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Gardening

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3. I live in SE PA, and always plant my garlic in the fall, before Thanksgiving.

Reply to LaydeeBug (Original post)

Thu Mar 30, 2017, 08:44 PM

Mar 2017

I have local gardening friends who always plant in spring. All of us always have good garlic. I'd say the best reason to plant now is that garlic can be pretty unstable in storage, and may not 100% last till fall. So plant it now and let it have its way!

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I have some garlic bulbs...should I wait until Fall to plant them? [View all] LaydeeBug Mar 2017 OP

Depends on where you live. southerncrone Mar 2017 #1

You could plant them now. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2017 #2

I live in SE PA, and always plant my garlic in the fall, before Thanksgiving. enough Mar 2017 #3

Thanks. I am in zone 7b. nt LaydeeBug Mar 2017 #6

I plant them now under certain bushes to prevent aphid infestations wishstar Mar 2017 #4

Nice. Thank you LaydeeBug Mar 2017 #5

You will get bigger, better bulbs if you plant in fall. warmfeet Mar 2017 #7