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06 Dec 12 cheryl good (Australia - temperate climate)

plated garlic in april dug up in 2nd week in nov,have noticed with the large bulbs weighing approx .3kg.to .5kg have not formed when i clean them up has anyone with any suggestions what i am doing wrong, thankyou.

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17 Feb 13 DARREN (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Hi I was wondering what type of garlic you planted and where you got it from not all garlic is suited for growing in all areas.Some like cooler areas whereas in brisbane I grow a garlic siuted for my area.I feel this may have been your problem.Try green harvest they have a few variety wich may work better for you.

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06 Dec 12 adam (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

Hi Cheryl. Usually if the garlic is not formed into cloves, it's because the garlic has been dug too early. I usually dig mine once a couple of the leaves have gone yellow, and are clearly dying, but the middle few leaves are still green. The timing is different every year because of rain, dryness etc. This year i planted in March, but had to dig early because some were going mouldy. You just can't tell. Could that have been it.? But you can just eat it as normal. It's the good thhing about garlic, you can eat it no matter what it looks like.

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