19 October 2018 Preparing Garlic Bed (2018/2019) Posted on October 19, 2018 by Durgan 19 October 2018 Preparing Garlic Bed19 October 2018 Preparing Garlic Bed A 25 by 4 foot area was selected for garlic for the 2019/2019 season. The ground was rototilled last week and is now covered with about 2 to 3 inches of wood chip mulch. This is for some Winter weather protection and to help in retaining moisture during the growing season. Garlic in Zone 5 is planted in the Fall.
20 October 2018 Planting garlic Posted on October 20, 2018 by Durgan 20 October 2018 Planting garlic. 20 October 2018 Planting garlic The garlic bed was planted using the three years cycle; or bulbils, rounds and the final bulb. The routine is first year plant bulbils, second plant the rounds produced from the above bulbils, third years the bulbs produced are often the same size as the conventional method. Anyway plant these for the main crop