CorabethGodsey said: Lots of new varieties of tomatoes and peppers for our garden this year. Concentrating on drying chilis this year. Aji Colorado, De Arbol, Pasilla Bajio. Also Fish pepper. Fat Frog Sweet Sister Sunny are some of the new tomatoes I am trying.
Those leeks look interesting, I'm keen to hear how they do for you.
Godspeed @Weedwhacker. I tried some cold strat seeds last year (gentian and blueberry) and it was just an epic fail. I'm thrilled you have some sprouts already!
sallyg said: ... Trying to grow what I will use and know I can grow.
Weedwhacker said: Elisabeth, you might want to consider "winter sowing" for seeds that need cold stratification; easy to do and almost fail proof.
Sally, a word of warning - growing garlic is very addictive! (oh, wait - maybe that's just me )
Weedwhacker said: You leave your garlic in the ground for multiple years?
Weedwhacker said: Aha - it didn't occur to me that you were planting the bulbils! Great way to get lots of garlic going.
I've grown the bulbils that look kind of like a top-setting onion, but the Music garlic that I have has the type in your photo and I've never been successful at getting them to grow. Do you just basically plant them like seeds, or?
gardengus said: The answer to the question at the top
I will be trying the leeks in a container and raised bed and will be starting seeds (from the package) tomorrow in the house under lights
Hope I am not too late
Weedwhacker said: Well, now I will definitely have to try growing the little "Music" bulbils again. I always have plenty of garlic to replant, but now that I know they are actually viable I feel I must rise to the challenge
Thanks, Elisabeth - you make it sound easy so I don't know what my problem is; I routinely start my onions from seed (indoors, to transplant in the spring).