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    2016 Garlic Harvest And Re-Plant

    A few pics of my entire harvest today. I'm very happy with this year's harvest especially with the Kilnary and the Metechi. I didn't control the weed on the Vietnamese Red and the Romania Red patches so they didn't grow very big this year. After they dry out on the ground a few days, I will...
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    2016 Garlic Harvest And Re-Plant

    Get your garlic seeds (extra large healthy cloves) in the summer from friends, local farms, and/or seed companies. There are many sources on the internet from general seed companies to specialized garlic growers. Prepare the soil bed, plant in the late summer/fall usually in October, and mulch...
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    2016 Garlic Harvest And Re-Plant

    I like to log this year's garlic harvest and re-plant to help newbies to catch on with this passion. Please share your rewards and provide your location, dates, and variety. I am from Eatonville, WA and my entire crop was planted the first week of October 2015. My first harvest of Kilnary and...
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    Garlic growers, hows this years crop?

    Very nice patch. Remove the scapes and do some weeding.
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    Garden location in yard Question

    Backyard Lumberjack is absolutely right. The sun is most important. You can change the soil condition but you can't change the sun condition. As for the pine needles, it's no big deal. They make excellent mulch. We have fir needles which are about an inch long and they are a pain in the rear...
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    Winter Crop

    Garlic seeds are extremely difficult to obtain from now to August. Do the research and start contacting sellers in July. But don't wait until September because they'll be gone. Don't be confused with Garlic seeds because it doesn't have the literal meaning of seeds. Garlic growers refer to...
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    Winter Crop

    You can certainly grow grocery bought garlic but garlic have many types which have different taste and different storage life. If you want to perpetuate any particular type of garlic of your preference, then you will need to grow them at least two seasons to understand their potential. The...
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    Winter Crop

    Sounds like your garlic season is all messed up. You need to read that Garlic thread and start fresh next fall. I'm from western WA and I normally seed mustard greens, collards, leeks, and rutabaga in August for my winter crops. And I seed my shallot and garlic in October. As of now my garlic...
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    Lopi Insert Blower Upgrade?

    That is my SOP up to 3 times per burning season. This is my second Lopi Revere blower in 4 years and it is starting to "behave poorly". I'm thinking the problem is not the motor but the controller because I by-passed the temperature sensor by hardwiring.
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    My Portable Wood Rack

    The old style cinder blocks are uniform on all sides; they don't have the ergonomic flare. I have both styles but I much prefer the old style. Unfortunately they don't make the old style anymore; at least I can't find any from Lowes or Home Depot.
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    My Portable Wood Rack

    I can't because all the racks are not level with respect to each others; they are individually level. So the plank will not sit flat and will collapse.
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    My Portable Wood Rack

    It's free floating. Just the wedge piece between the two bottom 2x4s keep everything spread out to the length of the cinder blocks. The only screws are on the top brace of the vertical 2x4s. But I also cut out some shallow notches for extra support.
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    My Portable Wood Rack

    I like to share with you guys my portable wood rack composed of 3 cinder blocks, 6 pieces of 2x4, 4 screws, and some scrap 2x4 for spreaders & wedges. Here are some pics, it should be self explanatory. I only use a couple of screws on the top spreader. The base wedges at the ends are just...
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    Kindling Axe/Hatchet

    066blaster, I have a buttload of cedar and need to use them up. Maybe sell some even. I may need to hand split a bunch of 16" cedar kindling that's why I started this thread hoping to get some info on the baddest kindling axe.
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    Kindling Axe/Hatchet

    I like to hear what you guys got for a high quality kindling axe or hatchet. I've been eyeballing a few Japanese and Gränsfors. Not interested in Fiskars because I have a couple and want to go to something of higher quality.
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    Persimmon Growers

    Here is a YouTube from Georgia.
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    Persimmon Growers

    You have nearly an unlimited option compared to western Washington. I am sure your local nurseries can help you out.
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    Persimmon Growers

    That's only valid for the astringent type. My Saijo is the astringent type and they are wonderful balls of honey right now. There are 4 types of persimmons, astringent, non-astringent, pollination-variant, and pollination-constant. Of all the fruit trees I have, persimmons are the most...
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    Persimmon Growers

    Let's talk about persimmons. I live in Western Washington and have a few varieties of Asian Persimmons. I have Saijo, Great Wall, Izu, and Coffee Cake. This fall I have my first successfully ripen crop of Saijo and Izu and I am expecting to see a full crop of all 4 next year. So what you guys...
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    Winter Crop

    Let's talk about your winter crops. I current have these crops in the ground: German Giant Garlic, Bogatyr Garlic, Metechi Garlic, Romanian Red Garlic, Vietnamese Red Garlic, Turkish Giant Garlic, Lortz Italian Garlic, Kilnary Garlic, French Grey Shallot, Champion Collards, Red Ruffled Kale...
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