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Old 15-06-2010, 01:30 AM posted to aus.gardens
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From ABC Website....
"Australian Garlic Producers says garlic farming is not as easy as it
seems.

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Anyone agree that garlic is hard to grow?
I put mine in WELL before the middle of winter, and feel the middle of
winter isnt the time to put these in.


it's not - they should go in in about february, so they can get growing well
before winter hits.

i don't think it's hard to grow at all - it will put up with a wide
temperature range (including extreme frost), & except for weeding (which you
don't have to do much of if you just mulch it very thickly when you plant
it) you don't need to do anything to it until it's finished growing. even
the processing is pretty basic - the only problem with it is the smell! even
size does not matter. if your heads come out a bit small in the end it
doesn't matter.

you can lose most or all of a crop to botrytis rot though - but then, you
can lose any crop to some pest or disease - it's less likely with garlic ime
as it has so few.
kylie