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"Cement Block Garlic" Grows Big
If you want to grow bigger-than-usual garlic, try growing it inside cement blocks, suggests Ted Cole of Fort Bragg, Calif., who recently sent FARM SHOW photos of the system he uses.
"I grow garlic in blocks set side by side in rows," says Cole. "First I lay 1/4-in. hardware cloth under all the blocks to keep
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Cement Block Garlic Grows Big CROPS New Techniques If you want to grow bigger-than-usual garlic try growing it inside cement blocks suggests Ted Cole of Fort Bragg Calif who recently sent FARM SHOW photos of the system he uses I grow garlic in blocks set side by side in rows says Cole First I lay 1/4-in hardware cloth under all the blocks to keep gophers from tunneling up under them and then I sprinkle about 1/8 of a cup of gypsum in the bottom of each block Then I mix compost with blood meal peat moss phosphorous potash and a little cow manure I fill the blocks with this mixture and then plant one clove into each of the holes in the block about 1 to 1 1/2 in deep As the compost settles from watering I keep it topped off with more of the mixture I ve found that garlic and raspberries grow well together so you might think about planting them close to each other Then water and wait and be surprised at harvest time Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Ted Cole P O Box 871 Fort Bragg Calif 95437 oceanspromises@toast net
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