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Gary Woods

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Oct 11, 2009, 4:37:06 PM10/11/09
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The garlic has been hanging in the shed curing for a while, but I finally
got to trimming, weighing, etc. 76 pounds of assorted varieties, so I
should be all set for the winter at least.
For the truly obsessed, there's a spreadsheet on my personal page in the
.sig at the end of this.
And none too soon; I need to crack some bulbs apart and start planting
before the snow flies.

Cheers....


Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at home.earthlink.net/~garygarlic
Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G

Aluckyguess

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Oct 11, 2009, 9:35:25 PM10/11/09
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"Gary Woods" <garyu...@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> The garlic has been hanging in the shed curing for a while, but I finally
> got to trimming, weighing, etc. 76 pounds of assorted varieties, so I
> should be all set for the winter at least.
> For the truly obsessed, there's a spreadsheet on my personal page in the
> .sig at the end of this.
> And none too soon; I need to crack some bulbs apart and start planting
> before the snow flies.
>
> Cheers....
>
>
Planted 15 varieties today. I hope it wasnt to early.


Gary Woods

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Oct 12, 2009, 10:03:16 AM10/12/09
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"Aluckyguess" <Aluck...@gamil.com> wrote:

>Planted 15 varieties today. I hope it wasnt to early.

Where are you located? The rule of thumb I've heard is to plant 6-8 weeks
before ground frost, which most years at my location is well into December.
Ideally, you want the garlic to put down good root growth before the ground
freezes, but little if any top growth.
More rules to be severely bent... I do things when I can!

We had our first real frost last night; there was just the lightest "kiss"
of frost a couple of weeks ago. Didn't even kill the Basil. I'm sure this
one did; the squash foliage is already looking wilted out there.

Aluckyguess

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Oct 12, 2009, 9:45:56 PM10/12/09
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"Gary Woods" <garyu...@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> "Aluckyguess" <Aluck...@gamil.com> wrote:
>
>>Planted 15 varieties today. I hope it wasnt to early.
>
> Where are you located? The rule of thumb I've heard is to plant 6-8 weeks
> before ground frost, which most years at my location is well into
> December.
> Ideally, you want the garlic to put down good root growth before the
> ground
> freezes, but little if any top growth.
> More rules to be severely bent... I do things when I can!
>
> We had our first real frost last night; there was just the lightest "kiss"
> of frost a couple of weeks ago. Didn't even kill the Basil. I'm sure
> this
> one did; the squash foliage is already looking wilted out there.
>
>
Southern ca. Sometimes we never get a frost. Around easter it starts to
get cold.


Aluckyguess

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Oct 12, 2009, 10:39:19 PM10/12/09
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"Aluckyguess" <Aluck...@gamil.com> wrote in message
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I meant Halloween. Don't know why I said Easter.


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