Sunday, July 17, 2011

Garlic Evaluation 2011 Summary

Spacing trial
Both @ 11 rows per 8 ft
This pic- 6 per 48" row
also planted at 5 per row
So far after r rows each -no diff between 5 and 6 but much bigger than 9 per row and 17 rows per 8 ft
Also a few 7 per row
Quantify
4 litre fruit basket
5's got 25 cloves in nicely mounded basket net weight 2.4 kg or 100 gr each
6's got 30 in bskt weight 2.75 kg or 91 gr each
7's not as consistent in size

What is the spacing in sq inches or cloves per sq ft?
11 rows per 8 ft =8.7" apart
6 per row =8' apart
or about 69 sq inches per clove

if 17 rows per 8 ft =5.65"
9 per 48" row = 5.33"
30 sq inches per clove

for 2012 crop
plant at 12 rows per 8 ft and 6 cloves per 48" row = 64 sq in per clove


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Garlic Evaluation a3 July 17/11

shows 6 per row and 7 per row and 8 per row of 48"

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Garlic evaluation 4

Left side show garlic planted 5 per 48" row and 
Right side shows garlic planted 6 per row

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Garlic *3

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