Comments on: Poor garlic http://www.adekun.com/garden/poor-garlic 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. Sat, 04 Sep 2010 08:18:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: adekun http://www.adekun.com/garden/poor-garlic/comment-page-1#comment-866 adekun Thu, 26 Feb 2009 04:22:22 +0000 http://www.adekun.com/?p=684#comment-866 George, I'm familiar with the story, but not the book or how it affects Japan. Something I do want to delve into is apiculture. I was fortunate enough to spend a summer in the UK pottering about with some old-timers. It was fantastic. All my garb is here. I guess I'll have to wait until I can escape the city... George, I’m familiar with the story, but not the book or how it affects Japan.
Something I do want to delve into is apiculture. I was fortunate enough to spend a summer in the UK pottering about with some old-timers. It was fantastic. All my garb is here. I guess I’ll have to wait until I can escape the city…

]]> By: George Africa http://www.adekun.com/garden/poor-garlic/comment-page-1#comment-864 George Africa Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:00:20 +0000 http://www.adekun.com/?p=684#comment-864 Hello Adekun; Just found your blog. I was interested in anything from Japan after attending a lecture Sunday. The author was introducing his book on bees and said the book, Fruitless Fall, is becoming popular in Japan. I was interested in the comment and in what's going on there. George Africa Hello Adekun;
Just found your blog. I was interested in anything from Japan after attending a lecture Sunday. The author was introducing his book on bees and said the book, Fruitless Fall, is becoming popular in Japan. I was interested in the comment and in what’s going on there.

George Africa

]]> By: adekun http://www.adekun.com/garden/poor-garlic/comment-page-1#comment-860 adekun Fri, 13 Feb 2009 23:26:10 +0000 http://www.adekun.com/?p=684#comment-860 No hard freezes yet. I spoke to the lady in the adjoining plot yesterday. Despite all the tending and extras their onions aren't much better. They do have a lot less weeds. The weather is certainly changeable; I spent a couple of days digging, it was really warm. Finding it's all to easy to throw in the trowel and think about the next season. No hard freezes yet. I spoke to the lady in the adjoining plot yesterday. Despite all the tending and extras their onions aren’t much better. They do have a lot less weeds.
The weather is certainly changeable; I spent a couple of days digging, it was really warm.

Finding it’s all to easy to throw in the trowel and think about the next season.

]]> By: A.T. Hagan http://www.adekun.com/garden/poor-garlic/comment-page-1#comment-859 A.T. Hagan Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:04:15 +0000 http://www.adekun.com/?p=684#comment-859 We've had three hard freezes in my part of Florida so far this year which is making my onions look pretty bad. They probably aren't going to keep well either. Alliums will take a certain amount of cold, but there's a limit it seems. Especially if it's a sudden and deep freeze. The original Stoics were all gardeners. .....Alan. We’ve had three hard freezes in my part of Florida so far this year which is making my onions look pretty bad. They probably aren’t going to keep well either.

Alliums will take a certain amount of cold, but there’s a limit it seems. Especially if it’s a sudden and deep freeze.

The original Stoics were all gardeners.

…..Alan.

]]> By: adekun http://www.adekun.com/garden/poor-garlic/comment-page-1#comment-857 adekun Tue, 10 Feb 2009 13:55:07 +0000 http://www.adekun.com/?p=684#comment-857 Had to look up nozawana. Perhaps takana and shungiku are more popular here. No ideas on the effect of snow. Against what you put, could be the difference in height of the stems that made the difference. Alongside a lack of compost, it might be that I'm finding the same thing happen. An unexpected cold snap. It happened in May too. There's always next year. We got given a load of hakusai which is being turned into kimchi. :D Had to look up nozawana. Perhaps takana and shungiku are more popular here.
No ideas on the effect of snow. Against what you put, could be the difference in height of the stems that made the difference.
Alongside a lack of compost, it might be that I’m finding the same thing happen. An unexpected cold snap. It happened in May too. There’s always next year. We got given a load of hakusai which is being turned into kimchi. :D

]]> By: Kevin http://www.adekun.com/garden/poor-garlic/comment-page-1#comment-856 Kevin Tue, 10 Feb 2009 13:23:35 +0000 http://www.adekun.com/?p=684#comment-856 Would the garlic grow under the snow, do you know? I wish we had planted ours, but somehow we just missed the opportunity. It never freezes after a good snow-cover (snow is a great insulator) so we don't have to worry about that, but the sunlight might be an issue. Just before winter we can plant nozawana, cabbage, carrots and daikon. The problem is that they have to grow to full size before the snow - after snow they don't die, but they don't get any bigger. Assuming they are planted early enough before the snow, we can harvest them first thing in the spring to have fresh veggies while our spring vegetables are still growing. I suppose it is the same for garlic...? Would the garlic grow under the snow, do you know? I wish we had planted ours, but somehow we just missed the opportunity. It never freezes after a good snow-cover (snow is a great insulator) so we don’t have to worry about that, but the sunlight might be an issue. Just before winter we can plant nozawana, cabbage, carrots and daikon. The problem is that they have to grow to full size before the snow – after snow they don’t die, but they don’t get any bigger. Assuming they are planted early enough before the snow, we can harvest them first thing in the spring to have fresh veggies while our spring vegetables are still growing. I suppose it is the same for garlic…?

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