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12 Feb 23, marco (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

i went to the farmers markets local ....some stall holders just sell !!! they do not know too much about the product they sell ...i did eventually find a market Gardner grower and we started chatting on garlic .....so i ended up buying italian purple garlic because they have their plot not too far from my local area. nice !! ....elephant garlic is a leek family ..so i picked up them too ....any way if u want to grow local it is worth the trouble to chat with people .at the end the outcome is greater reward when you go home with what u want ...ps,i also ended up with tomato from italy ...so i dry them use the seed ....they smell fantastic ....

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15 Dec 22, Keith Moses (Australia - temperate climate)

I have just purchased some garlic which is sprouting shoots. As it is december in Brisbane, is there any point in planting these cloves?

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29 Jan 23, marco (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

my garlic has sprouted from last year's crop .late december jan .i live on the gold coast .i have no idea if they will be any good . i will let u know in a years time ....haha .

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29 Nov 22, John McKeen (Australia - tropical climate)

Can I grow garlic ( and ginger ) in Darwin- currently it gets from 25- 35 degrees ( in the shade ) humidity 100% - Oct ( wet season- late December the rains come if we are lucky. — Dry season is March and from April to Oct about average 18 degrees at night 28 day - humidity about av 50-60%. If so what varieties and where can I buy them ? Thanks John

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03 Dec 22, (Australia - tropical climate)

It gives you the planting times here for garlic and ginger for the tropics. Buy from nursery or internet.

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16 Oct 22, marco (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

gold coast qld ...harvest my garlic .not great !! yet the garlic i did get makes the whole house smell .that will keep everyone away ..any tips for me for next year thanks ...

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17 Oct 22, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Read the notes here about growing it - plant about late May, plenty of water and good soil.

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23 Oct 22, marco (Australia - tropical climate)

might be not enough water ! thanks

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18 Sep 22, John Downey (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I planted Australian Purple Garlic. Think it's the wrong variety. Grew ok..I think? But has been fairly static for a while. Confusing reading on garlic. Some say plant march and harvest in September.7 months. Most others say it's a 9 month crop. Any advice please. Tia John.

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21 Sep 22, Ruth Lauster (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

Hi John, we have been growing hardneck garlic near Barrington Tops for around 8 Years now, found Tasmanian Purple growing best in our climate (700m above sea level), generally hardnecks grow better in cooler climates as oppose to softnecks, generally its a good idea to try a variety of cultivars to find the one that suits your location best! Penny Woodward is an expert, I refer to her books and this website might help https://www.australiangarlic.net.au/

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