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Am walter from uganda and i live in gulu(northern region). I would like to know which month is suitable for planting garlic in uganda.
I live in South Central Texas in zone 8 but close to zone 9. Would I still plant garlic in early fall?
In that climate, it would be best to plant it a little later. Aim for mid October.
Thank you.
"Grab life by the bulbs.." ROFL
I planted my garlic in the Fall it grow all winter by Spring it was tired started dying back . After all the green was gone I dug a few up. They looked like octopus. Not filled out😳. They broke apart I pushed all that back down. I live in southeast Arkansas. Why and what do I do now?
I have read that I am able to plant garlic in a container in as long as I use proper spacing and a larger enough container. Since I do live in a climate where freezing does occur I assumed I should put down mulch? Prior to any freezing event should I go ahead and bring the container inside our so the container does not freeze and maintains warmth? I can/would have the ability to move into our heated garage if needed? Thank you for your assistance.
Garlic needs a cold period to produce bulbs. Definitely mulch the top of the pot and after freezing temps set in, add some mulch around the outside of the pot. This will protect the roots from heaving and breaking due to freezing and thawing and freezing again. Don't bring the pot into a warm garage.
While I really like the raw scape pesto suggested in the article, I have found I prefer to coat the scapes with a little olive oil and balsamic vinegar and then grill them until slightly scorched (turn once for evenness) and al dente. Let them cool before combining with other ingredients. Gives a more mellow buttery taste to the pesto and takes away some of the spicy heat that raw scapes can have. I also add toasted chopped walnuts or toasted pine nuts. Oven roasting might work as well but I have not tried that.
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