General information and discussion about cultivating onions, garlic, shallots and leeks.
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November 7, 2014 | #1 |
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Elephant Garlic Q?
Over the past few years, I have grown Garlic as nothing more than a hobby and for the fun of experimenting. Last year, I planted the soft stem garlic from California that we find in every grocery store in Texas. I planted it in October and it turned out really well. I also planted garlic from a local feed store in December that produced tiny garlic bulbs about the size of a dime.
This year, my wife pointed out a sack of Elephant garlic, so I bought it. I watched videos about how to plant it. The one thing that was different in each video I watched was how deep to plant it. I'm guessing it doesn't really matter, but I thought I would ask you all for your thoughts before I plant it this week. Details about where it is to be planted: Zone 8A Sandy Loam with Oak leaves mixed in PH 6.9 Full Sun |
November 7, 2014 | #2 |
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Then you know it isn't really garlic it is a shallot.
I have planted it about an inch under the ground. As far as I know it is still there now under my driveway. Worth |
November 7, 2014 | #3 |
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Sounds like a big hit with Worth .
I was given some, and told that it's worth growing just for the flower. I probably planted it at the wrong time of the year because I waited a very long time to see that flower and now I can't even remember if it spectacular or not. That area got turned into lawn and the garlic plant was lost..... Linda |
November 7, 2014 | #4 |
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One video compared them to leeks. I was planning to plant shallots in that bed last month, but I did not find any locally to buy. If nothing else, I'll plant more garlic and onions there.
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November 7, 2014 | #5 |
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Maybe it was leeks it was kin to I cant remember.
I like my garlic to be strong. If you want a good garlic for our are the Creole garlic is good. never grown it but have heard of good results from fellow Texans. Worth |
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Creole Garlic. It is a category of many varieties of Creole garlics. Thought of as gourmet garlic, and most of what I've found - they have a red color to them. It is one that I am going to look for. It is a softneck garlic, but I noticed that it can be grown in northern states where hardneck garlic is usually grown. It grows larger in hot weather states.
I don't know if this is true or not, but I've heard others saying that garlic grows better where garlic grew the year/s before? |
November 21, 2014 | #7 |
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alittlesalt, ideally garlic should be rotated on a three year basis to avoid build up of soil borne diseases and should not be planted where any other alliums grew in the previous season. I only have space to alternate my garlic beds so follow or precede them with a mustard cover crop that I dig in which is supposed to help clean the soil.
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