Garlic Question....

[unicorn2564]

Has anyone ever grown there own garlic from a bulb at the grocery store. I hear people say all the time that thatt is a good way to get veggie seeds.

[Mandy]

We tried 2 yrs. in a row not from the bulb but that's what you use. Had no luck.

[GARDEN GUY]

Here is some info I found.....enjoy!!



http://www.garlic-central.com/growing/seed.html

http://www.naturalhub.com/grow_veget...ype_garlic.htm

http://www.gardenaction.co.uk/fruit_...l_3_garlic.asp


Bulbs at the grocery store will grow fine. If people are not getting bulbs to develop, they will need another season to develop in the ground. The tender growth of a clove is delicious though. Garlic Chives are not the same thing as a green shoot from a garlic clove. Garlic cloves develop garlic greens. If you look in some of the organic catalogs, there is usually fall planted and spring planted varieties. In the south, the soil can be too wet and the cloves can get mushy. Garlic likes well drained soil, not soggy wet clays.

[unicorn2564]

Thank you very much kind sir !!!!!! Good reading.

[ok_nurse]

aaOOHHHhhww!

thank you!

[unicorn2564]

LOL whats that all about OK nurse? share with us!!!

[GARDEN GUY]

Ummmmmmm Yeah....Whats that all about??

[ok_nurse]

I've killed so many herbs-was just talking to jdkline this morning about my challenge to grow any herbs since we moved to Oklahoma.
I think I rotted all my garlic bulbs.
Still need to figure out the herb seed tricks in this soil. Maybe its just too dry-not the soil but the air. I dunno. Anyone else got clay sand soil and hot temperatures and been successful with herbs???
I don't have any sunny windows due to our overhang and the fact that our windows are so close to the ground, they will be knocked over by kids, dog and cats. Indoors is impossible and outdoors seems to be too!

[unicorn2564]

If I think the soil is too crappy I just mix a couple hand full of potting soil into the hole and soil before I plant something. Or grab a bag of top soil and potting soil and mix it all together in the hole or little planting spot. you dont have to do your whole yard just a few areas that need help.

[GARDEN GUY]

Take a look here:


http://www.canadianliving.com/crafts..._grow_them.php

[marasri]

I used lots of compost , more compost and greensand when I had clay based soil in town. It took awhile but then things started to grow well. Otherwise I am no help. You might try looking into varieties that the indians used. or the chinese. I have found through a community garden in Austin that some chinese immigrant neighbor's seeds were very heat resistant.
http://www.nativeseeds.org/v2/conten...8a16f44488fad2

[GARDEN GUY]

Great advice!!

[marasri]

Those yard long beans that chinese grow produced well into the heat of summer and maintained their taste which is a bit nuttier than regular string beans. I love them. They are SO expensive in the store and SO easy to grow. What gives?

[unicorn2564]

maybe imported?

[diana]

OK Nurse, have you tried forgetting about seed and buying small starts of plants instead? That's how I started all my herbs and it's always worth the money because they TAKE OFF and do well season after season. And they are in poor soil.

And are you trying the Mediterranean herbs (rosemary, thyme, oregano, lavender)? They all herbs that grow wild in Italy and Greece in very hot, dry areas with poor soil. And perhaps staying away from fancy cultivars would help?

I feel for you. My herb garden is my favorite part of the garden--not low maintenance, but NO maintenance! Everyone should have one!

Diana Lynn