Frustrated Scientist
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G'Day,
I've cracked the code in re-growing onions, leeks, and eshallots from scraps - and I wanted to see "can I do the same with garlic cloves?"
Long story short: so far, yes
Here's how I started:
Much garlic from last planting and from the store.
I microplaned each clove - very small ones set aside for whole drying.
I left stumps of clove instead of microplaning them into oblivion.
The stumps were allowed to sit on a plate for up to 48 hours, to allow them to mourn the loss of the rest of their tasty garlicky clove goodness
Food safe container, with corresponding lid. Cheap toot paper. Sticky labels. Fine point sharpie.
Make a generous thickness of loo paper at the bottom. Wet with tap water - fully soaked in and no surface water.
Label the container (not only the lid) with approriate info.
Bunch the paper up to make little 'cups' in the base.
Place garlic clove stumps onto the paper - mindful of stump orientation.
Place single layer of the cheap bog roll paper over the stumps. Gentle spritz of tap water.
Secure lid. Leave on shelf.
WHEN root development is deemed sufficient and the green sprout has demonstrated a will to live - transfer into an appropriate growth medium.
I've split my lot into planter boxes and earth beds.
The ones in the planter boxes seem really happy. They were put into fresh potting mix.
I'll keep you informed of the earth bed experimental group, who were only transplanted 54 hours ago.
So, whaddaya all think?
I'm going to see if I can put the stumps into directly soil, instead of pre-gestation in the food containers. Will they do better with a fresh wound direct sow or a dried for a little bit
I've cracked the code in re-growing onions, leeks, and eshallots from scraps - and I wanted to see "can I do the same with garlic cloves?"
Long story short: so far, yes
Here's how I started:
Much garlic from last planting and from the store.
I microplaned each clove - very small ones set aside for whole drying.
I left stumps of clove instead of microplaning them into oblivion.
The stumps were allowed to sit on a plate for up to 48 hours, to allow them to mourn the loss of the rest of their tasty garlicky clove goodness
Food safe container, with corresponding lid. Cheap toot paper. Sticky labels. Fine point sharpie.
Make a generous thickness of loo paper at the bottom. Wet with tap water - fully soaked in and no surface water.
Label the container (not only the lid) with approriate info.
Bunch the paper up to make little 'cups' in the base.
Place garlic clove stumps onto the paper - mindful of stump orientation.
Place single layer of the cheap bog roll paper over the stumps. Gentle spritz of tap water.
Secure lid. Leave on shelf.
WHEN root development is deemed sufficient and the green sprout has demonstrated a will to live - transfer into an appropriate growth medium.
I've split my lot into planter boxes and earth beds.
The ones in the planter boxes seem really happy. They were put into fresh potting mix.
I'll keep you informed of the earth bed experimental group, who were only transplanted 54 hours ago.
So, whaddaya all think?
I'm going to see if I can put the stumps into directly soil, instead of pre-gestation in the food containers. Will they do better with a fresh wound direct sow or a dried for a little bit
