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Old December 3, 2019   #9
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Originally Posted by Father'sDaughter View Post
Bower, that would explain why it's so important for us up north to plant in the fall. The garlic needs time to set down roots before winter so it's ready to go into full top-growth mode by April. I usually plant in October, get scapes appearing by early June, and die back starts in late June with harvest by early July when the high temps of summer arrive.
Yes. I plant at fall equinox and saw that roots were already shooting out of the pot holes at end of October.
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