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Title: Plaiting Garlic? You must be joking?
Post by: tim on July 28, 2007, 11:23:29: After 2 periods of 30 min - trying to follow the Garlic Farm's excellent guide - I gave up.

They can just stay in a bunch. And all the others can go into a net!
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Post by: caroline7758 on July 28, 2007, 11:28:52: I'd be happy just to have some decent garlic! :(
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Post by: asbean on July 28, 2007, 11:31:39: A few years ago I bought raffia and followed instructions, it took ages and I never got the hang of it. Now they just go into a net. They did a demo at the farmers' market some time ago, and it looked so easy ... :-[ :-[ :-[
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Post by: MrsKP on July 28, 2007, 11:39:56: i got carried away

(http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l198/missusKP/100_2776.jpg)

;D
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Post by: asbean on July 28, 2007, 11:40:37: WOW - mine never looked like that!
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Post by: MrsKP on July 28, 2007, 11:48:58: as you can see, i've got plenty more to practise with in the background.

;D
Title: Re: Plaiting Garlic? You must be joking?
Post by: tim on July 28, 2007, 12:07:51: Join the club, KP!

Who is it that has a plait as his avatar - how could I forget??

That's what I want!!
Title: Re: Plaiting Garlic? You must be joking?
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on July 28, 2007, 23:09:50: Plaiting it isn't hard, but I'm not bothering this year; I'm just pleased to rescue anything from the floods. It's not coming out in a pretty state.
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Post by: cambourne7 on July 29, 2007, 00:11:51: what variatys have you planted to get such big bulbs?
Title: Re: Plaiting Garlic? You must be joking?
Post by: tim on July 29, 2007, 06:21:09: Those are Solent Wight - my standard variety.

These were the best - Rose Garlic.

All grown in a 2m X 1m raised bed.
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Post by: Robert_Brenchley on July 29, 2007, 09:18:22: Those are a lot better-looking than mine; it's so wet that while the bulb itself is OK, the outer casing is rotting or rotted, and they come out wet and slimy.
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Post by: Deb P on July 29, 2007, 09:51:19: I spent a couple of hours sorting my garlic out yesterday too, but I definitely left them to dry a bit long, the foliage was fragile and wouldn't stand much manipulation! IA few snapped at the base, so I'll have to use them up first.

Managed to get four fat plaits done, should last us until next year!
First year of growing garlic at the lottie, this years harvest is almost twice the size of last years grown at home! Last year I used Garlic Farm bulbs, this year Marco and Germidor from Taylors, both were good stock, I think it is the soil and conditions that have made the difference.
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Post by: djbrenton on July 29, 2007, 10:48:27: Quote from: tim on July 28, 2007, 12:07:51
Join the club, KP!

Who is it that has a plait as his avatar - how could I forget??

That's what I want!!

That would be me!!

This is the guide I followed.

http://www.bloomingfieldsfarm.com/garbrdhow.html
Title: Re: Plaiting Garlic? You must be joking?
Post by: djbrenton on July 29, 2007, 10:49:27: Quote from: Deb P on July 29, 2007, 09:51:19
I spent a couple of hours sorting my garlic out yesterday too, but I definitely left them to dry a bit long, the foliage was fragile and wouldn't stand much manipulation! IA few snapped at the base, so I'll have to use them up first.

Managed to get four fat plaits done, should last us until next year!
First year of growing garlic at the lottie, this years harvest is almost twice the size of last years grown at home! Last year I used Garlic Farm bulbs, this year Marco and Germidor from Taylors, both were good stock, I think it is the soil and conditions that have made the difference.

If the stems are too dry, fold them in a damp cloth to soften them up before plaiting.
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Post by: tim on July 29, 2007, 11:07:09: That's the chap - thanks, DJ.

Yours look better than theirs!!
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Post by: MrsKP on July 29, 2007, 12:43:28: Thanks DJ, I shall give it a whirl.

;D
Title: Re: Plaiting Garlic? You must be joking?
Post by: Deb P on July 29, 2007, 15:10:58: Quote from: djbrenton on July 29, 2007, 10:49:27

If the stems are too dry, fold them in a damp cloth to soften them up before plaiting.

Thanks, I'll remember that for next year! ;D