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26 Jan 16, Deb Ross (Australia - temperate climate)

I live in the New England area, Australia.I live in Inverell; I am wondering what would be the best type of garlic to grow in this area. Cold winters and hot summers. Any advice would be welcomed. Deb

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14 Mar 10, Miranda (Australia - temperate climate)

When is the right time to plant garlic and soil preparation for Melbourne climate.

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28 Dec 09, Vicki (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

Has anyone had any experience of garlic virus? Is is easy to recognise, and is it a problem anyway? I've heard that it may affect keeping qualities, and also that it can be spread by aphids and/or thrips. I planted several varieties this year, and some were starting to develop yellow "stripes" (lengthwise) on the leaves. I'm not sure if I should be using any of this to plant next year, or whether it's safer to buy new bulbs. If so, does anyone know where I can get certified virus-free bulbs?

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26 Dec 09, (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

my garlic seems to have a head of garlic seed that has shot from the plant that grew well. this started in oct . i have harversted it all. The head is purple and has about 50 tiny garlic bulbs in it and the size of a 50 cent piece i assume this is a head of seed

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19 Dec 09, Julie (Australia - temperate climate)

Well, the large garlic seems to have come good after all! I gave up on it and left it alone, but when I dug up a few, they had fomed cloves after all. I'm sure now that if I had continued to water them they would have split.

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02 Dec 09, Julie (Australia - temperate climate)

Pete and Wendy, you might be right about the fertiliser. It was planted on time, and we had late rain, right through spring, so plenty of moisture. Though I thought it got enough feeding, the bulbs did turn out smaller than usual - very disappointing! But when I stopped watering and let it dry it had formed cloves. Not so the large garlic - I've given up on that. More like a leek with a bulbous end. Oh, well, better luck next year!

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27 Nov 09, Pete&Wendy (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

We have been growing organic garlic on the Sunshine Coast for nearly 20 years Garlic that is falling over and not forming full bulbs can be caused by late planting, lack of nutrient, either from invasive tree roots, or not enough fertiliser. Lack of moisture can also cause this. The "round" is still either edible or will still grow a bulb the following season. For Garlic that is reshooting this can be caused by planting seed stock that has been "long cold stored" 1degree will cause this to happen. For growing garlic in the warmer climates, variety is important. Try and get a variety that is climatised to our warmer winter. Garlic likes it cool. A trick a customer told me was he gave it a frost by mulching it with a bag of ice regularly!

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17 Jul 23, Karen sakas (USA - Zone 10a climate)

Trying to get an answer I’m in west palm beach Florida zone 10. I want to grow garlic. Can I?

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05 Jun 22, Janelle Jeffery (Australia - arid climate)

Just wondering can I plant garlic bulbs early winter ? I live outback NSW

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20 Nov 09, Frank J (Australia - temperate climate)

Some of my Garlic is not developing properly,(about 50% of the plants bulbs are not turning into cloves), It all came from the same stock, i have about 200 plants.It is Garlic that i have used for 5 - 6 years.

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