Want to plant garlic and onions in NW FL

[2kidsdad]

Im wanting to put in a garlic and onion bed. Any suggestions on varities / where to get bulbs etc etc would be helpful.. Thanks

[romysbaskets]

Your pm is full but you can pm me if you like.

Also check with the Florida State Extension office, they are quite helpful!

[Paquebot]

Whatever onions you choose must be short-day types. They are all sweet ones but don't store well. 1015Y Texas Supersweet, White Bermuda, and Yellow Granax are 3 which would be widely available down there as plants.

Your best garlic would be any artichokes(softnecks) plus Creole types. Hardnecks such as porcelains, purple stripes, rocamboles, silverskins, and turbans would quite probably disappoint you.

Martin

[Limon]

Sorry to hijack the thread, but I have a similar question for Martin. According the Md. extension service, any variety of softneck or hardneck garlic will do fine here. Did I luck out in living in perfect garlic growing conditions, or is it more a case of they'll produce something? Any recommendations on varieties would be appreciated.

[Paquebot]

Maryland is well within the range where both softnecks and hardnecks do equally well. Thus there are no particular varieties which do better than another. Just pay attention to the variety description. If it normally averages just 1½" and has only 4 or 5 cloves, don't expect to get a 3" bulb with 15 cloves.

Martin

[SquashNut]

I have some that only get 2 cloves, they are huge cloves though.

[Limon]

Ah, that's good to know. I can see what varieties I can find. And wait until the yard reappears and dries out. Considering we've had over a foot of rain recently, that might take a while.