Tag Archives: hardneck garlic

The Garlic harvest

Posted on July 22, 2019 by carolee

  The garlic harvest has been interesting this year.  (The photo shows a very small portion of the garlic harvest, plus some “Red Torpedo” onions curing on the Lady Cottage floor.) After a very long, extremely wet winter with periods … Continue reading →

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Garlic is Planted!

Posted on October 11, 2018 by carolee

  Somehow it is always comforting, as the current growing season comes to an end, that the act of planting cloves of garlic marks the beginning of the next growing season.  It’s an act of faith that the cloves will … Continue reading →

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Garlic Planting

Posted on October 3, 2015 by carolee

Here in north central Indiana, Zone 5a (or 4b, depending upon which year, which map) it is time to plant hardneck garlic.  Years ago, I began growing garlic, and have saved bulbs of “Musik” and “Spanish Red” from my annual … Continue reading →

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