Gary Woods wrote:
"David Hare-Scott" wrote:

So if you actually grow garlic (compared with reading about it) when
do plant and harvest? What is the relationship to your seasons?
What is your climate like?

First of all, where are you? I'm guessing from the seasons stated
that you're in the southern hemisphere?

In the part you snipped I said

"I will be planting in a few weeks about the equinox and expect to harvest
in
spring about 24-26 weeks away. This works very well for me being in the
southern hemisphere (so it grows though winter) in a warm temperate climate,
about zone 9b."


I grow a number of varieties of garlic in the northeastern U.S.;
mostly hardneck, but a few softneck. I plant in late October into
early November, which is a good month before the ground freezes to
any degree. Winter lows hit -10F to sometimes -20F or lower.
One point: unless you have pretty cold winters (substantial time
below freezing), many hardneck garlics will not do well; they need
that dormant period. It's always best to get your planting stock
from as close to home
as possible.
You're welcome to look at my personal web page, in the .sig below for
spreadsheets and what information I've posted.

Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at
home.earthlink.net/~garygarlic Zone 5/4 in upstate New York, 1420'
elevation. NY WO G

So you also plant in Autumn but your winter is much colder than mine so in
mid winter you would get no growth, whereas here it grows all winter long.

When do you harvest?

David