Garlic 101 with Ed Fraser
Episode notes
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Timestamps & Resources
2:19 - Ed’s Origin Story
7:25 - Let's start with the nitty gritty -
16:33 - Prepping soil for garlic
21:58 - Ed talks about working Cornell University to aid in research on soil health and pest management
27:42 - Adding Inputs (compost and fertilizer) to garlic beds
29:27 - Q: Do you sanitize your garlic seed or soak the seed in fertilizer before planting?
31:03 - Mulching
34:46 - Irrigation
39:37 - Monitoring the plants for pest and disease
40:55 - Ed will side dress the garlic with Chilean nitrate if he thinks it’s needed
43:05 - Dealing with garlic scapes
46:01 - Judging when to harvest
49:10 - The curing process
52:38 - Selecting seed from the harvest
55:23 - Finding sales outlets for the garlic
1:00:07 - Ed talks about focusing his operation around one main crop
1:02:02 - Q: What would Ed’s advice be for folks who want to go all in on garlic?
1:04:35 - Ed discusses his game plan for the Allium Leafminer
1:09:04 - Ed discusses why he chose to switch from certifying his operation from USDA Organic to Certified Naturally Grown
1:16:01 - Q: What would Ed tell his first year farmer self?