dave350
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I was wondering if I had enough root now or if it would get bigger over the winter and then cut some next year. I’ll dig it next weekend and let ya know what I get.
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I was wondering if I had enough root now or if it would get bigger over the winter and then cut some next year. I’ll dig it next weekend and let ya know what I get.
gearjammer
jammer
you might want to try make some poppers as well I made up 10 dozen and froze them they work better if you let them partially thaw before you deep fry them.
@Duck ...try planting them not in gravel. They like a little leg room.
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I didn't take a picture of that last garlic I pulled and used. It was just one big bulb. No cloves. But the flavor was great.
There are already three coming back up in the pot. I guess I better get those seeds in some dirt before it freezes. It seems odd to me, to plant seeds knowing it's going to freeze hard in the next few months. Maybe I should reserve a few just in case the hard freeze kills the seeds.
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I didn't take a picture of that last garlic I pulled and used. It was just one big bulb. No cloves. But the flavor was great.
There are already three coming back up in the pot. I guess I better get those seeds in some dirt before it freezes. It seems odd to me, to plant seeds knowing it's going to freeze hard in the next few months. Maybe I should reserve a few just in case the hard freeze kills the seeds.
just cover the garlic (and surrounding area) with lots of mulch. that's all anyone actually does, and if no mulch available, cover the area with lots and lots of leaves.
actually, i just re-read you posting, they are in a pot. so you can either take them into the house, rear porch area maybe, or in a shed if you have one. now, if the pot is too heavy to move, you can wrap one of those insulation blankets one uses for a water heater, THEN mulch the heck outta the soil, and then maybe put a tarp over the entire pot. lots of work, but i have potted plants as well, too heavy to move inside, and this is what i do. each year however, if i cannot save the insulation, i have to buy new the following year.
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yes, plant anytime from today till T-Day weekend. it WILL grow for a short time during the cold weeks, then go dormant for a while then spring time, the plant takes off. you may get shoots from the plant by Christmas time, pushing up thru the mulch or leaves covering.
in the summertime, the stalks will be high, you may get some sort of purple flower, then the stalks turn brown and fall to the ground, pick the garlic then.
DO NOT plant garlic from china.
plant either elephant or purple garlic.
one way to really make sure you have good plantable garlic, is to buy some garlic heads, they are cheap. break them apart, and put them into the fridge for a few days or so. watch for a shoot to grow out of them. they grow in the cold, which is why it is usually recommended we do not store our garlic in the fridge!
the ones that grow shoots? plant those. you'd be nearly 100% guaranteed they will grow till harvest time.
the others that do not grow shoots?
roast them, maybe make spaghetti and olive oil with roasted garlic, or use the garlic any way you'd like. those particular ones may not be plantable. this is why you want to buy a few heads of garlic.
the ones that grow shoots? plant those. you'd be nearly 100% guaranteed they will grow till harvest time.
the others that do not grow shoots?
roast them, maybe make spaghetti and olive oil with roasted garlic, or use the garlic any way you'd like. those particular ones may not be plantable. this is why you want to buy a few heads of garlic.
Duck
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Why not?
Do not eat garlic grown in China, because it's grown in human poop and stuff, but what's wrong with the seeds?
it was tried by a couple of friends of mine. they don't grow, or if they do, the garlic is very small. i think china also uses a chemical to kill off any potential seedings. which actually, the cloves are the seeds. do not forget, in the poop is bacteria, and when it rains, that water gets into the garlic.
here, this video speaks of the chemicals, that kill off regrowth.
dave350
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Not to worry, I’ve never even touched anything from China.
Except for the one time but we were both drinking.
Tazz
Infidel
I think the narrator has been eating that oriental garlic by the sound of her voice. (There better?)
Rigjockey
In Gord we trust!
Interesting!
I used to deliver ocean cans of garlic most likely from China and never gave it a second thought.
I freaking LOVE garlic! I actually bought a huge jar of pickled garlic in NY, state and actually finished it.
Now I know what too look for when buying garlic. Thanks to the video.
gearjammer
jammer
so why ain;'t you canning your own it ain't like it is rocket science lolInteresting!
I used to deliver ocean cans of garlic most likely from China and never gave it a second thought.
I freaking LOVE garlic! I actually bought a huge jar of pickled garlic in NY, state and actually finished it.
Now I know what too look for when buying garlic. Thanks to the video.
Duck
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You were hauling Chinese people's turds.Interesting!
I used to deliver ocean cans of garlic most likely from China and never gave it a second thought.
I freaking LOVE garlic! I actually bought a huge jar of pickled garlic in NY, state and actually finished it.
Now I know what too look for when buying garlic. Thanks to the video.
You were hauling Chinese people's turds.
Interesting!
I used to deliver ocean cans of garlic most likely from China and never gave it a second thought.
I freaking LOVE garlic! I actually bought a huge jar of pickled garlic in NY, state and actually finished it.
Now I know what too look for when buying garlic. Thanks to the video.
i have been getting my planting garlic (as well as eating garlic) from a little Italian market in my area, and he usually has the purple ones. he gets them from the Boston/Chelsea market. these are american (domestic) grown garlics.
the local supermarkets do have the domestic and chinese grown garlics, just look for the "grown in china" labels.
it has been long discussed and on tv, that china simply does not have the same standards for food products as we do. in fact many other countries we get our food from, don't as well, and use insecticides that are banned here.
Rigjockey
In Gord we trust!
I gave it a shot and all the cloves turned blue/green from oxidation I think. They were still safe to eat nothing wrong with them, but not very appealing to the eye.
I think they need to be blanched first.
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gearjammer
jammer
I make canned garlic and ginger I can sit and eat a pint of this stuff all by itself.
I cant' find my recipe at the moment but found one online that looks close to mine.
Ginger Pickled Garlic Recipe - Genius Kitchen
I cant' find my recipe at the moment but found one online that looks close to mine.
Ginger Pickled Garlic Recipe - Genius Kitchen
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