Growing Garlic & Onions

[Barriehie]

Wow. Amazingly hardy. We've had a mild winter this year and as usual the main consideration is always moisture. Will start indoors, then. Also good for garlic shoots if nothing else

We want to see when they're going!!!

 

[Barriehie]

I just got an email and Keene Organics is taking pre-orders for spring. It's what I did for my fall order 2 years ago. You order, while they've got stock, and then they'll ship it to you in time for planting per your hardiness zone. It's a good system that precludes your storing what you're going to plant.

 

[ZCook]

We want to see when they're going!!!

Never came up

Have some more - bought a 2lb bag from Sam's and a few heads have a few sprouts appearing

Also have some of these that need to go in
https://growinginthegarden.com/how-to-grow-iitoi-onions/#find

 

[Barriehie]

Never came up

Have some more - bought a 2lb bag from Sam's and a few heads have a few sprouts appearing

Also have some of these that need to go in
https://growinginthegarden.com/how-to-grow-iitoi-onions/#find

If they're starting to sprout they'll probably grow! I need to start cutting the scapes from mine here before too long.

 

[ZCook]

Perhaps you could add onions to this thread title? - would be useful - similarities growing, storage and usage

 

[Barriehie]

Perhaps you could add onions to this thread title? - would be useful - similarities growing, storage and usage

Done, and good idea thank you.

 

[badjak]

Perhaps you could add onions to this thread title? - would be useful - similarities growing, storage and usage

Onions grow well here, but I struggle with garlic..

 

[Barriehie]

Onions grow well here, but I struggle with garlic..

Your part of the world is rather warm for garlic I'd imagine.

 

[badjak]

Your part of the world is rather warm for garlic I'd imagine.

Yep, thats what I think.
Part of the country is fine, but my area is not.
Onions like it here though

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

I start my garlic in there fridge. It gives then there cold spell it needs to start growing.

Then it's free draining soil (no issues with that), plenty of fertiliser (borderline here) and watering (which is where I fail, my soil doesn't hold on to water at all, it's an Aussie thing: it's hydrophobic literally, it repels water. I've been adding organic matter to my soil, but it still needs more. )

 

[Barriehie]

I start my garlic in there fridge. It gives then there cold spell it needs to start growing.

Then it's free draining soil (no issues with that), plenty of fertiliser (borderline here) and watering (which is where I fail, my soil doesn't hold on to water at all, it's an Aussie thing: it's hydrophobic literally, it repels water. I've been adding organic matter to my soil, but it still needs more. )

I do that too with the fridge. It goes in there in a paper bag for 2 months prior to planting.