First Garlc Planted---What About Watering - Page 2

Ricky Shaw · October 22, 2015

We are into a second day of 47ºF light rain after two months of near zero precipitation. It's wonderful, I went in boots and turned the soiled in the newly placed 4x4 raised beds. The soil will be perfect to plant that garlic after this system passes.

ChristinaJo · October 22, 2015

I'm NE of Dallas, and like Worth, expecting rain. I've been planting different garlic varieties for two days( after I get off work). Mother Nature can water them in, then I'll mulch. I read something about fertilizing them in Febuary ....
I don't water during the winter,because that's when I get most of our moisture for the year.
It's when to harvest that I'm trying to pin down.....

taboule · October 24, 2015

I got inspired reading that other thread in this forum by svali about growing garlic. Had never done it before, so took Wednesday off and spent most of it outside in the garden.

Cleaned and prepped a small 5 x 5.5 ft bed where I grew potatoes in this past summer. Added much compost, and some organic fertilizer. Bought ~2 lbs of cloves from the store and selected the biggest 80 or so. Planted into 8 rows, 10 each, ~6" spacing, and watered good.

Now to let time and nature run its course.

Ricky Shaw · October 24, 2015

When that first nub comes up in early Spring, you'll do a little fist pump.

October 22, 2015	#16
Ricky Shaw Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Zone 6a Denver North Metro Posts: 1,910	We are into a second day of 47ºF light rain after two months of near zero precipitation. It's wonderful, I went in boots and turned the soiled in the newly placed 4x4 raised beds. The soil will be perfect to plant that garlic after this system passes.

October 22, 2015	#17
ChristinaJo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: NE Texas Posts: 425	I'm NE of Dallas, and like Worth, expecting rain. I've been planting different garlic varieties for two days( after I get off work). Mother Nature can water them in, then I'll mulch. I read something about fertilizing them in Febuary .... I don't water during the winter,because that's when I get most of our moisture for the year. It's when to harvest that I'm trying to pin down.....

October 24, 2015	#18
taboule Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: MA Posts: 903	I got inspired reading that other thread in this forum by svali about growing garlic. Had never done it before, so took Wednesday off and spent most of it outside in the garden. Cleaned and prepped a small 5 x 5.5 ft bed where I grew potatoes in this past summer. Added much compost, and some organic fertilizer. Bought ~2 lbs of cloves from the store and selected the biggest 80 or so. Planted into 8 rows, 10 each, ~6" spacing, and watered good. Now to let time and nature run its course.