I can think of hundreds of reasons why... (re: garlic)
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... why NOT to let my garlic go to seed ever again.
And they are lying on the compost heap now.
Can someone tell me whether I will regret putting them there, and not putting those hundreds of garlic volunteers in a trash bag for off-site removal?
If buried deep enough under the rest of the season's weeds, will they give up? Or have I just relocated my problem to another area of the yard?
I'm concerned that all those little bulbs will just start up again in the fall, or next year.
:|
And they are lying on the compost heap now.
Can someone tell me whether I will regret putting them there, and not putting those hundreds of garlic volunteers in a trash bag for off-site removal?
If buried deep enough under the rest of the season's weeds, will they give up? Or have I just relocated my problem to another area of the yard?
I'm concerned that all those little bulbs will just start up again in the fall, or next year.
:|
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the belief in our home is there is NEVER NEVER enough garlic! it is good in everything and wonderfully healthy. most important though it is delish in and on almost anything--try garlic honey, put a handful of peeled and smooshed slightly cloves in honey, leave headroom! stir and eat on toast, a spoon, in cooking, especially Chinese foods. YUM
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Originally Posted by LoriEl
I love garlic, too. What's the problem? I didn't even know it would grow up there. My DBF has a garden near Plattsburgh, are you telling me he can grow garlic?
We are the colder part of zone 5. My garlic has never shown any signs of even the slightest winter damage, so if Plattsburgh is zone 4, there shouldn't be any problem.
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Originally Posted by Favorite Fabrics
Originally Posted by LoriEl
I love garlic, too. What's the problem? I didn't even know it would grow up there. My DBF has a garden near Plattsburgh, are you telling me he can grow garlic?
We are the colder part of zone 5. My garlic has never shown any signs of even the slightest winter damage, so if Plattsburgh is zone 4, there shouldn't be any problem.
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You won't have any gophers around. Send garlic my way, love it. I worked in No. Calif. for several years in the town next to Gilroy, CA which is the Garlic Capital. They have a fair once a year and you can buy garlic in everything imaginable, wine, ice cream, etc. At certain times of the year when you come into town the smell is overwhelming. Too much can be a bad thing. There are a lot of processing plants in the area as well. I love roasted garlic done with the big elephant garlic.
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