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rxkeith · August 20, 2017

i dug my garlic earlier this week.
i have a mix of music, red russian, german white, german stiff neck, and maybe some others. many bulbs are huge.

music bulbils are tiny. you need to have patience with them as it takes 3 years for them to size up to bulb size.

the german hard neck or stiff neck i have is purple striped, and came from a customer of mine when i lived down state. it produces bulbils that are pea sized. i planted a bunch of them last year about 4 inches apart, and nearly every one produced a fully divided bulb of good size i will guess about an inch to an inch and a half wide. nice size bulbs.
i like this one.

when you plant the bulbils, put them in a spot you can keep weeded easily. they will be tiny, and can be difficult too see among unwanted growth. mulch will help, and some people have grown them in tubs.

i have had good luck buying locally grown garlic in the past, and using it for planting stock. the variety selection may not be as great, but you know they will grow in your area.

keith

August 20, 2017	#7
rxkeith Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Back in da U.P. Posts: 1,839	i dug my garlic earlier this week. i have a mix of music, red russian, german white, german stiff neck, and maybe some others. many bulbs are huge. music bulbils are tiny. you need to have patience with them as it takes 3 years for them to size up to bulb size. the german hard neck or stiff neck i have is purple striped, and came from a customer of mine when i lived down state. it produces bulbils that are pea sized. i planted a bunch of them last year about 4 inches apart, and nearly every one produced a fully divided bulb of good size i will guess about an inch to an inch and a half wide. nice size bulbs. i like this one. when you plant the bulbils, put them in a spot you can keep weeded easily. they will be tiny, and can be difficult too see among unwanted growth. mulch will help, and some people have grown them in tubs. i have had good luck buying locally grown garlic in the past, and using it for planting stock. the variety selection may not be as great, but you know they will grow in your area. keith Last edited by rxkeith; August 20, 2017 at 08:19 AM.