I'm in Texas about an hour south of Dallas. I think we're zone 7. We plant
our garlic in October and generally harvest June-July. If you have the soil
space, why would you plant in containers? In my opinion , that is why your
luck hasn't been so good. Just go the grocery store, buy a head of garlic,
break up the cloves and plant them. Go with what the old timers say. They
know what they're talking about. Plant the cloves about 1"-2" deep. let
them do their thing.
It's not rocket surgery.


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"Tim" wrote in message
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Hello all,

I am in the Youngstown area in Ohio, zone 5.
I have tried to grow garlic several times, in many different
types of soil. ( I grow only in containers, and make my own soil).
Every fall I plant, after reclaiming the pot from a veggie,
and in the spring the bulbs never sprout. I have found them
rotted in the pot, just laying there not growing, and sometimes
not found them at all...All the old time garlic growers here
tell me to plant in the fall, but I have heard that I can also plant
in the spring too. Any opinions?


And a second question, is there anyone in this ng that makes
homemade fruit brandy/wine? I have a recipe that has been handed down
for generations from the old country that I would like to try, but I
have a few questions.

Tim
"Dirt is what you get from working on cars,
soil is what veggies grow