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|    songbird to All    |
|    Re: garlic watering?    |
|    12 Oct 25 09:14:21    |
      From: songbird@anthive.com              T wrote:       > Hi All,       >       > I go my garlic bed cleared out and replaced with organic       > local top soil. And I got my garlic in. I watered       > them in but good.       >       > Question: How often should I be watering them through       > the winter with this cold weather?               it depends upon how much rains/snows you get and       if it gets dry otherwise. pretty much just don't let       it dry out completely, but that should be a challenge       if it is planted deeply enough and the soil holds some       moisture. you don't want it to rot and you don't want       it to go bone dry down deep enough that the roots die       off and they have to regrow for spring.               if you watered them in that might be enough until       spring - it just depends upon what you get for rains       and snow cover.                      songbird              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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