Oh man, now you’ve done it… Guna introduce the plant version of COVID to your garden now and kill everything.
GR_Titmouse511
Rules of planting garlic?? [Pls pls pls excuse my ignorance, just seeking knowledge]
PerennialPepper
Oh wow that has gone so much better than when I broke the same rules! Damn! Good job!
nothing5901568
Bad ass
I just bought seed garlic and it was super expensive. I’ve been wondering why it costs so damn much
Snowball_effect2024
I didn’t know there were rules to plant garlic! I actually was hoping to plant some next year, should I be planting them now? (I’m in Michigan)
Bargainhuntingking
I only plant store garlic too and it works just fine!
strawflour
Using grocery store garlic is cost-effective, but it does come with risks.
A big one is white rot. White rot is a fungus that can live in your soil for decades and make it impossible to grow any allium family crops (garlic, onion, leeks, etc).
Where I live, all seed garlic is required to be certified disease-free to prevent white rot because onions are such an important crop in the area, and white rot is so devastating.
You also risk introducing other diseases and pests (like garlic bloat nematode) to your garden.
Certified seed garlic is expensive but IMO it’s worth buying your initial seed stock from a legit source. After the first year you can save seed from your own garlic.
jimmsey13
What zone are you in?
Asleep_Onion
One thing I’ve learned about garlic is that, at least in many climates, it does fine regardless of when you plant it.
Another thing I’ve learned is that grocery store garlic is probably the freshest and cheapest way to get garlic cloves to plant, and the quality is usually great. I’ve had way better results with grocery store garlic than the pricier, and usually old, bags of garlic cloves from the plant nursery.
Kudos for the successful harvest. I’m hoping to harvest mine in another month or two!
kennerly
Looks good but you should definitely look into the proper way to cure, dry and store garlic. Most people recommend leaving the tops on for storage since it makes it easier to hang them that way. You can always spread them on a screen or mesh though since you’ve already cut them.
FirstAd5921
Good to know! I think it was from Walmart but definitely from some big box store. I wonder if organically grown makes a difference..
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Oh man, now you’ve done it… Guna introduce the plant version of COVID to your garden now and kill everything.
Rules of planting garlic?? [Pls pls pls excuse my ignorance, just seeking knowledge]
Oh wow that has gone so much better than when I broke the same rules! Damn! Good job!
Bad ass
I just bought seed garlic and it was super expensive. I’ve been wondering why it costs so damn much
I didn’t know there were rules to plant garlic! I actually was hoping to plant some next year, should I be planting them now? (I’m in Michigan)
I only plant store garlic too and it works just fine!
Using grocery store garlic is cost-effective, but it does come with risks.
A big one is white rot. White rot is a fungus that can live in your soil for decades and make it impossible to grow any allium family crops (garlic, onion, leeks, etc).
Where I live, all seed garlic is required to be certified disease-free to prevent white rot because onions are such an important crop in the area, and white rot is so devastating.
You also risk introducing other diseases and pests (like garlic bloat nematode) to your garden.
Certified seed garlic is expensive but IMO it’s worth buying your initial seed stock from a legit source. After the first year you can save seed from your own garlic.
What zone are you in?
One thing I’ve learned about garlic is that, at least in many climates, it does fine regardless of when you plant it.
Another thing I’ve learned is that grocery store garlic is probably the freshest and cheapest way to get garlic cloves to plant, and the quality is usually great. I’ve had way better results with grocery store garlic than the pricier, and usually old, bags of garlic cloves from the plant nursery.
Kudos for the successful harvest. I’m hoping to harvest mine in another month or two!
Looks good but you should definitely look into the proper way to cure, dry and store garlic. Most people recommend leaving the tops on for storage since it makes it easier to hang them that way. You can always spread them on a screen or mesh though since you’ve already cut them.
Good to know! I think it was from Walmart but definitely from some big box store. I wonder if organically grown makes a difference..