Planting Garlic in North Texas
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- čas přidán 16. 07. 2024
- October is the time to plant garlic in North Texas. You want to have it in the ground 3-4 weeks before first frost, which is usually around mid-November. In this episode, we'll cover all you need to know as we plant a hardneck (Music) and softneck (Early Italian) garlic in the staff vegetable garden at Shades of Green Nursery + Landscape in Frisco, Texas.
#garlic #vegetablegarden #growyourown
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Introduction
00:23 Hardneck vs Softneck
01:31 Bed Prep
03:04 Planting
04:10 Separating Garlic Cloves
04:53 Harvesting & Storing
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Special appearance by Vail, one of our nursery cats.
I just found this channel and I’m super glad! I live local and I’m trying to get better at growing garlic. Thanks for the info!
You're welcome. ;)
Great show, Tim! Thanks for doing it.
I love garlic
Do you water over winter in Texas or wait until spring to start again? Also do you cover with straw? So many say mulch heavy.
Our winters (in North Texas) are fairly wet, so supplemental watering isn't typically needed. However last year we had La Nina (and will have one again this winter), which left us with 7-inches less rainfall than normal. So, some watering is sometimes needed as you don't want the soil & bulbs to dry out. Yes, I do mulch. I use fine shredded hardwood mulch or shredded leaves about 2-inches deep. I'm not a fan of straw because a hard north wind sends it flying. ;-)
Do you have to put the garlic in the refrigerator before planting? If so, for how long?
No. There's no need to refrigerate.
Plant the biggest cloves, eat the small ones.
Do you mulch garlic
I do. I use leaf litter - rake up leaves and shred them with my lawn mower.