Elephant Garlic...can I still plant it?

[wifezilla]

I got some Elephant Garlic from the commissary yesterday. The only problem is I can't get to the commissary without my son (he is a GI...I am not) and he just went to Ft. Riley, KS. His next stop is Iraq Elephant garlic is NOT something I find at the regular grocery stores often. When I do find it it is expensive.

So I have 2 large bulbs. I was thinking of eating one and planting the other.

I obviously missed the fall planting deadline, but how soon can I plant? Does it have to be over 60 daytime temps?

 

[Hattie the Hen]

Plant the cloves in pots indoors for now. Then plant the started plantlets
outside when it gets warmer -- that's what I did last year & I got a good crop.

Good luck & Happy New Year, Wifezilla !


:rose Hattie :rose

 

[wifezilla]

Great idea and happy new year to you too!

Thanks!

(Why didn't I think of that? LOL)

 

[Hattie the Hen]

Hi wifezilla!

I think that often !

That's one of the reasons that we are here -- to remind each other of what we already know........

Happy 2010 !


:rose Hattie :rose

 

[lesa]

I planted my garlic when it was quite cold- Novemberish... I would say if you can still work your ground, you could plant it now. I seem to remember you were snow covered. I put mine in the ground and mulched heavily with straw. You could try a few cloves in pots and a few in the ground. Good luck!