Farms: How to plant Garlic in the fall, Canada
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Growing garlic is very easy. Plant garlic in the fall, this will give it time to develop roots before going dorment over the winter. If you plant it in the spring, bulbs will be small or you may end up with just green shoots. In this video I'm planting garlic I grew last year. I pulled it up 3 months ago in mid-July and cured it outside for 6 to 8 weeks. Plant garlic in mid-October after the first frost, but before ground is frozen. Don't plant grocery store garlic, it will just grow long stalk, but won't develop a bulb. Each bulb has 5 to 6 cloves. Break bulbs apart into cloves just before planting, choose the largest cloves to plant. Garlic will grow long roots, 6" to 8" long. Prepare soil for planting, turn over the soil 8" to 12", add black earth and composted sheep manure. Plant 6" to 8" apart, tip of the clove should be 2" below the soil surface. valkosipuli istutus, kasvatus
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This is a really cute video with the raking and watering POV shots!
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Where in Canada are you? I'm in southwestern Ontario, when should I plant?
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thank you so much.
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Thank you for sharing! I am currently working on a project and this is very helpful. Next time I would suggest not having the text and instead verbally telling the instructions. The blue text is very difficult to read.
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Informative, thank you
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thanks for the info
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Simple to follow clip.
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That is some good looking garlic, I decided to grow some on my own, check it out http://youtu.be/LUgsOrNNn6o
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Nice video! Kind of arty. Love the pictures of the trees indicating the time of year. Watering isn't necessary though.
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Why add manure if you're just gonna turn it over 12 inches deep next year?
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I have had no problem growing grocery store garlic over the years ...that's a myth. Getting organic garlic is your best bet though if you choose to use grocery store garlic. Then you know it hasn't been sprayed with any growth inhibitors and your chances of a full harvest of what you plant is increased.
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Thank you, Miss Kitty, for the help and demonstration. My daughter (13) and I are in Northern Spain, so it's not too late here on Nov. 11. We are putting on our jeans right now and heading out. Adios!
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the idea of people tilling up the soil is that the nutrients that have had longer do break up are deeper in the soil so you bring the nutriants back to the surface by tilling and then the nutriants will be around and on top of the soil.
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I wouldnt say that she shouldnt water it i mean if it works for her it works and if it works she aint wrong for watering it.
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No. You don't have to water them in the fall, or after you planted them. They will sprout in the spring. That person doesn't know what she's doing.
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1. You shouldn't turn over the soil like that, you get a lost of nutriments and organic matter. By judging the color of your soil it's probably poor in organic matter already. Stop plowing. 2. you don't need to bury them that deep or "dig" huge holes around it. Just make a small slit with a knife and push the clove to the bottom. 3. it's useless to water at this time! the cloves will sprout in the spring! 4. MULCH heavily
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If u plant in fall, do you have to water them during the winter ??
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i guess another question is... how long after you plant them would you be expecting your first freeze?
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where in canada do you live? i'm in edmonton alberta, i'm just wondering what the weather is like where you are, are you on the prairies? (dry cold climate?)
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How often did you water those? Im definitely going to grow garlic this year :)