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14 Apr 12, kate (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

I have planted 20 cloves of garlic and only 3 have come up? Can anyone tell me why I only got 3 out of of 20 cloves to shoot? Very odd.

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09 Apr 12, janama (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Tonight, at the height of the Virgo Moon (earth sign) in the third quarter (root crops) I planted over 50 garlic cloves into soil fortified with composted cane mulch and cow poo. They were aussie grown garlic cloves.

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12 Mar 12, kylie (Australia - temperate climate)

hi I was wondering what the best soil conditions are and can i plant AFTER a crop of tomatoes has been in?

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18 Mar 14, Philip (Australia - tropical climate)

Aphids also hate garlic, if you want something natural to keep them away use garlic with water, fresh garlic for best results, grate it up add it to the water and let it stand for a little while.

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26 Feb 12, peter (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I would love to buy some garlic seed as well although, we live in brisbane - your seed may not perform as well in out hotter climate. please email me at [email protected] if you want to sell us some. Thanks, Peter

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27 Feb 12, Garry (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Hi Peter,I live in Northern NSW..and have been growing my own Garlic for over 5yrs with great success.I have a large amount of bulbs from this seasons harvest..If you would like i could send you some bulbs.. E:mail:- [email protected] regards garry :)

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13 Feb 12, Wade (Australia - temperate climate)

Hi all, just suggesting that planting times be shuffled back to start planting mid march thru to mid june, at the latest! Ive found that most garlic really like a bit of warmth and size before winter sets in...

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02 Feb 12, Prue (Australia - temperate climate)

This year I let a couple of garlic go to seed and flower, so now I have thousands of tiny garlic cloves/seeds, should I plant them in the ground now as that is when they would of naturally fallen or wait till April? I'm in Melbourne if that helps answer my question

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22 Jun 12, Michael Ouellette (Australia - temperate climate)

You can plant them as an experiment but you are better off planting the cloves from mature garlic. I also live in Melbourne and have been growing my own garlic for three years with success. I plant about 2- 300 cloves for our own usage yearly. PS: and loving it...

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31 Jan 12, (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

I have planted garlic bulbs last year and nothing happened. Thought it all died off, but in the last week or so.... it's been soooo hot here and I now have garlic growing in my pots. Must be from last year's bulbs that didnt work. Not sure why they are sprouting at this time of year, especially in this heat when I thought they were a winter vege. Any comments would be good.

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