Zone 9b checking in here. I planted ~50 cloves of Inchelium Red softneck garlic in November/December 2024 after vernalizing them in the fridge for about 30 days. I saved the biggest cloves from a previous successful harvest of this variety. Lately I've been curious about their progress so I pulled up these 6 heads and I am pleased with what I found. It looks like I failed to separate some cloves when planting so they ended up growing closely nested together, but even those ones are a pretty good size despite being dented on one side. I'm excited to pull up the remaining 45 heads to have a year's supply of garlic!
by homoyoudidnt
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Are you give the rest more time? How much if you are? I’m growing my first batch in zone 10b , planted in January. My garlic tops look similar to yours and I’m wondering how much longer? Thanks for the post, it gave me some insight.
Use these as spring garlic! 🤤
You’re pretty close! Where are you? I‘m months away from this point.
Also why did you vernalize your garlic?
Did you fertilize ? Garlic look great.
Dam
Jealousy is hitting hard here. Garlic is my garden nemesis. It should be really simple, but that is the only thing I *can’t* grow.
I still have another 6ish weeks to go on our garlic. But I am raring to get it pulled out.
Daayuum
I’m zone 5, planted indie cloves a few weeks ago, hoping to see some tops. Yours are beautiful, congrats on a healthier heart and even tastier meals!
45 heads is a year’s worth?