Comments on: growing great garlic http://www.thekitchengarden.co.nz/index.php/2008/06/tips-for-growing-garlic/ organic vegetable gardening courses, growing tips and homegrown recipes. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:18:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Anna http://www.thekitchengarden.co.nz/index.php/2008/06/tips-for-growing-garlic/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Anna Sun, 29 Jun 2008 06:21:24 +0000 http://the14983s1.wagner.2day.com/?p=7#comment-13 Thank you so much for a thorough answer :) I'll mulch. Cheers, Anna Thank you so much for a thorough answer :)
I’ll mulch.

Cheers,
Anna

]]> By: Rachel http://www.thekitchengarden.co.nz/index.php/2008/06/tips-for-growing-garlic/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Rachel Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:11:45 +0000 http://the14983s1.wagner.2day.com/?p=7#comment-16 Hi Anna, The practice of you refer to is sometimes called 'undersowing'. It means growing a green cover crop along with the crop you want to harvest. It's like sowing desirable weeds between the crops. It allows you to grow summer green manures without using a separate space in your garden. The two main reasons to do this are to protect the soil and to add nitrogen to the soil using the roots of a leguminous crop (peas, vetch, alfalfa, clover, lupin). The main disadvantage is that the cover crops compete to some extent with the main crop you're trying to grow. I find with garlic that mulching is very successful at providing soil protection and weed suppression. I mulch once at sowing and again in November. You'll also have a chance to sow a green manure (say lupins) after you've harvested your crop in mid summer to dig in the following spring. Best regards, Rachel Hi Anna,

The practice of you refer to is sometimes called ‘undersowing’. It means growing a green cover crop along with the crop you want to harvest. It’s like sowing desirable weeds between the crops. It allows you to grow summer green manures without using a separate space in your garden. The two main reasons to do this are to protect the soil and to add nitrogen to the soil using the roots of a leguminous crop (peas, vetch, alfalfa, clover, lupin). The main disadvantage is that the cover crops compete to some extent with the main crop you’re trying to grow. I find with garlic that mulching is very successful at providing soil protection and weed suppression. I mulch once at sowing and again in November. You’ll also have a chance to sow a green manure (say lupins) after you’ve harvested your crop in mid summer to dig in the following spring.

Best regards,

Rachel

]]> By: Anna http://www.thekitchengarden.co.nz/index.php/2008/06/tips-for-growing-garlic/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Anna Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:45:36 +0000 http://the14983s1.wagner.2day.com/?p=7#comment-14 Hi Rachel, I've planted some garlic this year and was wondering if I could plant anything over it as a greencover? Any thoughts? Thanks so much, Anna Hi Rachel,

I’ve planted some garlic this year and was wondering if I could plant anything over it as a greencover? Any thoughts?

Thanks so much,
Anna

]]> By: George http://www.thekitchengarden.co.nz/index.php/2008/06/tips-for-growing-garlic/comment-page-1/#comment-15 George Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:00:49 +0000 http://the14983s1.wagner.2day.com/?p=7#comment-15 Find a a good source of locally grown garlic & buy a number of cloves from that source. Save a little more seed garlic each year and build up your planting stock to a sufficient level to last you year round. Garlic acclimatised to your growing conditions works well. Find a a good source of locally grown garlic & buy a number of cloves from that source. Save a little more seed garlic each year and build up your planting stock to a sufficient level to last you year round. Garlic acclimatised to your growing conditions works well.

]]> By: Jo http://www.thekitchengarden.co.nz/index.php/2008/06/tips-for-growing-garlic/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Jo Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:08:42 +0000 http://the14983s1.wagner.2day.com/?p=7#comment-17 As soon as we buy our own house, we will be planting garlic among other things. Thanks for all the helpful info. As soon as we buy our own house, we will be planting garlic among other things. Thanks for all the helpful info.

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