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27 May 10, Jo myers (Australia - temperate climate)

I planted out 50 cloves of australian garlic bought from woollies in our community garden. They all came up really well. It was my first time growing garlic and it has kept me supplied with garlic since october last year. I thought i'd missed the boat in plnating them this year, but I notice i've got about four weeks to get a move on. How nice it is to have a big plait of them in your kitchen!

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27 May 10, (Australia - temperate climate)

I must try that - I've been eating the aussie garlic from woollies, but might save a bit to grow!

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26 May 10, jo hodgson (United Kingdom - cool/temperate climate)

I planted garlic early April - nothing showing above the soil yet - any ideas pls ??? Thanks.

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27 May 10, (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

Jo, maybe your garlic was chemically treated to prevent sprouting? Was it supermarket garlic, or sold for planting?

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25 May 10, Jim Voss (Australia - temperate climate)

Is growing garlic commercially a viable proposition? We own reasonable acreage of land in Longford Vic. Normally run beef or sheep but can easily fence off a section. Light sandy soil, we do have access to a small amount of bore water (good quality) I'm a plumber by trade so no worries about a sprinkler system. How often do you have to water? Is garlic troubled by insects ? What about rabbits & roo's do they eat the sprouts?

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18 Jul 10, (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

My garlic is being eaten almost completely by some animal - best guess rabbits, wallabies or possums.

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27 May 10, Chris@Gardenate (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

Jim, there are successful commercial growers in Australia. There was an item on radio 2BA breakfast show in Bega around 8th March this year interviewing a local garlic producer - their website probably has it still available.

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13 Jun 10, hzprstn (Australia - temperate climate)

Excellent coverage of garlic growing in Oz on Landline ABC tv Sunday 13th June 2010, program repeat on Monday 14th probably also available online later....... every time I buy a bulb in Woolies I plant half the cloves, I'm not quite self-sufficient but getting there ! the fresh stuff is so much better ! Like onions, it's the bulbing up phase that is tricky - sometimes the weather is against you. I plant anything that sprouts in the kitchen lol

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24 May 10, marina (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

we planted garlic and on checking under the mulch there seems to some mould forming,any information on what we should do.thnks

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27 May 10, (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

If the garlic is going mouldy it might not be viable. If it's just coming off the mulch then it won't be a problem as it's just the mulch breaking down.

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