tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655100135658823981.post1411510769818889965..comments2023-04-05T00:14:03.981+10:00Comments on Champagne for snails: Garlic fail!Jodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03978697259849411276noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655100135658823981.post-84985627997939055172013-11-25T11:41:04.632+11:002013-11-25T11:41:04.632+11:00mmmm good point Liz! The cold factor was something...mmmm good point Liz! The cold factor was something I hadn't even considered. Just another thing that has the potential to impact a successful harvest. I have been growing soft head garlic. Oh well lets all report back this time next year to see if garlic will be an ongoing additive in the garden.Jodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03978697259849411276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655100135658823981.post-28034129100536758742013-11-24T19:39:47.968+11:002013-11-24T19:39:47.968+11:00Given Bek's comments and my and your experienc...Given Bek's comments and my and your experiences I'm thinking that it has been a bad year for garlic in this part of Melbourne - my theory is that it didn't get cold enough but as I'm frequently wrong...... Did you grow soft neck garlic? I did and perhaps hardneck would have done better. I'm also thinking its a water thing. But then it might be sun too. My bed was pretty dry at times and I think that harmed bulb development. Like Bek I'm going to try one more time - in the bed where I got my best ever whole years worth of garlic harvest a couple of years ago and see if it is all about position. Lizhttp://www.suburbantomato.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655100135658823981.post-82608012134915595032013-11-24T10:48:30.569+11:002013-11-24T10:48:30.569+11:00I feel your pain! My garlic harvest this year was ...I feel your pain! My garlic harvest this year was best I've had, but still pretty average. I likewise gave them lots of feeding (dirty duck pond water in my case) and a reasonably sunny spot. I think variety also made a difference in my case. Like you, I have clay soil so I think next year I will be finding a very sunny spot, giving its lots of manure, digging in some sand to aid drainage and then if I still get a rubbish crop I'm going to retire from garlic growing and just buy it! Bekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02225621037420851059noreply@blogger.com