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    From T@21:1/5 to All on Sun Jun 20 15:10:38 2021
    Hi All,

    When garlic goes "dormant" in the early spring, how
    long does it stay dormant? Is it waiting for fall
    and the weather to cool down?

    And should I water my dormant garlic?

    Many thanks,
    -T

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  • From songbird@21:1/5 to All on Sun Jun 20 22:16:49 2021
    T wrote:
    Hi All,

    When garlic goes "dormant" in the early spring, how
    long does it stay dormant? Is it waiting for fall
    and the weather to cool down?

    eventually it will regrow until it gets too cold
    outside. varies as to exactly when. the garlic i
    grow here will resprout in August or September.


    And should I water my dormant garlic?

    no, let it rest for a few months. it probably
    won't really like the heat anyways.


    songbird

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  • From T@21:1/5 to songbird on Mon Jun 21 18:03:18 2021
    On 6/20/21 7:16 PM, songbird wrote:
    T wrote:
    Hi All,

    When garlic goes "dormant" in the early spring, how
    long does it stay dormant? Is it waiting for fall
    and the weather to cool down?

    eventually it will regrow until it gets too cold
    outside. varies as to exactly when. the garlic i
    grow here will resprout in August or September.


    And should I water my dormant garlic?

    no, let it rest for a few months. it probably
    won't really like the heat anyways.


    songbird


    Well, I got this garlic from Trader Joe's three weeks ago
    of Argentine origin. Planted the big ones. Nothing on
    Wednesday. But Friday, a bunch of 1" to 4" sprouts.
    They seems to like the heat so far. I figure if they
    die, I just buy some more. I do hope TJ's still have
    them in the fall and has not switched back to the
    bland American ones. All the varieties I have planted
    do not like the heat.

    I wonder if since these came from Argentina, if they
    have summer and winter backwards. Hmmmmmm...

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  • From Drew Lawson@21:1/5 to T@invalid.invalid on Tue Jun 22 12:20:29 2021
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    T <T@invalid.invalid> writes:

    Well, I got this garlic from Trader Joe's three weeks ago
    of Argentine origin. Planted the big ones. Nothing on
    Wednesday. But Friday, a bunch of 1" to 4" sprouts.
    They seems to like the heat so far. I figure if they
    die, I just buy some more. I do hope TJ's still have
    them in the fall and has not switched back to the
    bland American ones. All the varieties I have planted
    do not like the heat.

    I wonder if since these came from Argentina, if they
    have summer and winter backwards. Hmmmmmm...

    That is entirely possible. About 10 years ago, I got some mail-order
    iris to expand my color selection. I have no idea where they had
    been grown, but for the first two years the silly plants tried to
    bloom in February (In Ohio).

    --
    Drew Lawson And I know there's more to the story
    I know I need to see more
    I need to see s'more, hear s'more
    feel s'more. I gotta be s'more

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