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10 years ago

last modified: 10 years ago

Here in 6B we have been having many days in the 70's and even an 80 or two. Trees are blooming and stuff is growing. Garlic has been moving since the first of March. Anyway, last night hit 27°, tonight is to hit 24-26°. No doubt something will be nipped. Soil does have some good moisture. Never have mulched through the winter while growing garlic for 11 years, just watered when dry in 6B. I've never had a problem with low temps before, but...what do you think? Growing Chinese White, Bogatyr, Siberian Red, Spanish Roja, Floha and Pyong Vang with a handful of Frog leg shallots.

BTW, in the picture the ropes are a "dog screen". The mesh in the lower left corner is a wind buffer (crop was beat to poop with 5 days of 40+ MPH sustained winds a couple of years ago - gotta love KS).

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kristincarol
10 years ago
Everything is quite early here, too, although temps only into the high 60s to 70. Not getting below 39/low 40s overnight. My early soft necks are as big around as my little finger and the hardnecks are catching up to them (except for Korean Red which has a more delicate neck than the porcelains and always fools me as to when it is ready to yank.) Parsnips I planted in the Fall have beautiful foliage, but do not seem to be forming the gigantic roots the spring planted ones had. Patience, caterpiller.
LoneJack Zn 6a, KC
10 years ago
last modified: 10 years ago
LOL at the 'dog screen'. I have 'dog protection' on the lower shelf of my indoor growing setup to keep my labs from wiping out a whole flat of plants with one wag of the tail. I use a couple old oven racks that I hang from the 2nd shelf by some screws.

I'm crossing my fingers here in KC area too horster. The garlic should be fine at those temps but like you said some new leaves may get nipped a bit. It got down to about 28 here on Saturday morning and is currently 34 on Sunday morning and forecast is for 30 on Monday am. Another cold front predicted around Good Friday with lows in the upper 20s.

I covered my leeks that have been in the ground since March 12 but did not cover my onions and they all look fine so far. The only thing that I have growing that looks like they got nipped a little are some radishes. I can always replant those.

My biggest concern now is the 4 days in a row this week with winds blowing 20+ mph. I am trying to get some broccoli and lettuce hardened off to plant out next weekend and the wind makes it difficult.
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hortster
Original Author
10 years ago
Well, worry for naught. It only got down to 29° last night. My concern was that after softening up with a couple of weeks of 70°+ that a hard freeze might chomp them back pretty hard. Not worried about killing them, just setting them back. Does anyone know what minimum temperatures in spring can zap newly awakened garlic?

Yeah, LoneJack, my retriever is very good about staying out of the garden UNLESS a squirrel or rabbit fires thru there! Then instinct takes over...
LoneJack Zn 6a, KC
10 years ago
Good news that your temps didn't drop too much. It was 30 when I left my house this morning but I imagine it will drop another couple degrees before sunrise. I think temps in the mid teens may nip some leaf tips on spring garlic growth if that temp were sustained for several hours but that would only set it back a little.