General information and discussion about cultivating onions, garlic, shallots and leeks.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: Augusta area, Georgia, 8a/7b
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This year I am experimenting with vernalizing some of my garlic stock to see if that makes a difference in this warm area. I'm also trying two new-to-me garlics in the garden, Russian Inferno (Asiatic turban type) and Siberian (marble purple stripe turban), along with the Maiskij and Shilla I've been growing the past several years.
I found a small garlic company, Keene Garlic up in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin that was willing to ship mine as early as possible to give me more time to pre-chill the garlic. He sent me a list of what he had growing, some of which isn't in his online list yet and from that I was able to look them up and find the two I thought might do well here. https://keeneorganics.com/ So into a paper bag and into the veggie bin they go for about 10 weeks until mid October. |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Newfoundland, Canada
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Nice!
![]() I hope you have great success with these new ones and a better year than last. |
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Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: Augusta area, Georgia, 8a/7b
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I forgot to add that I put two bulbs each of last year's in the reefer with the new stuff.
That way I can watch both chilled and unchilled old stock to see if it makes any difference. |
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Join Date: Feb 2018
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They're in one of those mini reefers that we keep beer, sodas and water bottles in. Today I remembered I have one of those indoor/outdoor digital thermometers so I stuck the sensor in the little veggie bin with the bag of bulbs and the screen next to my recliner. It's at a pretty steady 45 degrees in there. Well, depending on how many times a refill is needed.
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Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: Augusta area, Georgia, 8a/7b
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Three of the four kinds of garlic planted Oct 14 are up. All of these garlics received the chilling and were planted 4" deep with 5" spacing.
![]() On the left side of the bed are two kinds, Maiskij and Shilla, that were planted using bulbs I grew last year. The Shilla started coming up in six days, the Maiskij in ten days. On the right side are Russian Inferno and Siberian, two new ones I bought to try this year. A few Infernos popped up 10/28 but not many more have joined them. None of the Siberians are up yet. Does anybody know if the Siberian is a slow grower? Here's the strange part. I planted all the large cloves of Inferno and Siberian. Then in a separate area I planted out the remaining small cloves of both. Right now it's the Siberians that have popped up and none of the Infernos! Go figure. |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Den of Drunken Fools
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Good luck to you and this years garlic crop.
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