From: T@invalid.invalid   
      
   On 7/23/19 6:53 AM, songbird wrote:   
   > T wrote:   
   > ...   
   >> It is about four foot long and 14 inches wide.  It   
   >> is about 12 to 14" deep and back filled with peat moss   
   >> and original dirt, plug chicken poop based fertilizer.   
   >>   
   >> The trough itself does drain, but takes hours.   I water   
   >> every other day.   
   >   
   >    that may be too often, maybe twice a week   
   > would be enough or even once a week (depending   
   > upon how well the soil there holds the moisture).   
   >   
   >   
   >> The trench is slightly below ground level so I can water   
   >> and not have it run all over the place.   
   >>   
   >> I have five shallots growing like crazy in it right now.   
   >> This is their second feral year.   
   >>   
   >> Oh and the green onion (scallions) nubs have starting   
   >> growing.  Go figure.   
   >   
   >    :)   
   >   
   >   
   >> The garlic marbles are still dormant.   
   >   
   >    did you plant these recently?   
      
   Two or three weeks ago.  If they come up, I would   
   expect them to show themselves in the spring.   
      
   >   
   >    the garlic here grows almost all year if   
   > given a chance.  the only time it stops is   
   > right after the tops die back in the middle   
   > of the hot summer,   
      
   That is when I harvest them   
      
   > then it will start to   
   > put out roots once there are any rains and   
   > you can see it start growing again in the   
   > fall.  some winters it will stay green under   
   > the snow if there is enough snow cover.   
   > even with the ground freezing solid down   
   > well below the root zone it will still   
   > survive and come back once we get some   
   > warmer late winter/early spring days.   
      
   Mine stays green all winter long.  It is really   
   something to behold green shoots sticking up   
   above the snow.   Gots to get me a few picture   
   of it.   
      
   >    i'm talking about the garlic that is left   
   > in the ground.  the bulbs that i lift and   
   > divide to replant or give away or eat don't   
   > get replanted until Sept/Oct so they won't   
   > do much while in cool dark storage.   
      
   I am thinking of replanting in a few weeks of so.   
      
   Thank you!   
      
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