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31 Dec 08, Ben Knox (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

Gday, we live right up the mountain end of the Ovens Valley,N.E. Vic and have just harvested our first galic crop, fully organic. Its a good one! We grew tommies, capcicums, eggplants and corn in that patch last summer and are thinking to do a green manue crop like clover instead of more vegies then letting it rest for the winter. Wondering if this is the best way to go. Our soil is some of the finest untouched flood plain soil you will ever see, is well drained, full of worms and grubs, well mulched and completly clean. What are the thoughts of our fellow organic growers? Have a great day and happy new year to you all. Ben and Katie.

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03 Jan 09, Cooper (Australia - temperate climate)

Jodie - a local producer here in the Uppper Hunter is growing organic garlic and selling online - google the name 'Patrice Newell Garlic'. Happy hunting.

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04 Jan 09, Maureen (Australia - temperate climate)

I don't want to buy bleached Chinese garlic & can't find Aussie kind so have decided to grow some, if I plant the bleached Chinese bulbs will the toxic chemicals transfer to the new garlic while growing?

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17 Jan 09, Barbara Burnet (Australia - temperate climate)

My organic Australian Golden Garlic this year, is beautiful. Very hot & sweet .Will have some extra for seed. ' 'The Pearls of Life.' Delicious.Loves cold dry organic soil.and regular watering.

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15 Feb 09, rob (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

can you grow aussie garlic in qld

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14 Jul 12, swany (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

hi, im from cooloola cove qld. i planted garlic, onion and leeks in april, all looks very good, but went away for three weeks and the beds have now been taken over by weeds. to many to weed out by hand. what can i spray on them.

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29 Jun 14, (New Zealand - temperate climate)

We have just stated using sugar cain mulch and that is working.

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28 Feb 09, Ian C. Purdie (Australia - temperate climate)

Chinese Garlic? - don't even think about it. Complete waste of time. Where to buy Garlic? - There is one organisation on line if you Google "seed garlic+au". The price will shock you though. Over $5 a bulb before P&P. I suggest Woolworths or Coles and specifically look for "Australian Garlic". Not ideal but... Growing Garlic? - Plant only Australian bulbs March / April and harvest throughout November. NSW Government has a nice PDF file which is a big help. Google "planting garlic+au"

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02 Mar 09, alan (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

wendy in ballarat - be careful of the botulism toxin because cooking and eating botulism will see you paralised. i would recheck your info.

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13 Mar 09, Barbara Burnet (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

This year 2009 has been very hot and dry. In past have always planted my beautiful organic "Pearls of Life ' around the first full moon in April.This year will wait for the first big rains and then plant immediately. Prepare soil now with good spread of blood and bone and garden lime. Select best garlic bulbs for planting whithin next 6 to 8 weeks. This garlic is first farlic of the season. Usually ready by mid October.

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