I pulled my Inchellium and Susanville Garlic yesterday and today and they are Primo with perfect wrappers and nice sized bulbs. Both are soft necked varieties that are a little earlier than the stiff necked types. My corn transplanted well and have really taken off under the row covers tripling in size in 3 weeks or less. My wife picked 3 gallons of Strawberries today and will pick Raspberries tomorrow while I continue to tinker with the drip irrigation here and there.
I may try some garlic in my raised bed after the tomaroes are done. What variety would you suggest I try?
So so soft neck varieties usually mature faster than hard neck types? Is that the main difference between them?
We are finished with our Strawberries - Mainly due to lack of water. We get lots of berries in May early June. We could get more if we irrigated, but we just water enough to keep them alive for next season.
I would really like to put in a cistern. We usually get plenty of spring rain, but always have dry July and August.
This year, our dry season began in May.
Main thing we are collecting right now is wild blackberries. We have loads of bushes in the backyard. We have eaten 2 cobblers already, and I have 5 quarts in the refrigerator for canning or making jelly.