tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post1067312518149399022..comments2024-01-01T00:31:18.174-05:00Comments on Calendula & Concrete: Garlic Harvest 2008Christahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01905386163490128028noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-36997985522422080912008-07-07T04:38:00.000-04:002008-07-07T04:38:00.000-04:00Your garlic looks great! Will look wonderful when ...Your garlic looks great! Will look wonderful when you have it stringed up. For some reason I have real difficulty growing garlic. Just ends up the size of an acorn!Matronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07705506930308472527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-57113237626346050652008-07-05T16:27:00.000-04:002008-07-05T16:27:00.000-04:00Good for you. My first attempt at growing garlic t...Good for you. My first attempt at growing garlic this year also resulted in small heads, but like you, I've decided small is better than nothing. And after all, I grew it!<BR/><BR/>And I can't want until I get a chance to use them. Just mix with some olive oil, and spread onto something before BBQ'ing it. Yum!Square Foot Hammerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14469080304872826345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-45510327934213960102008-07-05T06:43:00.000-04:002008-07-05T06:43:00.000-04:00I planted ONE garlic this year just as an experime...I planted ONE garlic this year just as an experiment. I just harvested mine also and it looks the same size as yours. I'm thrilled just the same. I'm definitly going to look for more space and try a row next year.Jane O'https://www.blogger.com/profile/06426526301234517692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-40399990989555661642008-07-02T14:34:00.000-04:002008-07-02T14:34:00.000-04:00To me it seems like you probably harvested your ga...To me it seems like you probably harvested your garlic a few weeks too early, and that may be why it was a little on the small side. Do you usually harvest around now? I usually harvest around the end of July.<BR/><BR/>Also garlic is very sensitive to weeds, so if your garden was weedy this would also make it smaller. Saved and replanted garlic also usually grows bigger because it is acclimated to your garden. I don't know if you buy new planting stock each year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-78269924009514630992008-07-02T02:40:00.000-04:002008-07-02T02:40:00.000-04:00You are already harvesting garlic? I guess it is J...You are already harvesting garlic? I guess it is July now...I'm used to waiting as long as possible, hoping for larger heads.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-11307868339310267772008-07-01T06:08:00.000-04:002008-07-01T06:08:00.000-04:00I've never grown garlic, or tasted fresh garlic, o...I've never grown garlic, or tasted fresh garlic, only the little bulbs from the grocery store. I am tempted to grow some just to get to taste fresh garlic after reading your post!<BR/>AiyanaAiyanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04525758484165324330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-85825684937407674232008-06-29T09:21:00.000-04:002008-06-29T09:21:00.000-04:00I have had the same experience with garlic, and ot...I have had the same experience with garlic, and other things. That's one reason I looove compost!Muumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06181825725581583635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-87522586052897606412008-06-28T21:25:00.000-04:002008-06-28T21:25:00.000-04:00It seems to be garlic harvest post season. Your ga...It seems to be garlic harvest post season. Your garlic looks pretty good. Interestingly, the heads of most of my garlic were a bit smaller than I expected as well and I can't blaim it on our similar climes!Ottawa Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14486499450332482461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-35771905386228072732008-06-28T12:39:00.000-04:002008-06-28T12:39:00.000-04:00They look alright to me! I find that they can be m...They look alright to me! I find that they can be much tastier when they are smaller We have grown elephant garlic for the last two years which is impressive in size but very mild in taste.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-74478588406690836932008-06-27T21:43:00.000-04:002008-06-27T21:43:00.000-04:00Fresh garlic is so amazingly tasty -- definitely a...Fresh garlic is so amazingly tasty -- definitely a winner. Glad you had a nice crop -- enjoy it while it's fresh.<BR/><BR/>I had an excellent harvest this year, at least the 'main' crop which had good spring rains, with much smaller heads just harvested. We plant in the fall here in the SE and harvest in late May and June. I'm trying to figure out how to store all of mine for awhile.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06657232418012801175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-23212577562111826672008-06-27T19:56:00.000-04:002008-06-27T19:56:00.000-04:00My garlic is not so great as well. Do you sort you...My garlic is not so great as well. <BR/>Do you sort your cloves for planting in the fall, or order fresh each year? <BR/>I'm worried whether my pitiful garlic this year will affect my garlic next season or whether it can grow out of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-88886750617755059882008-06-26T14:19:00.000-04:002008-06-26T14:19:00.000-04:00Hey, that looks like a pretty good harvest! Do yo...Hey, that looks like a pretty good harvest! Do you find home-grown garlic to be more intense?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-54661227179556267302008-06-25T22:24:00.000-04:002008-06-25T22:24:00.000-04:00It's so satisfying to harvest something you've gro...It's so satisfying to harvest something you've grown yourselF!! I'm amazed that your garlic is ready already, but then everyone is ahead of me...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12107236871193698777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-20198778864660132502008-06-25T12:14:00.000-04:002008-06-25T12:14:00.000-04:00Hooray for garlic. I had a mixed crop too this ye...Hooray for garlic. I had a mixed crop too this year; some varieties grew beautifully and some not so much. I'm beginning to learn what thrives in my microclimate. What variety did you grow?Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12607821498331135305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-48020057901535492222008-06-25T03:40:00.000-04:002008-06-25T03:40:00.000-04:00My garlic was pitiful this year. Yours looks great...My garlic was pitiful this year. Yours looks great.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-45793065406025637102008-06-24T22:03:00.000-04:002008-06-24T22:03:00.000-04:00Do you know the film Garlic is as Good as Ten Mot...Do you know the film <I> Garlic is as Good as Ten Mothers</I>?<BR/><BR/>http://www.lesblank.com/more/garlic.html<BR/><BR/>There are some excerpts on YouTube:<BR/><BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-Kptp6u4JQ<BR/><BR/>www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDHbDqBcNakAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-80050280326755006322008-06-24T21:50:00.000-04:002008-06-24T21:50:00.000-04:00congrats that is really exciting. we are growing s...congrats that is really exciting. we are growing some and hope to harvest soon - maybe in a few weeks. this photo has me really looking forward to our first harvest. enjoy!Daynahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14420111601669542558noreply@blogger.com