I'll try elephant garlic and certainly not aged cloves.
06-05-2022 07:51 AM
From the internet:
Hardneck garlic matures well in warm weather while softness matures well in the cold. But, it usually takes 9 months for garlic to grow fully.Garlic is being planted in fall so that by winter, the cloves will start to grow into bulbs. It takes at least forty days for cloves to form bulbs if the temperature is less than 40 degrees Fahrenheit.
06-05-2022 10:28 AM
@Desertdi wrote:From the internet:
Hardneck garlic matures well in warm weather while softness matures well in the cold. But, it usually takes 9 months for garlic to grow fully.Garlic is being planted in fall so that by winter, the cloves will start to grow into bulbs. It takes at least forty days for cloves to form bulbs if the temperature is less than 40 degrees Fahrenheit.
@Desertdi Yes you are right. We planted in the fall, harvested in July or so as I remember!
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