Is anyone harvesting garlic yet?

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Sweetpea C

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Re: Is anyone harvesting garlic yet?
« Reply #15 on: June 14, 2013, 16:20 »
Mine is still green and hasn't bulbed  :wub: I wait with patience! I can't wait until they're ready :-)
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Re: Is anyone harvesting garlic yet?
« Reply #16 on: June 14, 2013, 16:39 »
You're excused this time, BQ. ;)
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Re: Is anyone harvesting garlic yet?
« Reply #17 on: June 14, 2013, 19:20 »
Mine are just starting to go yellow this rain should make that bulb swell surely.

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Re: Is anyone harvesting garlic yet?
« Reply #18 on: June 14, 2013, 20:26 »
I have only just removed the scapes from mine, they are about 3 weeks later this year than in previous years. I wouldn't expect to be harvesting mine for another 6ish weeks at least. They are Music and have been in since October. Still looking healthy and green.
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Re: Is anyone harvesting garlic yet?
« Reply #19 on: June 14, 2013, 20:54 »
Mine are starting to go yellow at the tips, but tall and quite stout this year.  Had a furtle but not ready yet.  Patience required.

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Re: Is anyone harvesting garlic yet?
« Reply #20 on: June 14, 2013, 23:13 »
hello ive been harvesting my garlic ive had around 35 good ones so far from the polytunnel 35 to go I planted them in October also got loads outside fattening up now.i been feeding them seaweed extract :Ddarren
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Re: Is anyone harvesting garlic yet?
« Reply #21 on: June 15, 2013, 08:30 »
I picked a couple the other day -when i planted them they were the cloves i had kept back from last years garlic harvest and  they were very nicely swollen. Although leaves were still green i couldnt resist.But they had been watered well and have had lots of fbb, chicken manure and fertiliser key stages over the last few months.

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Re: Is anyone harvesting garlic yet?
« Reply #22 on: June 15, 2013, 12:08 »
I harvested my biggest looking bulb yesterday, because it seems to have swollen to a reasonable size and on all of my garlic plants the bottom few leaves have yellowed and all the stalks have bent are are basically laying on the ground. I lifted the one to dry and see if it's OK. It looks like it's cloved, but this is my first year growing garlic, so I'm pretty much experimenting and winging it. If the one turns out OK, I guess I'll lift the rest?
They're Marco, and I sowed them last November, they spent winter in a small poly tunnel. Fingers crossed

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Re: Is anyone harvesting garlic yet?
« Reply #23 on: June 15, 2013, 12:42 »
I have only just removed the scapes from mine, they are about 3 weeks later this year than in previous years. I wouldn't expect to be harvesting mine for another 6ish weeks at least. They are Music and have been in since October. Still looking healthy and green.
My Music are looking great too.  No scrapes as of yet (another thing to write on the list for while I'm away).  They're making all my other garlic look quite insignificant by comparison.  :)
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Re: Is anyone harvesting garlic yet?
« Reply #24 on: June 15, 2013, 14:33 »
My thermidrome are ready.  Marco isn't, but it went in much later.
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Re: Is anyone harvesting garlic yet?
« Reply #25 on: June 15, 2013, 16:37 »
Mine are very tall but covered in rust so I don't have much hope for them to be honest  >:(


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