General information and discussion about cultivating onions, garlic, shallots and leeks.
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June 14, 2018 | #16 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Mid-Atlantic right on the line of Zone 7a and 7b
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Yeah I agree Tom.
There seems to be too much green still on mine. I was thinking next weekend as a starting point. The tricky thing is I have plants like gssgarden where the leaves don't uniformly brown from the bottom up. All the leaves are showing signs of brown. None of them will have solid 4-5 green leaves at the top. Tom, what stage do you remove scapes? |
June 14, 2018 | #17 |
Tomatovillian™
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Location: Floyd VA
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I pick my scapes when still in the curl and about 12-15" long. At this stage they are quite tender and excellent for grilling. Picking here takes place in the first two weeks of June.
My bulbs last year averaged 2.5" with some Music up to 3.3". |
June 14, 2018 | #18 |
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I have never heard of waiting for the scapes to stand straight up before. I just waited until they got a curl or when they got large. Will try it next year.
I grilled pork chops and laid a 3 inch piece on top, and put it back when flipped. DEFINETLY tasted the flavor from it. A nice bonus to the garlic itself! Greg |
June 14, 2018 | #19 |
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Here are some shots of my garlic I just took. While the tips are dying back the plants are still primarily green. I usually start harvest at the very end of June or about two weeks from now.
My onions have recovered nicely from their fungal funk last month. I only lost about 10% of the crop, but the remaining 400 should be enough to last the year. |
June 14, 2018 | #20 |
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I pulled them. One, because I'm impatient. And two, because u wouldn't be able to do it for well over a week. I think they did Well!
First pic is Romanian Red Second is Georgian Fire Hanging in garage for a couple weeks. Have grown Georgian Fire for a while now and love it. First time growing Romanian Red. I like my garlic hot and spicy so I hope she lives up to her reputation! Thanks guys! Greg |
June 14, 2018 | #21 |
Tomatovillian™
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Greg, nice looking heads!
And Tom, a great looking garden, as usual! |
June 14, 2018 | #22 |
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Sweet!
Tom, your garlic look great too, and best of all, the onions are looking fantastic! |
June 14, 2018 | #23 |
Tomatovillian™
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Impressive Tom!!
Greg |
June 14, 2018 | #24 |
Tomatovillian™
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Great pics Tom.
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June 15, 2018 | #25 | |
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June 15, 2018 | #26 | |
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fruit/veg. I do like the big leek tops for stock, and the long artichoke stems are tasty if peeled... Great looking garlic tom and gss. I need to increase my amount this fall and took note of your GeorgianFire and RRed. I ran out last month so I know now about what we need. |
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June 17, 2018 | #27 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Omaha Zone 5
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My Garlic To Date
Beginners luck at this location. At the country garden the garlic is turning out very well (in virgin soil - fertilized but not amended). I had it heavily mulched with straw, and that helped tremendously with the high heat and moisture retention. Here is a photo from earlier this week. I haven't pulled scapes, and it will rain on and off most of this week. Should I wait?
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June 19, 2018 | #28 |
Tomatovillian™
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I would for sure!
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June 19, 2018 | #29 |
Tomatovillian™
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Absolutely wait.
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June 25, 2018 | #30 |
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What a beautiful garden Tom - I have garlic and garden envy. It was minus 4 Celsius overnight and snow to 400m down here in NZ. My garlic is tucked in under a mulch of wood chips and will be a few months before they emerge.
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