Growing Garlic

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11 Nov 08 christine bryant (Australia - temperate climate)
I have been growing garlic in north east Victoria for 15years. I grow new Zealand purple and also Russian. I love the flavour of NZ purple and I love the size of the Russian for using in making tomato sauce as it is so big sometimes you only need one clove.So much easier to chop than the other. Nearly every year I get caught with November rain just when I am ready to harvest and lose three quarters of my crop but I think this year I've got it right. I used to grow huge quatities for years but noone ever wanted it so now I am down to just enough for the family.I jar a lot of it in good cold pressed olive oil to have lots for over winter. Any advice needed I'm more than happy to reply cheers chris.
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30 Dec 14 Alison Mahony (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi Chrisitne, My hubby Hugh and I live in Wangandary and are experimenting with raised garden beds with great success. However, we would like to branch out to larger scale crop of garlic. it would be great to chat with you if you dont mind. Alison
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14 Oct 12 Reg (Australia - arid climate)
Hi Cristine I`m a first time grower this season Could you enlighten me with what they mean when they refer to side shooting in garlic, do the shoots grow out the side of the bulb ?I have garlic that is sprouting shoots out the top around the flower stem , have you seen this before? Thanks Reg
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