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8A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL Sseptember 2, 2015 Getting your garlic on: Area youngsters get to 'Shop with a Cop' A primer on planting, growing and harvesting BY KIM POKORNY OSU Extension Service Fall is approaching, but don’t put away your hoe and gardening gloves just yet. The best time to plant garlic is from Sep- tember through November. Garlic roots develop in the fall and winter, and by early spring they can sup- port the rapid leaf growth that is neces- sary to form large bulbs, said Chip Bubl, a horticulturist with Oregon State Uni- versity’s Extension Service. What type of garlic should you plant? Some gardeners like to grow top-setting garlic, also called hardneck. Common hardneck types include Korean, Dujan- ski, Siberian, Music, Chesnock Red, German Red and Spanish Roja. These varieties produce tiny bulblets at the end of a tall fl owering stalk in addition to a fat underground bulb of cloves. Softneck garlic, on the other hand, rarely produces fl oral stems and tends to grow bigger bulbs because energy isn’t diverted to top-set bulblets. Softneck va- rieties include Silverskin, Inchelium Red, California Early and California Late. Some enthusiasts say hardneck garlic has a richer, more pungent fl avor than non-fl owering types, but not all garden- ers agree, Bubl said. Both can be har- vested in early spring like green onions and sautéed as a side dish. Or you can al- low them to mature until mid-July when they become a bulb with cloves. Another type, elephant garlic, is actu- ally a type of leek that produces large, mild-tasting cloves – usually fewer per bulb than the true garlics. Bubl offers the following tips for growing garlic: Lime the soil if you haven’t done so recently. Before planting cloves, work a couple tablespoons of 5-10-10 complete fertilizer, bone meal or fi sh meal into T hirty law enforcement offi cers, representing all local police agencies, took 30 pre-selected chil- dren shopping for back-to-school supplies on Wednesday, Aug. 12 at the Target store in Springfi eld. Police K9-offi cers and Scruff Mc- Gruff, the nephew of McGruff the Crime Dog, were also in attendance. “Shop with a Cop for School Sup- plies” is an annual program coor- dinated by Sisters in Law, a law en- forcement offi cers’ wives nonprofi t group. Police agencies represented include Eugene Police Department, Lane County Sheriff’s Offi ce, Oregon State Police, Cottage Grove Police Department and Springfi eld Police Department. “This is a unique opportunity for children from disadvantaged circum- stances to go school supply shopping with a law enforcement offi cer,” said Haley Martin, Sisters in Law presi- dent. 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In heavier soil, plant it in raised beds that are two to three feet wide and at least 10 to 12 inches tall. Garlic has well-devel- oped root systems that may grow more than three feet deep in well-drained soil. Plant cloves root side down, two inches deep and two to four inches apart in rows spaced 10 to 14 inches apart. Space el- ephant garlic cloves about six inches apart. Garlic can be lightly mulched to improve soil structure and reduce weeds. A single 10-foot row should yield about fi ve pounds of the fragrant bulbs. Fertilize garlic in the early spring by side dressing or broadcasting with blood meal, pelleted chicken manure or a synthetic source of nitrogen. Just be- fore the bulbs begin to swell in response to lengthening daylight (usually early May), fertilize lightly one more time. Weed garlic well, as it can’t stand much competition. Garlic is rarely damaged by insects. Most years, you won’t need to water unless your soil is very sandy. If May and June are very dry, irrigate to a depth of two feet every eight to 10 days. As mid-June approaches, taper off the watering. Remove the fl oral stems as they emerge in May or early June from hardneck va- rieties to increase bulb size. Small stems can be eaten like asparagus, but they get more fi brous and less edible as they ma- ture. Don’t wait for the leaves to start dying to check for maturity. Sometimes garlic bulbs will be ready to harvest when the leaves are still green. The best way to DAILY BLOODY LUNCH MARY BAR & DINNER SIUNDAYS • 12-8PM S L A I C E SP NEW HAPPY HOUR Now open for breakfast on Saturday and Sunday starting @ 7:00am 4 big screen tvs, watch all the Duck and Beaver games Homemade soups, fresh cut deli meats, 1/3 pound hamburgers (local beef) Ask your sales representative about placing your restaurant ad here. 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