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Gardening

warmfeet

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7. You will get bigger, better bulbs if you plant in fall.

Reply to LaydeeBug (Original post)

Fri Mar 31, 2017, 08:37 PM

Mar 2017

That being said, your garlic may not be viable if you wait until fall. The timing for garlic planting and harvesting is a bit unusual compared to other plants. I always plant in October and harvest in July. I save some of my July harvest to plant three months later. I am in zone 4b, but the recommended fall planting, I think, applies just about everywhere. You could also plant now and let the plants remain in the ground until July 2018. If you do this, you may want to research overwintering garlic techniques. It can be done, and it may bring you back on schedule.

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I have some garlic bulbs...should I wait until Fall to plant them? [View all] LaydeeBug Mar 2017 OP

Depends on where you live. southerncrone Mar 2017 #1

You could plant them now. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2017 #2

I live in SE PA, and always plant my garlic in the fall, before Thanksgiving. enough Mar 2017 #3

Thanks. I am in zone 7b. nt LaydeeBug Mar 2017 #6

I plant them now under certain bushes to prevent aphid infestations wishstar Mar 2017 #4

Nice. Thank you LaydeeBug Mar 2017 #5

You will get bigger, better bulbs if you plant in fall. warmfeet Mar 2017 #7