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Post by richardw on Feb 10, 2016 12:54:58 GMT -5
I found a bag of rocambole garlic in my mother's kitchen cupboard, it was still perfectly sound after 22months, not expecting it to grow i sowed it thickly into a bed to which in reckon nearly everyone grew.Its getting near late summer and they are looking like they may well keep growing till winter, once they do die down i'll put some away again for two years and see if the same happens again  |
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Post by steve1 on Feb 10, 2016 16:07:53 GMT -5
I found similar with rocambole and potato onions. We've been eating them since December 2014. Storage was a plastic bag in the car or the house, or the kitchen bench. Potato onions were starting to go soft so planted them all last week in semi shade in case summer heat waves return... All growing well.
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Post by raymondo on Feb 11, 2016 5:12:58 GMT -5
I've never been able to keep garlic longer than about 4 months. As soon as the cool of autumn hits it starts to sprout. Perhaps I need a temperature controlled room!
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Post by richardw on Feb 11, 2016 13:05:04 GMT -5
The garlic originally came from meganp where she reckons it from the purple striped group not the rocambole. Not sure if a temperature controlled room is a factor here or not but the garlic above did sit in the modern building with a stable indoor climate,there was another lot garlic that came from the same batch of bulbils that i had stored (and forgotten about) which was not in any temperature controlled room, this kept fine for 14 months before been planted out. |
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Post by templeton on Feb 12, 2016 2:08:42 GMT -5
I've never been able to keep garlic longer than about 4 months. As soon as the cool of autumn hits it starts to sprout. Perhaps I need a temperature controlled room! check the mail, Ray.  T |
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Post by templeton on Feb 12, 2016 2:11:21 GMT -5
I found similar with rocambole and potato onions. We've been eating them since December 2014. Storage was a plastic bag in the car or the house, or the kitchen bench. Potato onions were starting to go soft so planted them all last week in semi shade in case summer heat waves return... All growing well. What potato onions have you got, Steve? I've got a batch out of Green Mountain that I want people to try. Want a few bulbs? btw, still trying to sort a date... |
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Post by steve1 on Feb 12, 2016 3:37:59 GMT -5
Love a few bulbs templeton... My potato onions came from CERES nursery. raymondo I'm still working out why it lasted so well, but fair to say the garlic was stored with the potato onions in a plastic bag mostly in the car or house. My hypothesis is it may be to do with the seed meal and lime derived complete fertilizer not the variety... Happy to pass it on of you would like to try. |
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Post by raymondo on Feb 12, 2016 4:09:07 GMT -5
Love getting mail, thanks templeton. Also love trying different garlics steve1. PM on its way. |
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Post by templeton on Feb 12, 2016 5:44:03 GMT -5
steve1, I'm down in melbourne toward the end of the week, if I've got time I'll drop some off for you.
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Post by meganp on Feb 12, 2016 15:49:09 GMT -5
The garlic originally came from meganp where she reckons it from the purple striped group not the rocambole. Not sure if a temperature controlled room is a factor here or not but the garlic above did sit in the modern building with a stable indoor climate,there was another lot garlic that came from the same batch of bulbils that i had stored (and forgotten about) which was not in any temperature controlled room, this kept fine for 14 months before been planted out. Whatever the reason was for it storing so well, definitely one to experiment with. Let us know what the taste is like Richard, I can't for the life of me remember what I sent you - it would have been a mixture bulbils and rounds?  |
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Post by Al on Feb 12, 2016 15:51:27 GMT -5
My Green Mountain did not seem to be keeping well, in Autumn some bulbs we're going soft & showing signs of softening so I planted them in pots. Intrigued that good cultivation might improve keeping qualities. Will try liming & careful curing.
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Post by meganp on Feb 12, 2016 15:57:04 GMT -5
I've never been able to keep garlic longer than about 4 months. As soon as the cool of autumn hits it starts to sprout. Perhaps I need a temperature controlled room! How many different varietal groups are you growing Ray? Some types keep better than others - this site has good descriptions of what's available over your way www.australiangarlic.net.auMight be the type(s) you're growing are not good keepers? |
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Post by raymondo on Feb 12, 2016 17:04:39 GMT -5
How many different varietal groups are you growing Ray? Some types keep better than others - this site has good descriptions of what's available over your way www.australiangarlic.net.auMight be the type(s) you're growing are not good keepers? It's certainly possible. I'll check out that web site. I've often grown garlic I've bought at local markets with no idea of name or varietal group. This year I have some named cultivars so I'll be able to check them out more thoroughly. |
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Post by richardw on Feb 13, 2016 12:58:14 GMT -5
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