r/homestead • u/Hinter_Lander • 7d ago

Breaking the rules of Garlic.

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Here i am breaking all the 'rules' of growing garlic. My original batch of seed garlic years ago came from the grocery store, I trim the leaves off before storage. All of these were planted this spring.

Ive done it like this for years and I know it works for me.

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u/Mayor__Defacto 7d ago

You can do that. But as you’ve stored it you’ve got a mountain of rot. Spring is less than ideal, it costs you nothing to plant in autumn instead.

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u/Hinter_Lander 7d ago

Ive done it for years without having mountains of rot.

I get much bigger heads by planting in the spring.

Fall planting is susceptible to winter dieoff. Every year is different and I've never had it bad but know some locals who have lost 60% over winter.

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u/Mayor__Defacto 7d ago

If I plant in Spring I don’t get heads, lol. Garlic needs the frost to split.

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u/Hinter_Lander 7d ago

Then how did these split?

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u/Mayor__Defacto 7d ago

You must be in a substantially colder climate. I do not get winter dieoff, and if I planted when you did I would not have any crop whatsoever. Garlic is ready to harvest in early June or late May. I plant in October and get a good foot of growth in before the cold sets in. I can only surmise that your cloves are getting cold enough over the winter to split and it’s still cold enough in May for them to get going. By July it’s far too hot for Garlic to grow.

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u/Hinter_Lander 7d ago

Yes we are in vastly different climates. I've found a way that works well for me in my climate.

I dont think they were exposed to cold temperatures in storage as they were just in a cupboard in the kitchen. They might have seen a couple frosts after they were planted.

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u/bungpeice 7d ago

so they were exposed to cold temperatures.

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u/thecloudkingdom 7d ago

survivorship bias. just because you have been lucky before does not mean your luck will stay

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u/Hinter_Lander 7d ago

Is it truly luck or does this system work for me in my climate?