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    Quote Originally Posted by Bugle M In View Post
    Great stuff Noggin.
    My issue the last 2 years has been (I think) Rust on the leaves.
    So bad in fact that last season all my green onions were infected with it.
    Not sure if it is in the soil (its a community garden) or if it is from over watering.
    But yes, my scapes are out, one or 2 look like they are starting to open up to flower.
    But damn, the leaves look real bad with rust right now.
    So i am not sure what to do.
    Post a picture of this "rust" of which you speak...
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    Re: Garlic Harvest Time!

    Here's the image.
    Don't think its rust, but definitely has taken over and certainly draining the green out of the leaves quicker than it should.
    Happened last year as well.

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    Arrow Re: Garlic Harvest Time!

    Took the liberty of cleaning that picture up a bit so I could make it out a little better:



    That there is a classic case of garlic rust alright.

    Here are a couple links with suggestions on how to deal with it:

    https://www.youngwitness.com.au/stor...t-garlic-rust/

    https://www2.ipm.ucanr.edu/agricultu...d-garlic/Rust/

    https://pnwhandbooks.org/plantdiseas...m-sativum-rust

    If it were me, I'd chop off every single leaf that has it, like now!

    Best of Luck dealing with it!

    Nog
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    Re: Garlic Harvest Time!

    thanks Noggin,

    I decided to pull the garlic as the scapes had rust all over them as well.
    Many of the plots that have garlic at the garden have it.
    Talked to someone else at another garden blocks away said she has rust all over hers as well.
    So bad in fact that when i pulled them out, it was like rusty talcum powder where the leaves attach to the main stem.
    Way worse than last year.
    And yes, started to develop right around the time one would see dramatic growth in the size of the bulbs.
    So they definitely are smaller than i had hoped.
    Definitely not russian garlic size!, although they should be.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bugle M In View Post
    Definitely not russian garlic size!, although they should be.
    Ouch!

    If growing them again, I'd take a hard look at preventative steps before doing so...

    Cheers,
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    Man this Heat Wave sure kicked the garlic into overdrive!
    Already they have shrunk by damn near a third, and the lower leaves are browning up fast.
    Going to be the earliest harvest we have ever done methinks...

    Cheers,
    Nog
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    Re: Garlic Harvest Time!

    Quote Originally Posted by IronNoggin View Post
    Ouch!

    If growing them again, I'd take a hard look at preventative steps before doing so...

    Cheers,
    Nog
    Yup. for sure and appreciated...thanks.

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    Re: Garlic Harvest Time!

    Quote Originally Posted by IronNoggin View Post
    Man this Heat Wave sure kicked the garlic into overdrive!
    Already they have shrunk by damn near a third, and the lower leaves are browning up fast.
    Going to be the earliest harvest we have ever done methinks...

    Cheers,
    Nog
    I am watering the tomatoes twice a day right now!!

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    Between the rather mild winter and the last heat wave, our garlic was ready for harvest yesterday. Earliest it has ever been! I'm OK with that as we will now grow a crop of small turnips in the same bed and they'll have plenty of time to grow to full term.

    You can see that the lower 3/4 of the plants have browned up in the following picture. The plants have shrunk by a foot and a half in size as they matured:


    This is what I look for as to timing the harvest - only a few leaves still green right on top:




    The bulbs were all well formed and we again realized a nice average size. Remember, these are all the product of last year's bulbil plantings - that experiment is paying off very well:





    Sorted, graded and hung up to cure (the window behind them gets shuttered so they do not see much light):



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    After having a 4 foot wall of green screening the BarBee / sitting area, it sure looks barren with only the Bubil producers and a couple of late volunteers:



    Last year's Bubil crop, next year's seed, is doing rather well:



    And this year's Bulbil crop - seed for 2 years down the line, are forming up nicely as well:



    We'll be harvesting those within a couple weeks I'd guess, which besides putting the garlic into the cold room after they cure, will be a wrap for this season's garlic efforts.

    99 in hand again!

    Cheers,
    Nog
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