"Cement Block Garlic" Grows Big

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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