Given the success of the Italian purples I planted last season, I decided to have a more serious attempt this year.
I sought 5 additional varieties (mixed bags from The Garlic Clinic), not sure I planted all 5 as some of the bulbs were too small to bother, but that's OK I'll munch those.
All together I planted 275 cloves, just a few more than the 35 I threw in willy nilly last season.
For soil preparation I followed advice from Tasmanian Gourmet Garlic. I added composted cow manure blend, some Seamungus pellets and some blood & bone (with potash).
I soaked the cloves overnight in seasol, powerfeed and bicarb/baking soda (2 caps each and 1 tablespoon of bicarb into 4L warm water).
Planted in rows of 5-7, spaced 10-15cm depending on clove size, rows 25cm apart (long, thin bed) - see spacing here (Tas GG).
Mulched with nice layer of sugar cane mulch.
7 days later the first bits of green found their way through. Now every time I go outside there seems to be more and more garlic the longer you look.
I'll try and keep this updated (good or bad) throughout the season, but please feel free to share your own garlic crops in here, methods and cultivars used etc.
I'll come through and add pictures when I get some time.
Thanks, happy gardening
I sought 5 additional varieties (mixed bags from The Garlic Clinic), not sure I planted all 5 as some of the bulbs were too small to bother, but that's OK I'll munch those.
All together I planted 275 cloves, just a few more than the 35 I threw in willy nilly last season.
For soil preparation I followed advice from Tasmanian Gourmet Garlic. I added composted cow manure blend, some Seamungus pellets and some blood & bone (with potash).
I soaked the cloves overnight in seasol, powerfeed and bicarb/baking soda (2 caps each and 1 tablespoon of bicarb into 4L warm water).
Planted in rows of 5-7, spaced 10-15cm depending on clove size, rows 25cm apart (long, thin bed) - see spacing here (Tas GG).
Mulched with nice layer of sugar cane mulch.
7 days later the first bits of green found their way through. Now every time I go outside there seems to be more and more garlic the longer you look.
I'll try and keep this updated (good or bad) throughout the season, but please feel free to share your own garlic crops in here, methods and cultivars used etc.
I'll come through and add pictures when I get some time.
Thanks, happy gardening
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