Comments for garlic.com.au http://garlic.com.au Tips & Tricks To Grow Your Own Garlic Sun, 23 Oct 2011 23:55:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Problems with Garlic by Randolph http://garlic.com.au/problems-with-garlic/#comment-7 Randolph Sun, 23 Oct 2011 23:55:06 +0000 http://garlic.com.au/dev/?p=40#comment-7 I'm having the same problem as Lisa, its in the ground 1 foot tall and each clove has shot a sprout out the middle. I did use garlic that was from Argentina for seed but I wouldn't think that it would make a difference. I’m having the same problem as Lisa, its in the ground 1 foot tall and each clove has shot a sprout out the middle. I did use garlic that was from Argentina for seed but I wouldn’t think that it would make a difference.

]]> Comment on Problems with Garlic by Rod http://garlic.com.au/problems-with-garlic/#comment-6 Rod Sat, 22 Oct 2011 10:06:44 +0000 http://garlic.com.au/dev/?p=40#comment-6 Hi Lisa, I have the same problem with my Garlic. The clove fronds are all coming up through the top of the stem like grass!!! It appears to be making the stem swell and start to split. Wish I knew why, not happening on all of my plants but about 50%.. I am growing purple garlic mainly as well as some white. Any advice would be greatly appreciated from anyone. .......Please help..... Hi Lisa, I have the same problem with my Garlic. The clove fronds are all coming up through the top of the stem like grass!!!

It appears to be making the stem swell and start to split.
Wish I knew why, not happening on all of my plants but about 50%.. I am growing purple garlic mainly as well as some white.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated from anyone.
…….Please help…..

]]> Comment on Problems with Garlic by James http://garlic.com.au/problems-with-garlic/#comment-4 James Wed, 12 Oct 2011 12:19:16 +0000 http://garlic.com.au/dev/?p=40#comment-4 Maybe all the rain and nitrogen release from the manure has caused a premature development. The plant is trying to reproduce rather than grow. Next year try a more balanced fertiliser, as the chicken pellats will be very high in nitrogen, and cause the tops to grow, but not the bulb underneath. Maybe all the rain and nitrogen release from the manure has caused a premature development. The plant is trying to reproduce rather than grow. Next year try a more balanced fertiliser, as the chicken pellats will be very high in nitrogen, and cause the tops to grow, but not the bulb underneath.

]]> Comment on Problems with Garlic by Lisa http://garlic.com.au/problems-with-garlic/#comment-3 Lisa Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:21:26 +0000 http://garlic.com.au/dev/?p=40#comment-3 Ive been growing garlic 4 many years but something strange has happened this year. We grow on a hill with good drainage. we use well rotted manure and organic chook pellets to fertilise firstly in march, june and end of july. we have had alot of rain this year and havent had to water at all. we rotate our crops every 2 years. Mid July our garlic started sprouting again. Yes, its in the ground 1 foot tall and each clove has shot a sprout out the middle. Ive never seen anything like it. it looks like a ponytail palm with all the tassles out the centre. Its now nearly picking time and instead of picking 1 bulb, we r picking 10 little bulbs all joined together. 2011, the year of the ugly garlic. we grow the purple and i wondered if you knew what caused this to happen. Ive been growing garlic 4 many years but something strange has happened this year. We grow on a hill with good drainage. we use well rotted manure and organic chook pellets to fertilise firstly in march, june and end of july. we have had alot of rain this year and havent had to water at all. we rotate our crops every 2 years. Mid July our garlic started sprouting again. Yes, its in the ground 1 foot tall and each clove has shot a sprout out the middle. Ive never seen anything like it. it looks like a ponytail palm with all the tassles out the centre. Its now nearly picking time and instead of picking 1 bulb, we r picking 10 little bulbs all joined together. 2011, the year of the ugly garlic. we grow the purple and i wondered if you knew what caused this to happen.

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