spamtrap1888 wrote:
> On Aug 2, 7:44 pm, "Jean B." > wrote:
>> George wrote:
>>> On 8/2/2010 5:53 PM, Jean B. wrote:
>>>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>>> "Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
>>>>> ...
>>>>>> Prices of garlic in China are skyrocketing.
>>>>>> http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/worl.../02/2003479382
>>>>>> I remember when Chinese garlic first hit the market here.
>>>>> I try not to buy anything from China. It's easy enough to grow your
>>>>> own garlic in pots on the patio.
>>>>> Jill
>>>> How big a pot does one need, Jill? I wonder if I can just bring it
>>>> inside for the winter.
>>> Not Jill but you leave it out for the winter or at least until it
>>> freezes. Garlic when propagated using bulbs is like other bulbs and
>>> needs freezing to "activate" it.
>> That must be the origin of my thought re its being too late this
>> year. Hmm. I will need to look into the minimum time it needs to
>> freeze.
>>
>> Oh, wait a minute. What about the place in California that has a
>> garlic festival. Gilroy? Would anything freeze there?
>>
>
> Some sites talk about "chilling" rather than freezing, but the UC
> Davis coop extension fact sheets say nothing about chilling
> requirements for garlic.

Sounds like experimentation is in order.

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Jean B.