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15 Apr 10, emily (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

i like to grow garlic but i don't know when is the right time because i live in melbourne.

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29 Apr 10, (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

Emily, you can plant garlic in Melbourne from late autumn into winter.

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15 Apr 10, (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

@daga, anytime from late autumn into winter is ok for planting garlic in Melbourne. They need a winter chill to get started.

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08 Apr 10, Raji (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I planted organic garlic cloves which started to grow in the basket last year around June 22nd and harvested a healthy crop around December. Make sure the garlic cloves are from Australia and not imported - even better if it is organic.

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06 Apr 10, daga (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

i want to plant garlic now'. Is it right time? Pl advice. I am in melbourne.can i plant same bulb we used daily or can get seeds for this. Thanks

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28 May 13, Harry Butler (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

Go for it right now and best to buy seed stock from your local nursery or mitre 10. Your first crop should have been in by now and subsequent crops up until mid June. You should be able to keep yourself in supply for the whole year with 3 crops well spaced. There is no excuse for buying the imported rubbish.

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23 Feb 13, Robert (Australia - temperate climate)

From Melbourne, born again organic gardner, just started on garlic late last autum here , a whole 2 bulbs! Good size and taste. Put some more in around late November, healthy but small bulbs, hower very tasty and nothing like the unadventurous supermarket variety. Looking forward to planting plenty this season.

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06 Apr 10, Chris (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

We planted 2 bulbs worth of cloves last winter and they were brilliant. Just buy them from the market - make sure they have some roots left on them, separate the cloves (don't peel) and plant pointy end up. We harvested 2 lots in Oct then Dec. The earlier ones were biggest, and I'm guessing that it was the stock that they came from which made the difference.

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05 Apr 10, minloo (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

Where can I buy a commercial quantity of garlic seed??

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04 Apr 10, Lillie Hugill (Australia - tropical climate)

We eat lots of garlic, I put garlic in all my cooking,as such I spend a small forutne buying local garlic. I thought its best I grow my own. I am now in the same predicament as Donna and Matthew, I am strugglling to buy garlic shoots. Appreciate if someone could point me in the right direction please.

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