Comments on: Garlic golfball http://www.adekun.com/blog/garlic-golf-ball Enjoying the sights, sounds and smells of first-time parenthood. Progress on the organic vegetable garden and other ramblings of a gaijin in Japan's least populous prefecture. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:18:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: adekun http://www.adekun.com/blog/garlic-golf-ball#comment-151 adekun Mon, 20 Aug 2007 09:05:39 +0000 http://blog.adekun.com/2007/08/garlic-golf-ball#comment-151 For me, being able to grow it (and eat it) has been so satisfying and yet it’s just garlic. Something is amiss, somewhere. For me, being able to grow it (and eat it) has been so satisfying and yet it’s just garlic. Something is amiss, somewhere.

]]> By: Meg Wolff http://www.adekun.com/blog/garlic-golf-ball#comment-152 Meg Wolff Sun, 19 Aug 2007 12:52:12 +0000 http://blog.adekun.com/2007/08/garlic-golf-ball#comment-152 I LOVE these beautiful photos of garlic and this site! Meg Wolff I LOVE these beautiful photos of garlic and this site! Meg Wolff

]]> By: Patrick http://www.adekun.com/blog/garlic-golf-ball#comment-154 Patrick Mon, 13 Aug 2007 20:17:42 +0000 http://blog.adekun.com/2007/08/garlic-golf-ball#comment-154 Here single clove garlic is sold in stores sometimes, as a very special and expensive gourmet item. Of course to me it's just garlic that didn't grow right. It just all depends on what you want and what grows easily... Here single clove garlic is sold in stores sometimes, as a very special and expensive gourmet item. Of course to me it’s just garlic that didn’t grow right. It just all depends on what you want and what grows easily…

]]> By: adekun http://www.adekun.com/blog/garlic-golf-ball#comment-153 adekun Mon, 13 Aug 2007 08:14:24 +0000 http://blog.adekun.com/2007/08/garlic-golf-ball#comment-153 I go along with that. I reckon some of the garlic should have been left in the ground rather than taking it all at once. Holding out for October for another bash. I go along with that. I reckon some of the garlic should have been left in the ground rather than taking it all at once. Holding out for October for another bash.

]]> By: Søren http://www.adekun.com/blog/garlic-golf-ball#comment-150 Søren Fri, 10 Aug 2007 19:56:27 +0000 http://blog.adekun.com/2007/08/garlic-golf-ball#comment-150 What a huge single clove. If I knew how to, I would certainly grow a few of them every year. Somewhere I saw it suggested, that chinese make an early harvest in march to produce single garlic. In that case, it's maybe not a question of a cold spell, but rather a question of how long time the garlic has to mature. Short time to mature means more single cloves, long time to mature allows for splitting into cloves. It's just another theory :-) What a huge single clove. If I knew how to, I would certainly grow a few of them every year.
Somewhere I saw it suggested, that chinese make an early harvest in march to produce single garlic. In that case, it’s maybe not a question of a cold spell, but rather a question of how long time the garlic has to mature. Short time to mature means more single cloves, long time to mature allows for splitting into cloves.
It’s just another theory :-)

]]> By: adekun http://www.adekun.com/blog/garlic-golf-ball#comment-149 adekun Tue, 07 Aug 2007 14:27:31 +0000 http://blog.adekun.com/2007/08/garlic-golf-ball#comment-149 <p>I think most people are of the opinion October is the best time to plant garlic. However, you don't often get to see the results laid out like that. The trials make interesting reading as does the rest of the blog... Thanks for that.</p> I think most people are of the opinion October is the best time to plant garlic. However, you don’t often get to see the results laid out like that. The trials make interesting reading as does the rest of the blog… Thanks for that.

]]> By: Patrick http://www.adekun.com/blog/garlic-golf-ball#comment-148 Patrick Mon, 06 Aug 2007 16:10:07 +0000 http://blog.adekun.com/2007/08/garlic-golf-ball#comment-148 Have you seen the recent post on 'In the Toads Garden'? http://toads.wordpress.com/2007/08/05/when-to-plant-your-garlic/ It would seem to confirm what Celia said about a cold spell being needed. Have you seen the recent post on ‘In the Toads Garden’?

http://toads.wordpress.com/2007/08/05/when-to-plant-your-garlic/

It would seem to confirm what Celia said about a cold spell being needed.

]]> By: Celia http://www.adekun.com/blog/garlic-golf-ball#comment-147 Celia Fri, 03 Aug 2007 09:32:08 +0000 http://blog.adekun.com/2007/08/garlic-golf-ball#comment-147 Excellent strawberry crop this year! the best we've ever had. (but probably nothing to do with the garlic) Excellent strawberry crop this year! the best we’ve ever had.

(but probably nothing to do with the garlic)

]]> By: adekun http://www.adekun.com/blog/garlic-golf-ball#comment-146 adekun Fri, 03 Aug 2007 04:35:30 +0000 http://blog.adekun.com/2007/08/garlic-golf-ball#comment-146 It seems to be the only one. We had half yesterday and surprisingly it wasn't pungent. Although the others were more darker, they are not as black as those featured in a supermarket leaflet. I'll give it another go in October. No garlicky strawberries Celia? It seems to be the only one. We had half yesterday and surprisingly it wasn’t pungent. Although the others were more darker, they are not as black as those featured in a supermarket leaflet. I’ll give it another go in October.
No garlicky strawberries Celia?

]]> By: Celia http://www.adekun.com/blog/garlic-golf-ball#comment-145 Celia Thu, 02 Aug 2007 15:59:38 +0000 http://blog.adekun.com/2007/08/garlic-golf-ball#comment-145 I've always understood that garlic needs a spell of cold weather after planting the cloves to trigger the splitting into multiple cloves. But would that explain only some making a single giant clove? Some of my last year's garlic got left in the ground and as the row was near the strawberry bed they got mulched with straw and had net put over the top. Last week I remembered them - but there was no sign! I dug into the ground and uneathed about 8 large bulbs - the damp soil had rotted the skin away but not they are dry the garlic cloves are very plump and good. I’ve always understood that garlic needs a spell of cold weather after planting the cloves to trigger the splitting into multiple cloves. But would that explain only some making a single giant clove?

Some of my last year’s garlic got left in the ground and as the row was near the strawberry bed they got mulched with straw and had net put over the top. Last week I remembered them - but there was no sign! I dug into the ground and uneathed about 8 large bulbs - the damp soil had rotted the skin away but not they are dry the garlic cloves are very plump and good.

]]> By: Patrick http://www.adekun.com/blog/garlic-golf-ball#comment-144 Patrick Thu, 02 Aug 2007 06:19:51 +0000 http://blog.adekun.com/2007/08/garlic-golf-ball#comment-144 I've seen this happen before, especially with elephant garlic. Usually you can still plant the single clove and get a normal bulb the following year... I don't know why this happens. Like you said maybe water? Maybe weeds? I’ve seen this happen before, especially with elephant garlic. Usually you can still plant the single clove and get a normal bulb the following year…

I don’t know why this happens. Like you said maybe water? Maybe weeds?

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