Is my garlic ready to be pulled?
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should I pull my garlic?
Comments (7)Abby - I'd wait until the leaves are brown with the only 4/5 green leaves left. For some reason this year, I had some of mine fall over, too. It has never happened before and it was with varieties that I've grown before. I'm not sure how they will do, but I've left them to grow that way. For your zone, I'd say it is too early to have the garlic bulb up. (side note: if you planted in spring, garlic needs to be planted in the fall for our zone). Bellatrix...See MoreIs my Garlic ready yet? (pics)
Comments (10)When to harvest garlic varies greatly by climate, seasonal weather, soil moisture and garlic variety....probably more issues. There all kinds of differing web advice .... Some of it very very bad...I learned that the hard way more than once. General advice like.. Waiting till they fall over is marginally ok for artichokes but worthless if storage to 10 to 12 months is desired for the varieties capable of it. Growing and timing in Texas is far different than growing in the cool marine climate of Washington State. My advice is go to the pros... Fillaree Garlic farm's on line PDF catalogue has good info as does the site Gourmet Garlic in Texas. Even they can lead you a little astray .. Ex curing they say might only take a few weeks in their 100deg climate. In fact it can take 6-8 weeks in my climate and yours. The single best piece of advice is to buy Ted Meredith's book .... The Complete Book of Garlic .... Then STUDY it. My background.... I raise between 14 and 17 varieties each year from 8 of the 10 garlic families( no Creoles or Glazed purples). Two Turbans (Blossom and Chinese pink) will start the harvest next week which should end with Nootka Rose, a Silverskin, in August.... In a given year the harvest period can by as much as three maybe even four weeks. My friends and I eat my garlic 12 months a year. General but not universal suggestion for harvest (exclude turbans and Asiatics) since everyone wants it simple.... Harvest when about 4 leaves remain mostly green.....the others will be mostly yellow or brown....See MoreAbout ready to pull my hair out again.
Comments (20)Wow Glynis, you really are walking a tightrope. Above all, you need to protect your safety. Any actions you take should be made anonymously. But, in my opinion, you should take action. I don't know if you do this already, but when I went on my crusade to oust Pig People, I kept a journel of every incident. Led Zeppelin tribute concert, 2:00 a.m. Mon. Crack deal in street, 8:00 p.m. Sat Escaped inmate pees in front yard 11:00 a.m. Sun. I logged in every time I contacted the police, the landlord, code enforcement, and HUD. I groused to anyone who would listen. In the process, I found out there were many agencies and programs that were available to help me. I was even encouraged to contact the FBI and ATF if I had strong reason to believe there was serious drug activity. In your case, with this deranged 15 year old, I would think a percautionary ringy-dingy to the FBI wouldn't be such a bad idea. I really hesitate advising you to meddle so deaply into this family's affairs, but something has to give. You shouldn't have to live like this. There was one program offered by the city called Street Beat. It was great while it lasted. Basically, it involved an officer coming to a neighborhood meeting and explaining ways you could help them help you. The officers then spent several hours each week walking the neighborhood, talking with folks. It was very effective and reduced loitering and graffiti. Alas, the city had to scrap the program this year due to budget cuts. But do pay a visit to city hall and the police to find out what all of your options are. What you said about your neighborhood being awsome but it was street by street really struck a chord. Ours is exactly the same way. Beautiful old homes and wonderful streets, pockmarked with bits of nasty. The city has made great steps and I have high hopes. Unfortunely, this sub-prime mortgage mess is going to make our efforts more difficult for a while. Two homes on this block have foreclosed. Two rentals sit empty. The market adjustment has stripped nearly all of our equity away. All we can do is sit tight and wait for the rebound. And stay vigilant towards those who would Pig against us. Be strong but be very, very careful GGG. Yours in solidarity, Steven...See MoreIs this garlic ready to pull?
Comments (15)Carol, I have walking onions too. My mother used to keep a patch growing all the time, as did her mother-in-law, and her mother before her. And who knows how many generations before that? But they called them "winter onions". It was not uncommon for Mom to go out in the dead of winter and tease a few of those onions out of the ground for a pot of stew she was making. They're so strong, one or two is all you need! My mother's been deceased for awhile and she was really hateful the last few years of her life so my onions came from a dear friend who died of cancer just a month ago. When I look at them it makes me think of Becky and how she loved her garden, and I always smile. Dorothy, I see you do your garlic the way I used to, even down to planting the cloves right away, so I will continue on and watch for the flower stalk on that elephant garlic. Jay, gardening in Oklahoma is a crap-shoot anyway, IMO. When I was working full time and raising grandsons there was little time to work in the garden. The lambs-quarter would come up so thick amongst the tomatoes that the casual observer would wonder which plant was actually being cultivated. Man, are they hard to pull out when they're mature, especially in clay soil! DH loves tomatoes and we used to get all we needed every time we visited Mom and Dad. Then Mom decided to use her tomatoes as a bargaining chip and wouldn't give us any if she determined I'd been "bad". Sadly, I was "bad" almost all the time and after awhile was never able to redeem myself in her eyes. So I grew tomatoes for DH because I didn't think it was fair for him to be deprived. I'm pretty independent and stubborn and I admit it hacked me off when my niece told me that Mom was giving them so many tomatoes that they had developed acid sores in their mouths. Sometimes things do work out (evil LOL). Of course she wouldn't dare to pass any of those tomatoes on to me because if Mom found out, then SHE'd be "bad", too. This year has been a real challenge to me so far. Let's see.... there's of course the stupid weather that we always deal with and that robbed me -- once again -- of my peaches and plums and most of my apples. Then there's the darn mole or vole digging tunnels all over my yard and it's even in my raised beds. I've lost several things already because of that. I planted beans and found a tunnel directly under where wanted to plant. Grrrrr. I can't try the tip about putting dog poo in the tunnel because I don't want dog poo where I'm growing veggies. I've put down Milky Spore disease but it's too soon for it to be working. Maybe next year. Then I discovered DH has been weed-eating around the edge of the bed where I have planted my giant sunflowers. They have quickly died after being pelted with those sharp little shards of grass (if you've ever used the weed-eater while wearing shorts you know what I mean), and the baby salvia disappeared too. I just finally got him to stop spraying Round-up everywhere and now THIS!! But he means well. I also have to cover everything I plant with stock wire or pinecones or tomato cages on their sides, or the darn cat is digging in it or the dog is walking and peeing on it. Then there's bug infestations. But, in spite of everything, I've eaten a few batches of tasty asparagus, the tomato plants, for the most part, are recovering from the cold, the wind and the rain, I harvested some oregano yesterday and will be picking mint for drying today. And the cabbage and onion plants are happy for the time-being. The iris are blooming and the zinnias are up, as are some of the beans and most of the pickling cukes, while I continue checking every day for some sign from the peppers and the gourds. So all in all, in spite of everything, it's all good........See Moreotcay
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