~Best~ time to plant Garlic

 

Hello all,

I am in the Youngstown area in Ohio, zone 5.
I have tried to grow garlic several times, in many different
types of soil. ( I grow only in containers, and make my own soil).
Every fall I plant, after reclaiming the pot from a veggie,
and in the spring the bulbs never sprout. I have found them
rotted in the pot, just laying there not growing, and sometimes
not found them at all...All the old time garlic growers here
tell me to plant in the fall, but I have heard that I can also plant
in the spring too. Any opinions?


And a second question, is there anyone in this ng that makes
homemade fruit brandy/wine? I have a recipe that has been handed down
for generations from the old country that I would like to try, but I
have a few questions.

Tim
"Dirt is what you get from working on cars,
soil is what veggies grow in."

 



 I've planted cloves in the spring and harvested in the fall. This in a
garden not containers.  I have planted in the fall too but defaulted to
just  spring.  Seems spring encouraged me to to plant and fall to
harvest .  This mostly food stuff but it holds true to just about all my
plant life.  Yea I know fall is a good time to plant trees etc but not
for me.

Concerning the wine start a new tread with  Ping Billy in the title.
Posting the recipe and particulars may garnish a few extra replies.

 Bill

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Garden in shade zone 5 S Jersey USA

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Don't know about the garlic, but I'm a bit of a winemaker. Post away here or
try rec.crafts.winemaking.
Steve

 



We're also in Zone 5 in Southern Ontario. We plant our garlic in late
October, mulch it well and harvest in July.
Quite possibly your problem is with the cloves not having enough
protection in your containers. In your situation I think you'd be
quite safe in planting your garlic in the spring. Plant well before
the last frost date in your area as garlic will stand even a heavy
frost. Your harvest will be somewhat later but, you'll at least get a
harvest.

Ross.
Southern Ontario, Canada.
AgCanada Zone 5b
43º 17' 26.75" North
80º 13' 29.46" West
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I'm in Texas about an hour south of Dallas.  I think we're zone 7.  We plant
our garlic in October and generally harvest June-July.  If you have the soil
space, why would you plant in containers?  In my opinion , that is why your
luck hasn't been so good.  Just go the grocery store, buy a head of garlic,
break up the cloves and plant them.  Go with what the old timers say.  They
know what they're talking about.  Plant the cloves about 1"-2" deep.  let
them do their thing.
It's not rocket surgery.


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