Fermented Garlic Cloves

Looks perfect! My raised garden beds are full of frangipani, actually my whole yard is. I think I’ll need to start by planting most at my daughters house until I can dig up some frangipani next season. We have the dreaded chilli thrip at my house that destroyed my chilli and herbs. I think my strawberries got too shaded from frangipani.

 

Might also be worth scoping out all things "marinated garlic" and "garlic infused". I have seen plenty of fancy looking olive oils at farmers.markets with garlic cloves and so on in them.

 

As long as it's planted by end of June you'll be right

 

Not really. It's more the tropical climate means one has to select particular tropical species, as they don't have a cold season

 

Great idea! My friend’s mum does a marinated olive and garlic. When I bought one of my rentals there was a tiny self seeded tree growing. Now it’s a massive olive tree full of olives going to waste!

 

Oh yum - easy to pickle olives, but is time consuming (hence meditative). Just don't be to heavy handed on the salt, as I was the first year

 

Sorry for the basic question, but what’s the purpose of fermented garlic over regular? Health benefits?

 

Health - taste (very umami) - and long storage

 

@Lizzie Should I be chucking manure on top? I checked on a few and they have a small root system. The soil is quite sandy though.

 

They are hungry feeders, so even more important with all this leeching rain. And keep most but not wet (Not so important on the east coast atm)

 

Hi Lizzie, what do you think of this planting space and conditions? I only just chucked cow manure on today and I planted in full sun. Do they prefer sun or shade? When would you fertilise again?

 

They are sun lovers. Make sure you keep them well watered and try an all purpose vege garden fertilizer ... perhaps a good few handfuls of the slow release round beads. And mulch!

This is part of my crop (poked in all around the garden) from 4 weeks ago ... planted in late April from last year's crop bulbs ... they'll harvest in another couple of months, although small bulbs tend to harvest earlier. Garlic normally takes 6 months to grow and mature ... and can be rather forlorn the first year, if not acclimatised to your area (I planted some bought from a local fruit vendor and they're looking a bit sad like yours)

 

Thanks! I think mine are about 8 weeks in now and looking sad at my daughters house. A bit yellow. I planted about 6 cloves at my house 10 weeks ago, they are in more fertile soil and about an hour of sun - greener then at my daughters house - if we get warmer weather this week they may get through but they are looking a bit sludgey

 

Mine are in 1/2 metre deep mushroom compost (truck loads of it) over a sandy base, mulched and occasional seaweed watering. And consequently, going from none, to worms as fat as snakes.

Take it as a learning curve for next year ... work to enrich the soil before planting - sunny - mulch - moist but not wet - and plant a little earlier with locally sourced bulbs (or save what you can from this year's crop when it harvests) ... your whole garden will love you for it and rotate with legumes

 

Fantastic, thanks, I will do! The worms at my daughters house are tiny! Definitely needs improvement! We bury our vege scraps at my house. The worms are big but look small compared to yours! Maybe 2/3 the size. We’ve just bought a double compost tumbler. Should help!