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Post by richardw on Feb 2, 2019 15:13:12 GMT -5
Yes well done.
Not looking likely yet again that seed will be produced here by anyone in New Zealand, four year we have been trying. The problem is the scapes shut down before they can complete seed development
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Post by diane on Feb 3, 2019 0:40:59 GMT -5
Maybe up North?
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Post by oldmobie on Apr 4, 2019 20:20:45 GMT -5
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Post by kazedwards on Apr 4, 2019 23:43:34 GMT -5
Congrats Oldmobie!
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Post by hortusbrambonii on Apr 16, 2019 14:43:48 GMT -5
Reading through this thread I'm confident now that there will be garlic again with restored ability to form seed and grow from seed within my own lifetime, which is very impressive!
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Post by whwoz on Apr 24, 2019 8:44:25 GMT -5
Thought I would let people here know that the first TGS garlic to be made available in Australia is Perhonnen Kahdesta, released by Tasmanian Gourmet Garlic, 5 years from seed. Its heritage is SPS x MPS
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Post by oldmobie on Jul 11, 2019 19:34:15 GMT -5
Here's the seed grown garlic that made it to harvest. Now I need to look up what to do with it so it lasts through dormancy.  |
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Post by moloch on Jul 19, 2019 15:49:25 GMT -5
Here's the seed grown garlic that made it to harvest. Now I need to look up what to do with it so it lasts through dormancy.
I'm certainly no expert, but I left my seedlings in the ground. I live in NC where the summers are hot and winters are mild. They kept growing all through summer and winter, and after 1.5 years, 90% of them had formed a bulb and were flowering.
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Post by jerrymcmanus on Sept 6, 2019 13:59:01 GMT -5
Hello all,
New here and new to growing garlic in containers. I live in Southern Oregon state in the US, a small town right on the coast so a solid maritime climate with cool rainy winters and mild windy summers. The growing season is only about 3 months, but I have been blessed with a sunny south-facing balcony on my second floor flat.
I thought I would try planting some cloves from some store-bought garlic that caught my eye at the local supermarket. I noticed some purple hues and I know that is a good sign for some good garlic. I planted about a dozen large cloves last fall and was delighted to see about 8 or 10 vigorous plants sprouting just before the winter rains.
When the weather warmed this spring the plants went wild! Lots of water and lots of sunny weather over the last few months and I harvested 8 beautiful bulbs of homegrown garlic just a few weeks ago. They have dried beautifully and I am looking forward to replanting the best cloves next month (October).
I have been browsing articles on growing garlic as a perennial, so imagine my surprise and delight when one of my soft-necks actually put up a scape! I have been very careful to keep that plant healthy and happy, and so far the results are promising.
About a month ago the spathe split open and I observed what looked to be both healthy bulbils and also some flowers. I waited about a week for the bulbils to mature a bit and when I noticed them turning purple I carefully plucked them off with the help of a toothpick. It's been about three weeks now and the ovaries seem to be developing nicely, albeit slowly. Each ovary is developing three pods and they are starting to show some color.
I'm trying not to get my hopes up, but a few more weeks and with a little more good weather I may have some true seed to show. Wish me luck!
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Post by steev on Sept 6, 2019 18:00:11 GMT -5
Good for you! It's always a pleasure to find a new adventure.
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Post by philagardener on Sept 6, 2019 20:28:34 GMT -5
Sounds like you are off to a nice start!
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Post by jerrymcmanus on Oct 2, 2019 14:05:20 GMT -5
Hi Folks,
It's been about 3 weeks since my last post and the ovaries have been VERY slow to develop. But they do appear to be developing, at least some of them are. The healthiest ones have developed swollen green stems, I'm guessing this is where the last of the plant's energy is being stored. the ovaries without green stems seem to be withering. Looks promising!
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Post by triffid on Oct 3, 2019 0:22:02 GMT -5
Exciting stuff, fingers crossed!
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Post by jerrymcmanus on Oct 13, 2019 12:44:34 GMT -5
Hi Folks, Sadly, most of the ovaries have withered, I'm guessing they didn't get pollinated. That said, I count about 8 or 10 ovaries that appear to be healthy and swelling with what look like seeds that are still green. The stalk has almost completely dried, and the leaves withered weeks ago, I can't imagine the poor thing has much energy left. Still, I remain hopeful.
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Post by moloch on Oct 15, 2019 12:22:57 GMT -5
Hi Folks, Sadly, most of the ovaries have withered, I'm guessing they didn't get pollinated. That said, I count about 8 or 10 ovaries that appear to be healthy and swelling with what look like seeds that are still green. The stalk has almost completely dried, and the leaves withered weeks ago, I can't imagine the poor thing has much energy left. Still, I remain hopeful.
From what I understand that sounds about right... I read the flowers can't be pollinated until a day or 2 after they drop their own pollen, so the last ones wont get pollinated unless you have another flowering garlic nearby I have had good success with cutting the scapes when I harvest my garlic, and putting them into vases so the bees can pollinate them. I use a "flower food" recipe that consists of 1 liter water, 2 tbsp sugar, 2 tbsp lemon juice, and 1/4 tsp bleach.
It's fairly hit or miss... some of them have 75% pollinated flowers, others might only have 1 or 2 flowers with seeds. Most end up with ~2 seeds per flower.
I harvested 2000+ seeds (4 grams) from the garlics which grew from TGS I planted 2 years ago.
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