Grethe, nicknamed Allium sativum
Today I harvested the first garlics. It’s probably the varm dry last month giving an early harvest.
Grethe is a softneck a college of mine have been growing after buying it in a supermarket. I nickname it after her. It’s a garlic of a pure white color, medium size, and worthwhile growing for a white garlic braid. It stores into january. I have been growing it since 2004.
Lorz Italian Allium sativum,
In my garden still small and poorly developed after third season. Now it rest on the kitchentable, waiting for us to eat it. Rejected after three years in the garden.
Hanoi, nicknamed Allium sativum
An extremely small garlic, sent me last year. It was brought home from Hanoi, Vietnam, by a danish tourist last year. The small cloves developed into single clove garlics. First year in the garden.
Frøposen, nicknamed Allium sativum
I had some topsets last year from a danish seedsaver. She originally bought it from a now closed seedcompany Frøposen. I haven’t found the name of this clone. Now the topsets have grown into single clove garlics. First year in the garden.
Bodils kinesisk, nicknamed Allium sativum
Grown from very tiny topsets. The resulting single clove garlics are more or less the size of topsets from other strains of garlic. I had the topsets from a danish seedsaver, who years back bought it as a chines garlic in a french streetmarket. First year in the garden.
June 18, 2008 at 22:35
Are you harvesting now for dried garlic/seed stock? It seems very early to me for this. At least in my old garden my entire harvest was usually in the last two weeks of July or the first week of August.
We’ve been harvesting for fresh eating garlic for more than a month now, and for most varieties the cloves are just beginning to form.
June 19, 2008 at 22:28
I’m harvesting for storing and seed stock. But only as varieties matures. Grethe allways seems to be early, I think you can see the cloves under the scales in the photo. One plant of this variety is still in ground, as it has more green leaves. I count the leaves, when 5 green left, I dig to the bulb to see how well formed they are, and then make my decision. I hope to havest later in future, when my soil hopefully softens from the work of worms. It’s still heavy/allmost concrete hard clay, allthough improved some allready. Most of my garlics still have just started forming cloves. By mid july I usually harvest the latest garlics.
June 21, 2008 at 13:18
Hi I love seeing the pictures of your harvest. Garlic has always been a problem it always seems to rot in the ground when i try growing it.
By the way I meant to leave a comment on your post on Ørestad urban gardens, such a great idea and that they can be moved being on pallets, more spare sites should have these for communities.
By the way I have tagged you on my website, if you wish to join in then great, if not no worries. Thanks Tracey.
June 21, 2008 at 19:26
Hi Tracey.
I did one of these tag-things, so this time I will not join in. Thanks for thinking of me.
I intend to visit Ørestad Urban Gardens now and then, and make a post each time.
Søren.