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Post by plantsnobin on Aug 28, 2008 8:35:01 GMT -5
I just got my order in from Sandhill, and the package is too much for me. These aren't cloves or bulbs, just look like a large seed. The instructions say to plant as you would peas as far as depth and distance apart, in the fall. Says there will be a little bit of growth this year, then in spring they take off. Mid to late summer they die back and you harvest then. Says in most cases you won't get a bulb that has divided, then you plant those and the next season you will get the standard garlic bulb with individual cloves. If anyone wants some of these, let me know. The variety is 'Maries Special'.
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Post by Jim on Aug 28, 2008 18:21:43 GMT -5
I'm in. is there anything you need?
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Post by plantsnobin on Aug 28, 2008 20:59:14 GMT -5
Nope, I really don't need anything, I just want to share with anyone interested. I am drowning in seeds already. I tend to get just a little carried away with the seed catalogs....Most of my seeds remain in the fridge I am ashamed to admit. Just send me a pm for your address and I will send them to you.
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Post by flowerpower on Aug 29, 2008 6:17:17 GMT -5
Karen, bulbils do take 2 years to mature to cloves. The first year, they will look like little onions. You replant those and the next yr, they are harvestable. So you will be eating the "Marie's" in 2010. I usually don't plant until mid sept. You don't want too much foliage in the fall.
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Post by canadamike on Aug 29, 2008 19:27:28 GMT -5
The single bulbs are much fun though. They are exactly like onions. And if of good size, give a big head the next year.
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