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Planting garlic in a fall garden Question: Is it true that garlic can be planted in the fall? If so, when is it ready to harvest? Can it survive the winter outside? Answer: Yes, it’s true. Garlic is a crop you plant in your garden in the fall. Planting and culture of garlic differ little from onions, but many gardeners believe garlic is more exacting in its requirements. No one cultiMike var or culKlahr tural pracHORTICULTURE tice is best CONCERNS suited for every situation. An open, sunny location, with a fertile well drained soil that is high in organic matter is desirable. Fertilizer is usually applied beginning in the spring as side-dressings every two weeks until bulbs begin to form. Garlic is day-length sensitive and begins to bulb around the summer solstice. In Kentucky, it is best to plant garlic in October and early November. Plant individual cloves root end down and cover with two to three inches of well-drained soil. Allow six inches between sets. Mulch helps provide winter protection and conserves moisture during the summer. Although there are many different varieties,
some red, purple or silver in bulb color, there is only one species of true garlic... Allium sativum, an herbaceous biennial which belongs to the lily family. It is usually divided into two subspecies ophioscordon (hard-neck or top set garlic) and sativum (softneck garlic). Hard-neck garlic produces flower stalks called scapes and bulbils at the top of the stalk. Soft-neck garlic usually does not produce bulbils but produces larger bulbs with more cloves per bulb. The cloves which make up the mature garlic bulb are used for propagation. Propagation from bulbils is more difficult and requires two years to produce mature bulbs. Hard-neck garlic cultivars usually do better in colder climates and produce larger cloves that are easier to peel. On hardneck garlic remove any flowering stalk that forms to increase bulb size. During the growing season garlic needs one inch of water/week. Stop watering about 2 weeks before harvest. Many gardeners enjoy eating the green shoots and leaves of garlic plants. However, cutting them continuously inhibits bulb formation. By early June, flower stalks may appear and should be cut back and discarded so the plant’s energies can be directed toward root and bulb formation. Some people eat the flower
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stalk. Bulbs begin to mature or ripen in mid-July and early August, and the leaves become yellow and the leaf tips turn brown. When the leaves have yellowed, lift the plants and dry the bulbs in a dry, partly shaded storage area for about 2 weeks. After drying, the tops may be removed, braided or tied and then hung in a cool, dry, well-ventilated spot. Dampness invites rotting. Properly dried garlic should last for 6-7 months at 32F and 70% relative humidity.
Angie Whittamore (left) and Tiffany Roland (right) from Cash Express in Newport pose for a picture with Newport police officer William Johnson after dropping off a cake and thank you posters to the department on Tuesday, Sept. 11. PROVIDED
Center for Accessible Living Open House and Live Viewing Party for National Forum on Disability Issues
The Center for Accessible Living is hosting an
OPEN HOUSE on September 28th from 12:30 – 3:30 pm.
Providence Pavilion
401 E. 20th St., Covington, KY 41014. Capacity is 30 people RSVP to Cece Clark, cclark@calky.org, (888) 813-8497.
Mike Klahr is the Boone County extension agent for horticulture.
Come learn more about the Center and the services we provide in the Northern Kentucky Area. CE-0000527560
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