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Old March 6, 2016   #1
svalli
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Default Spring planting garlic

Even we have still thick layer snow on the ground I dug a path to the greenhouse and planted my refrigerator vernalized garlic cloves to Rootrainers. I want them to be well rooted before the ground thaws and they go to garden. Right now it is just above freezing point, but because there is no heating in the greenhouse, it will go below freezing with the temps outdoors. I think that these should still survive and be ready for spring planting.

There is total of 160 cloves of three hardneck and two softneck varieties. I planted these same varieties and some others in ground in last October. It will be nice to compare which grow better, the fall or spring planted ones. I hope that the cold treatment I am giving them this way is sufficient for the clove formation.


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