Garlic Planter

[Rondalw]

Does anyone know of or have plans for a homemade garlic planting implement? I have increased my garlic planting plans for next year and hand planting would be really tough.

 

[weavertg14543]

In the same boat. I have seen on Pinterest guys take an old lawn roller and weld for lack of a better word "plugs" like every 6 inches or so and they roll them around. I don't know if there is water or weight in them I think it would need it.

 

[CADplans]

The Russians have cornered the market on home made potato planters,,
I am sure one of those could be adapted to garlic,,,''

Spedo Potato Planter available at Everything Attachments - YouTube
Home made quad towable potato planter - YouTube
Two row potato planter - YouTube

This one looks "DIY"

 

[weavertg14543]

garlic planter - Google Search

 

[CADplans]

 

[rd_macgregor]

A few years ago I made a hand-held multi-dibble which made holes for six cloves at a time. Since I only plant a couple of hundred cloves now, I just do it all by hand, one at a time. I'm expecting to harvest this weekend.

For a large plot, a mechanical planter would be nifty, eg, Garlic Planters

 

[CincyFlyer]

Is someone expecting a breakout of vampires?

 

[MJO63]

Garlic is one of my favorite herbs I even eat crushed when I have a cold.

 

[alysonsdad]

Is someone expecting a breakout of vampires?

I was wondering the same thing

 

[Sawyer Rob]

I dug a little garlic yesterday,

SR

 

[CalG]

Knowing your acreage requirement would better tune the responses.

 

[rd_macgregor]

I dug up my garlic patch yesterday...around 200 bulbs. These should last us 'til next summer. In another month or so, I'll be planting next year's garlic crop, using maybe 30-40 of this year's best bulbs.
The temp got down to 4 C last night, so first frost can't be too far off (this is 'way early, though...where is global warming when you need it?).

 

[Sawyer Rob]

I'll be planting mine again soon, too... I dig mine a little at a time, as we need it, then finally dig what's left... I just don't take the time to dig it all at once...like I SHOULD!

My garlic was started by my dad about 50 years ago, so the varieties are now all mixed up and I "for the most part" can't tell one from the other, no matter, it's just for the family anyway and no one complains... lol

I've thought about buying some certain variety and get it started again, but why bother?

SR

 

[cqaigy2]

September is when we plant for the winter crop. August is drought time.

 

[ArtMech]

Don't know if it'll make sense, but the following YouTube channel may serve as an idea.
Garmach - mechanisation of garlic growing
- YouTube

The company "Garmach": Garmach - Garmach - machinery for growing garlic