garlic time

I planted my garlic and onions a bit late this year, so, what should I look for to know when the garlic is ready to pull?

When about half the leaves have turned brown, it's ready. Any later, and you won't have as good wrappers (which are the bottoms of the leaves). At that point, it won't grow any bigger anyway.

OK, Thanks! Last time I checked, everything was still green, so, I'll keep an eye on them.

Is it the same way with onions?

Onions, IIRC, you wait for the tops to fall over, then pull and dry in the sun. Sun is bad for garlic, though...I hang mine in an open shed to cure for a few weeks.

ok thanks for the info.

Thanks! Great info.

How soon will you replant? (I am about to harvest too. Well the remaining ones -- I couldn't wait!)

I've been harvesting cucumbers, purple hull peas and another black-eyed pea, hot peppers, and I'm waiting in anticipation for our first ghost peppers to ripen!! The habaneros have baby peppers on them, now, but once they start doing that they seem to turn into weeds as far as producing peppers.

T wrote: ...

it depends upon your area's bulb feeders. in my area nothing bothers garlic so i can replant right away (it naturally starts regrowing roots in a short while after the bulbs have formed) but you can wait up until about when the ground freezes if you have critters that try to eat all your bulbs.

in such a hot and arid climate you might also be better off waiting until nearer to the wet season to replant.

those are my thoughts. :)

i actually pulled the garlic up a little bit early, but i had time to do it yesterday before i had to do some other things. the bulbs are nicely done and i didn't have to scrape the clay off so i'll be happy with them. looks like a nice harvest... :)

songbird

Garlic from the garden. What a treat! Proof God loves us (not beer). :-)

It is really hot right now. In six weeks, it will be back to moderate. I will wait till then.