Moindreffor wrote:little question
Didier told us about dormancy for garlic, Ok
So we know how to fight against the lifting of dormancy, but precisely this should not be used to program this lifting of dormancy
Let me explain, when we put winter garlic in the ground at the end of October, if we kept it warm, the dormancy will only be lifted after planting, and therefore we will have to wait 3 -4 or even 5 weeks for it to rise and that's when we hear about the risk of rot because at this time it rains
So shouldn't we prepare for this lifting of dormancy upstream, so even if at the end of September early October we can still have beautiful days, put our garlic a little in the fridge, from the end of September, discontinuously, to trigger the lifting of dormancy? and therefore plant garlic at the end of October which only asks to rise, and therefore very quickly have roots and leaves which would cancel the rotting of the pod since at that time we have a plant and no longer a pod
another remark my yellow onions from last year's seedlings have their dormancy which begins to rise the sprouts start to come out, on the other hand for the red onions, which they should be put even later they already have sprouts of 3 or 4cm, I will put them in a cup and keep them sheltered from frost, still -4 ° C last night, otherwise they will be sure they will vernalize
another question where to find the length of dormancy?
I think the best method is to plant several varieties in October / November, and to keep in your collection only those that are successful.