Santandercol
3283 posts
Oct 25, 2008
6:17 AM
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Johnny Canspinners asked so here ya go.If you like to grow a garden,garlic is always a good thing to plant and quite easy to grow.If your ground is still able to be worked(not frozen yet),now is the time to plant garlic.Start by rototilling the soil or forking it over and rake it smooth.Make a string line and lay it out tight tied to a stick at either end then make a furrow in the ground about 3" deep along the string line.Have all the garlic cloves(the small sections of the bulb)ready,split apart from the bulb and place them in the bottom of the furrow with the pointy end up,about 4" apart.Now cover the cloves with soil so they have at least 2" of dirt on top of them and gently tamp the soil down firm with your hand,smoothing the lumps out so everything looks neat.I usually plant around 100-150 cloves and that gives me enough mature garlic by next summer to have enough for my birds,my family and to have extra for planting next year.I have planted later in the winter like january before,but planting now gives it that head start to become nice sized by harvest time.Through the spring and summer,don't water the green plants as there is enough moisture in the ground to grow it and it doesn't like extra water.Too much moisture in the ground and the bulbs will not keep well after harvest.Don't let the flower tops mature and when they start to show,pluck them off and disgard them.They suck energy from the plant.By late july-august you'll see the green tops drying out and when they are quite dried and dead looking is the time to pull it from the ground and leave it laying there in the sun to complete the drying process.When they are completely dry,cut off the remaining leaf matter and gather the bulbs up in a net bag or sack and store in a cool,dark place.Enjoy.----------
Kel.
Rum-30 Lofts
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Canspinners
223 posts
Oct 25, 2008
7:41 AM
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Thanks Kell ..I learned some new approaches to prepare for planting and next year. Your point of not providing alot of water is valid.
This year in Ontario we had record rain falls and you're correct almost half the crop is rotten when i looked at it yesterday it did not keep(probably also left it in to long into the season)
Also did not snip the tops i let them flower and the bulbs were smaller.
Anyways i think I will plant in the next week.
ALso I was reading a post you had about putting garlic in the waterers for the birds it provides great health for the birds.
Also and easier way to do it as well is get a 10 gallon container my dad usually uses an empty fabric softner container which has been cleaned.
Drop two or three bulbs in the container fill with water and let sit for a week or two the bulbs of garlic begin to soften and decompose and the water turns into a garlic juice.Once the bulbs have started to ferment ppour water out as need and top up with fresh water you ill have garlic tonic by the next day.
My dad has done this for years and his birds have always been in top condition
I tried it once and made it to strong Becarefull not make it too strong
Thanks Kel for the information you obviously are a good farmer as well
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tomas'commerce,ca.
30 posts
Oct 25, 2008
9:43 PM
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hey guys,i dont use garlic but it sounds like a good idea. just what is this used for and how do i use it?
ty. Tom
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PR_rollers
1825 posts
Oct 25, 2008
10:27 PM
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See where it says join roller talk forum at top ..click on number 6....then look for this topic at the left ,,..What can you give birds internally to make lice... should answer your ? ok
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Ralph
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kopetsa
1978 posts
Oct 25, 2008
11:41 PM
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Great post Kel! But too late to do that, I think, here.. Do you know if garlic expires?
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Andrew C.
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brudahpete
3 posts
Oct 25, 2008
11:46 PM
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As long as you get cloves or sets in the ground in the fall, you will get a great plant for summer harvest. You can plant any time but it's best in the fall before any hard freeze. Bulbs of any kind are a fall planter. Bulbs don't expire as long as you keep them in a dry, cool environment.
Last Edited by on Oct 25, 2008 11:47 PM
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kopetsa
1981 posts
Oct 25, 2008
11:48 PM
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Thanks! brudahpete
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Andrew C.
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tomas'commerce,ca.
33 posts
Oct 26, 2008
12:39 AM
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thats great info there pr rollers thanks im going to start using garlic in my water to see how it works.and i think ill try growing some to thanks. :)
Tom
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gotspin7
1995 posts
Oct 26, 2008
5:33 AM
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Wow! Good post...lol.. I am going to try it...lol
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Sal Ortiz
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Santandercol
3286 posts
Oct 26, 2008
6:03 AM
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Glad to see there are some fellow gardeners here!!!
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Kel.
Rum-30 Lofts
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KiddenAround
181 posts
Oct 26, 2008
7:28 AM
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Love this post! Thanks!
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-- Laura
Professional Thrill Seeker
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Santandercol
3288 posts
Oct 26, 2008
2:02 PM
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Growing some of your own food and eating more veges and less meat(don't get me wrong,I'm a carnivore)is one way we can all reduce our carbon footprint(the amount of energy it takes to put food on our tables) on this planet.Even if it is just a small garden patch or lettuce in pots on your balcony,it will make a difference if more of us get back to the earth.
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Kel.
Rum-30 Lofts
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RXR Loft
309 posts
Oct 26, 2008
10:19 PM
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I will give it a shot..
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RxR Loft
Roll'em if you got'em...
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KiddenAround
187 posts
Oct 27, 2008
6:06 AM
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I am a vegeholic, myself, but I still like an occasional med rare steak, chicken, fish, etc. Nothing like 'grazing' in the garden, and I have been known to eat a whole meal while hoeing weeds -- raw carrots, string beans, tomatoes, even corn. There are restaurants in New York that serve all raw vegetables. Earth is good!
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-- Laura
Professional Thrill Seeker
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bigwilly
724 posts
Oct 27, 2008
6:10 AM
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Thanks for posting that info Kel. I am going to start using the garlic and see how it works
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BIG WILLY
TOPP FLIGHT/NCRC
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brudahpete
21 posts
Oct 27, 2008
9:40 AM
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Another thing about garlic, you can plant them in a flower pot & grow 'em inside all winter.
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