Posted by DLMKA on February 27, 2015 at 08:54:08 from (107.77.89.21):
In Reply to: Tell Me About Garlic?! posted by Bryce Frazier on February 27, 2015 at 08:34:57:
You need a market for it first. Other than the initial tillage and seedbed prep it's all manual work. You might be able to cultivate with a tractor for weeds.
You aren't planting seeds, can't plant with a conventional drill or planter. You're planting cloves of garlic in the fall and come spring they grow and in July you harvest. Weed pressure reduces yield significantly (bulb size and weight). Disease pressure and insect pressure can wipe you out and keep you from replanting garlic for YEARS. Once you dig the bulbs you need to peel the outer wrapper leaves to get the dirt off, you can't wash it like potatoes. You'll need curing sheds to keep the bulbs drying and laid out in a single layer to prevent mold. Then you can sell. Hire all your friends for hot, tedious work.
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