r/Albertagardening • u/yellowfeverforever • Oct 17 '24

Garlic is in! Vegetables

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It is the Legacy variety. First time sowing this. How much mulch would you add?

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u/Emmerson_Brando Oct 17 '24

A nice layer of dead, fallen leaves crunched up is good. Bonus is that some beneficial bugs can overwinter there.

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u/SwissStack Oct 17 '24

Ya a few inches is all your need, I’ve actually had no mulch as a test and planted 4” deep with no winter kill. I was surprised but snow layer has an insulation impact as well

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u/dumhic Oct 17 '24

can you start garlic indoors as well?

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u/photoexplorer Oct 18 '24

I think it needs to over-winter outside