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sky otter

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yum..garlic harvest
« on: June 26, 2012, 06:37:06 pm »
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haven't had much rain but this stuff was ready last week..i don't usually get garlic harvested til mid july...this was planted 11-8-11..three different kinds only planted 60 this year instead of 250..
no that isn't elephant garlic..just been planting the same stuff for years and years..the size increases with the years








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Re: yum..garlic harvest
« Reply #1 on: June 26, 2012, 06:43:56 pm »
aye, lass, that is some delicious looking Garlic... got the grinder, butter, and bread ready?


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Re: yum..garlic harvest
« Reply #2 on: June 26, 2012, 06:52:26 pm »

ah seeker.. it's going to get hung tomorrow and then i will be getting some anchovies and
sardines and veggies  for bunyacata... an old itailian lady gave me the recipe way back
and yummmmmmmmmmmmmm

and wish you guys were closer...yeah..good itailian bread and butter and garlic....drool
hahahahah

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Re: yum..garlic harvest
« Reply #3 on: June 26, 2012, 06:55:59 pm »
Amazing Sky, how big it gets after a couple years!
What fertilizer do you use for them?
Ive never had luck with garlic, as something always eats the edges of the bulbs and they get big scabs on them...those are beautiful!

Oh yeah, bee boxes are coming in August, when the bee guy gets going again from vacation. Hes going to set them up for me and show me the ropes!

Thanks for the ideas, and videos you posted it got me going!

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sky otter

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Re: yum..garlic harvest
« Reply #4 on: June 26, 2012, 06:59:50 pm »

LE

hey the trick is the dirt..has to be fryable..i've been working on it a long time..with compost added every year and when we grew mushrooms..mushroom compost for years
we call it tv dirt cause you can stick you hand down almost to the elbow..
that sounds like scab and not bugs..let me see if i can find the info site for ya.. i had a really good one

can't wait to hear about you and the bees...


here ya go

http://www.gourmetgarlicgardens.com/overview.htm

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« Last Edit: June 26, 2012, 07:03:51 pm by sky otter »

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Re: yum..garlic harvest
« Reply #5 on: June 26, 2012, 07:17:12 pm »
One place where I lived in Oklahoma had wild onions and garlic growing in the backyard.  It smelled really good when we mowed.

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sky otter

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Re: yum..garlic harvest
« Reply #6 on: June 26, 2012, 07:22:53 pm »


shasta
i have a place like that ..wild chives..ah really nice

and i have spent years taking stuff out to plant in the woods
cause ya know i thought 2012 would have happened way back when..lol..
it's been really interesting to see what needs to be harvest  and what can go wild and just
keep on keepin on

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Re: yum..garlic harvest
« Reply #7 on: June 26, 2012, 07:38:00 pm »
Absolutely beautiful!  A magnificent harvest.

It is so pitifully dry here that my garden has died.  I tried my best to keep it watered, but I couldn't keep up with the sun.

On the bright side, my cactus plant is thriving  ;D

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Re: yum..garlic harvest
« Reply #8 on: June 26, 2012, 07:46:44 pm »
Very nice harvest. If you hadn't told me differently, Sky Otter, I would been sure it was elephant garlic, which I grew for the first time this past year. I'm definitely going to add some more varieties this fall, so thanks for the link.

J, you might want to investigate the sub-irrigated planters like the Earthtainer. These are great for gardening in dry climates.

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Re: yum..garlic harvest
« Reply #9 on: June 26, 2012, 07:49:45 pm »
Very nice harvest. If you hadn't told me differently, Sky Otter, I would been sure it was elephant garlic, which I grew for the first time this past year. I'm definitely going to add some more varieties this fall, so thanks for the link.

J, you might want to investigate the sub-irrigated planters like the Earthtainer. These are great for gardening in dry climates.

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Re: yum..garlic harvest
« Reply #10 on: June 26, 2012, 08:07:45 pm »
Rose

elephant garlic isn't really garlic..it's one of the onion family...not sure which but i think it might be leek..
and last year i grew 6 varities and wasn't happy with any of them..
this year it was my old stuff from years back and some of my f-i-l's  and one  from last year that is supposed to be a long keeper called nootka
two are soft necks and one a hard neck

if i can give you any advice it would be to find and old garlic grower and beg one or two heads of the oldest stock they have...
from the ones i have tried the new ones are not that great
ah ya got me on one of my favorite topics..growing stuff
sorry to run on

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Re: yum..garlic harvest
« Reply #11 on: June 26, 2012, 11:26:08 pm »
Oh, oh, oh!  I am HUNGRY now!  I adore garlic, often using a whole bulb in a single serving!

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Re: yum..garlic harvest
« Reply #12 on: June 27, 2012, 04:54:59 am »
Love garlic!  Best stuff there is.  This thread has me starving lol.  Everything is better with garlic, although I have not had garlic ice cream.  Seems like going a bit to far. lol

Here is recipe if your brave.  http://americanfood.about.com/od/extremeamericancuisine/r/garlicic.htm

Way to grow sky otter!

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Re: yum..garlic harvest
« Reply #13 on: June 27, 2012, 06:19:02 am »
Deuem story time.
 
The Great Garlic Scam; ( true story )
 
About 5 years ago the price of garlic was at an all time low. Almost could not give it away. Then all of a sudden the news came out that a super rich guy was going to make a billion dollars by buying up all the garlic stock in China. ( this made the headlines )
 
Now that would not be as hard to do as you think, if you got the right connections. Mostly just follow the East coast. Every one went into a panic and rushed out and bought garlic. Within a week you could not find even one clove. Guess what?
 
The price tripled in a week.  Later it was found out to be a rumor started by guess who. Yea you got it. The garlic farmers! They did their part also by holding back garlic from the shops to make the problem look real. Some even just feed it to the pigs. Bottom line of the story is that everyone got upset but the price of garlic never came back down, so the garlic farmers won!
 
In a way, a lot of us also won when we got cheaper garlic pig that year, preseasoned from the inside out. ( you are what you eat )
 
I like my garlic pickled, in cloves, in salad or just snack on them. Then give the girlfriend or wife a big kiss! ( which ever one your with! )
 
We do have 1 good meal here with garlic. It is a long leaf cabbage with browned garlic in an oil sauce steamed together. ( sounds like - dah ba choi ) I make it with Olive oil, ( which is not easy to get virgin oil here )
 
Sky, hold on to one of those for me till I fly by and pick it up! they look soooooo gooooood.
 
Deuem
 

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Re: yum..garlic harvest
« Reply #14 on: June 27, 2012, 06:43:56 am »


hey sorry i pass on the garlic ice cream..hahahahahah

and will hafta post a pickling recipe that is hubby's favorite..
me i like it fresh or in something..
gotta post the bunyacotta recipe too..

Deuem.. give me the color of your fly-by..so no one shoot s ya down..lol
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