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Garlic in Newfoundland
Hardneck types handle cold winters well. Mulch after planting.
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- Suitability for Newfoundland
- Cool-season — well suited
- Indoor seed start
- Not usually needed
- Transplant / sowing
- Plant in fall
- Frost tolerance
- Tolerates light frost
- Days to harvest
- 240–280 days
- Sunlight
- Full sun (6+ hrs)
- Spacing
- 15 cm apart
- Wind
- Handles wind well
- Containers
- Better in beds
- Greenhouse
- Not needed
Common problems here
- Rot in waterlogged soil
Varieties that make sense for a short season
- Hardneck types
Harvest
Mid-summer when lower leaves brown.
Will garlic work in your garden?
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