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23 Jan 23, Anonymous (USA - Zone 9b climate)

Have read, plant in the shortest daylight hours and harvest in the longest hrs of sunlight.

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15 Dec 22, Keith Moses (Australia - temperate climate)

I have just purchased some garlic which is sprouting shoots. As it is december in Brisbane, is there any point in planting these cloves?

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29 Jan 23, marco (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

my garlic has sprouted from last year's crop .late december jan .i live on the gold coast .i have no idea if they will be any good . i will let u know in a years time ....haha .

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10 Dec 22, Clifford Foy (USA - Zone 8a climate)

Got some garlic for planting today. This has been a very strange year. Today temp is 50 inn the morning . Can expect some more rain. No cold weather so far. Can I plant the garlic or should I wait till march )running the risk of getting it spoiled. What shall I do?

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29 Nov 22, John McKeen (Australia - tropical climate)

Can I grow garlic ( and ginger ) in Darwin- currently it gets from 25- 35 degrees ( in the shade ) humidity 100% - Oct ( wet season- late December the rains come if we are lucky. — Dry season is March and from April to Oct about average 18 degrees at night 28 day - humidity about av 50-60%. If so what varieties and where can I buy them ? Thanks John

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03 Dec 22, (Australia - tropical climate)

It gives you the planting times here for garlic and ginger for the tropics. Buy from nursery or internet.

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18 Nov 22, Mairlyn (USA - Zone 8a climate)

I read that I should place my garlic in the refrigerator for 7 to 8 weeks before planting. I read this after the fact. How will no refrigeration prior to planting effect my results?

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16 Apr 23, Michelle (USA - Zone 9b climate)

In my zone, because it's warm, you need to do cold stratification in the frig before planting. I tried before with store garlic and it didn't work, now I bought softneck, put in the frig a few weeks and they are doing great.

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07 Dec 22, Paula (USA - Zone 10a climate)

I have never chilled mine and they do okay. I don't know the type as I have as I started with grocery store bulbs, but I have read that soft neck varieties do better in warm climates.

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04 Dec 22, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Probably make no difference. The thing is to use mature aged bulbs. Fresh new bulbs may not be as good as bulbs that have been out of the ground for a few months.

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