2 speakers tonight:
Lise - Garlic
- Russian Garlic related to Leek
- Not a garlic - doesn't have aliisein
- This is time to plant - next month too late
- Glen Large
- Soft neck variety in Queensland
- Purple Asian
- Compost
- Twice depth of clove
- Couple of weeks before - put them in the fridge for at least 7 days - 2-3 weeks
- If you don't put them in the fridge they can grow too fast
- Plant in march - beginning of a root phase
- If shoot is half way through clove - then they plant
- 10cm apart
- Bottom down, head up
- Research has proven - difference in germination is 3 days
- Need to test with no-dig
- Water - don't overwater...
- No more watering in Early August.... will then pool energy into the bulb.
- Can leave them in the ground for a while.
- Great herbal recipes with Apple Cider vineger and also in a syrup - good for colds.
- Can plant the stem bulbs as a seed to get to 1 clove the next year.
- Grow mustard between crop
- Rotate
- Comfry Fritters
Neil - Wicking Gardens
- No water restrictions now - but will come a time when we can't water again
- Perlite - natural product, better wicking
- Depends on soil on how long it will stay wet... use a compost soil to hold water better.
- Can also do Seedlings
- Watch Costa show from about 2 weeks ago (SBS)
- Check water level - put a stick in the whole.
Article in this month's newletter - website is http://www.easygrowvegetables.com has some good info
