Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[snowflake]

forgot to mention the dog after chicken problem.the electric color also works well, hide in the house and every time they go near a chicken give them a little zap. we have an electric wire around the run, all the dogs have gotten hit by it and they totally ignore the chickens now even if they are out free ranging.
age and scolding's all have an effect. but never trust them out of your sight till they get to understand real well those are your toys and they are not to touch them

 

[gladahmae]

Yeah. That looks like what grows at my parents' house. Flowers pretty in the spring too. It's a type of honeysuckle.

 

[gladahmae]

So. Garlic. When am i supposed to plant this stuff in the fall? August or September?

 

[aart]

So. Garlic. When am i supposed to plant this stuff in the fall? August or September?

Plant in October or November.
Harvest in July...I just pulled mine last week.

 

[Folly's place]

You can't have too much garlic!!! Mary

 

[BigHope888]

Yeah. That looks like what grows at my parents' house. Flowers pretty in the spring too. It's a type of honeysuckle.

Purple flowers, right? No idea what it's called either, my mom told me not to eat it as a kid too.

Plant in October or November.
Harvest in July...I just pulled mine last week.

I think you just convinced me to start a little garlic crop!

 

[bigmrg74]

Poop!! bought a bunch of yogurt cups last night, they were a ten for 10 deal. And then proceeded to leave them out all night on the table. Guess they'll make for some nice chickie treats this week.

 

[aart]

Poop!! bought a bunch of yogurt cups last night, they were a ten for 10 deal. And then proceeded to leave them out all night on the table. Guess they'll make for some nice chickie treats this week.

Oh, they're probably OK.

 

[snowflake]

Plant in October or November.
Harvest in July...I just pulled mine last week.

cool, love your garlic, I never knew how to dry it that looks like a good idea. I have had some in the ground I better go dig it up and see what I got.

 

[aart]

Quote: I harvest a bit different than most folks do, due to lack of space...most folks hang the whole plant in a dry building.
Since I built my coop in the dry building I used to cure garlic in, I do it differently now
Pull it out of the ground and hose it off aggressively with jet setting on nozzle, removing all dirt and any loose 'skins'.
Lay it out on some fencing over night, then once the dew dries off the next day I cut off the stem about 3" from head and trim the roots off.
Then put it in the garage on the chicken wire dealie to cure for a few weeks, keeping it out of the direct sunlight and often use a fan with the garage doors open to keep the stink out and humidity from gathering. 200 heads fresh heads of garlic give off a powerful odor that I am not that fond of. I like garlic but not a lot and have a sensitive sniffer.

You want to harvest when the lower 1-2 maybe 3 sets of leaves on the plant start to die and dry up.
Each set of leaves forms a layer of 'skin' over the head that help 'keep' it well in storage.
If you let it go too long the leaves/skins rot and the cloves are exposed, it's still ok to eat it's just ugly and will not store as well.