I did it! I grew Garlic!

Lavender2

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Wow! That is some great information and extensive list of garlic, @Lavendar2. Thanks for the site.

Since my garlic came from the grocery store and I usually braid it, I must presume that I'm growing soft necks. I haven't had any problems with them in South-est, central-est Wisconsin. I do have some other garlic (from bulbils) growing. I would need to check up on the variety. They have been growing there for two years. I am planning to harvest them when they brown down, divide, and replant for a larger crop next spring.

Right now there aren't more than garlic 7-10 plants, all with rather small top growth. I expect the bulbs will still be pretty small.
Well, there, it can be done. Wish you knew what kind it was.
 

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Not to hijack the post, but on the subject of tomato seeds: I have grown Tropic tomatoes for several years and love them. This year, I have a plant that only produces very large tomatoes. Even my son, who very seldom has anything good to say about anything, remarked that the taste was incredible. So, much as I hate to do it, this tomato will be used for seeds, hoping the genes carry over in the seeds.
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Jackb, can you not take the seeds out and still enjoy the tomato? Granted, I wait longer for the seed tomatoes to ripen (and then some) than I do for tomatoes I intend to eat, but I have done both with a few tomatoes having seeds I really wanted.
 

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Jackb, can you not take the seeds out and still enjoy the tomato? Granted, I wait longer for the seed tomatoes to ripen (and then some) than I do for tomatoes I intend to eat, but I have done both with a few tomatoes having seeds I really wanted.
Oh, I absolutely will have a nibble or so from the one being used for seed. :p
 

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@jackb don't give up on softnecks growing here in the northeast. i have 3 types i've been growing a couple years now with some luck. i have Susanville, Transylvanian, and Italian Late that do well for me.
 

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