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13 Apr 09, Patricia (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

Hi Steve, I'm in Canberra and I didn't peel the individual cloves.

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13 Apr 09, Gerry (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

Steve, no you don't need to peel garlic cloves before planting, just break up the head and plant individual cloves. Paula, try any specialty shop like spice shops, asian grocers, delicatessens, markets etc, you should be able to get decent local stuff for $30/kg or less. I have an arrangement with a small local supermarket who sell local garlic. They keep all of the loose cloves from the bottom of the garlic bin for me to buy less than 1/2 price.

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12 Apr 09, Steve (Australia - temperate climate)

Is it really necessary to peel the garlic cloves before planting?

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

i live on the gold coast in qld, where can i buy australian garlic from? the supermarkets only stock chinese and mexican stuff....and i don't want that rubbish, thankyou

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06 Apr 09, barbara burnet (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

I have some extra garlic ' THE PEARLS OF LIFE" for sale. This year my garlic seed is large and still tastes beautiful. Prepare beds now with blood and bone and lime. Planting can take place now for the next 4 weeks. This garlic seed originally was grown in queensland so can handle warm conditions as well. Mainly my garlic loves to be grown out in the open. Love the frosts , sun and water. and just love and care. Email me if you want to buy a few gaurenteed garlic seed. Australian Golden Garlic the 'Pearls of Life.'

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16 Feb 12, Geoff (Australia - temperate climate)

Would love to get some seed garlic from you Barb if you have any left. [email protected] Happy to pay you Thanks Geoff

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16 Jan 12, Bec wilson (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Hi Barbara we have a small garlic bussiness in Alexandra in victoria and have been growing for five years I am interested in growing some different varieties this year.Have you got any seed for sale if so what varieties and how much is it.Thanks for your time regards Bec W

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21 Aug 11, Janis (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

HI, just wondering if anyone has garlic seeds for sale or know where I may purchase some? Kind Regards Janis

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06 Apr 09, David (Australia - temperate climate)

Hi all, I live in Port Kembla and have been growing garlic here since 1995, sourced from Hungary and being a very large variety. Prior to that I was growing up to 50,000 cloves a season in the Southern Highlands. I got into a habit of checking the previous season’s crop for the root ends to appear on the bottom of an individual clove. They start out being tiny bumps. This will start to happen when the weather tends cooler. My crop for this year’s plant is ready to go in now. Read the clove. Only it knows its time. Rich organics, B&Bone D.Lifter for best results. Twice clove depth to plant in a raised row. Water daily ok if well drained. Nothing real critical in growing garlic I find. It still grows well with none of the above. Good luck and happy growing.

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30 Mar 09, emma (Australia - temperate climate)

Barbara, would love to know where you can source the "Pearls of Life" garlic. There only appears to be a supplier in the US.

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