gtsk4 said: I started both from bulbs on 10/1/23 yet neither seems to be ready.
The onions and garlic behave differently when mature and ready to harvest.
Onions in my zone 7 garden are planted in early spring and are mature when the tops fall over (they sometimes dry- and sometimes not.)
Garlic is different.
If you planted stiffneck, it won't be ready until mid-summer.
Are you growing softneck or stiffneck? Stiffneck also needs a winter cold period or cold stratification. Do you get a good winter?
In zone 7, we plant stiffneck garlic in the fall. It sprouts up very early each spring, and is maturing around june- July, when the bottom 3-4 leaves dry. If you wait until they all dry and fall over, like onions, it will be too late and they will have begun to disintegrate the sheath surrounding the whole head- and that sheath keeps the head clean. Additionally, the cloves may start separating when left in the ground too long- and you won't eat them when you eventually dig them.
This link is about growing garlic:
https://www.johnnyseeds.com/gr...
