Garlic Zone 7/8

Today is the day for planting garlic. This is

a "Thrill Seekers" pack from Easy to Grow Bulbs.

www.easytogrowbulbs.com

Suprisingly, I learned that 75% of the garlic

we buy in the US is grown in ...you guessed...

CHINA, along with everything else they send over.

It's too easy to grow in your backyard to pass this up.

Keep in mind, they haven't been too safety conscious

in China!

The proof is in the pictures!

• separate the large garlic cloves from the large bulb
• plant only the larger cloves 2" deep where they will get plenty of sun
• pointy part of clove upward
• cover, water, then blanket with leaves or mulch
• use the smaller cloves for cooking
• wait!

Good luck with your garlic. At the very least, if you are

not growing your own, make sure your garlic is from

California!

Blessings from the Garden!

ML

November To-Do's

Aside from raking up leaves, blowing twice a day, and

being pelleted by acorns, we do have some work to do!

• plant pansies, snapdragons, sweet allysum, use pansy mate (or miracle gro organic) for fertilizing
• time for tree and shrub planting, too
• divide daylillies, monkeygrass(liriope), blackeyed Susans, hostas to fill in or share with someone
• buy seeds to plant now! hollyhock, larkspur, California poppy for envious bloom in spring
• buy and plant spring flowering bulbs! daffodils, crocus, hyacinths, tulips
• plant amaryllis and narcissus bulbs to force inside- great gifts...
• last chance to cut that basil, put inside in vase until ready to make pesto
• sign up for WreathWorkshop!
• Wake me up, I can't believe there are only 2 weeks to T-Day!

Blessings from the Garden.

ML

Get Busy!

Time has a way of slipping up on me!

According to the UGA calendar for

Vegetable Planting in our area,

we need to put some things in the ground!

(Pictured is early "fall garden" 6 toms,

3 bells, 1 eggplant, sweet potatoes)

As of today, I've not seen any veggie transplants for fall.

Go ahead, look at this list, make your

own list and you will be ready to buy when transplants come in.

Also, check out Johnny's Select Seeds, Seeds of Change,

and Kitchen Garden online. Lowe's on Peach Orchard Rd.

carries a variety of seeds--lettuce, beets, carrots,radish...

Seeds to Buy

beets

carrot

cucumber & squash(no later than 8/31)

lettuce

radish

spinach

turnips

chard

chinese cabbage

Transplants

broccoli

cauliflower

cabbage

collards

kale

mustard greens

Experiment with this list. Check the veggies you like. One source states that 6-12 broccoli plants will be enough for a family. I am starting with 6 plants.

We love beets, I've ordered "golden" beets and regular "red" beets from Johnny's. Play with different varieties of the veggies to add color to your plate this fall/winter!

Here is my list from Johnny's Select Seeds. I wait patiently by the mailbox!

golden beets, ruby red chard, easter egg radish, mokum carrot, de cicco broccoli,

bonsai pak choi, gypsy broccoli

Get Busy!

Blessings from the Garden.

ML