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Old 24-01-2009, 09:33 PM posted to rec.gardens
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Default Planting garlic cloves

Bill wrote in
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In article
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wrote:

Is it necessary to remove the husks from the separated
cloves? Or advisable?


We just planted them with the husk on. Nub down if that
matters.


why nub down? the roots come from the flat end & the pointy end is
the leaves. they will grow if you plant them upside down, but it
takes longer to get reoriented & growing.

My
main garlic lesson was that elephant garlic which was expensive
at the time is big but junk in flavor.


elephant garlic is just the thing for people who are afraid of
flavor
lee