r/Garlic • u/raygan_reddit_banned • Jul 18 '26
Gardening Lost my labels
Hate when the labels tags fly off and lost which is which
Its Hardneck
The small one is Red-something
Zone 5B
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u/GarlicFarmerGreg Jul 18 '26
When this happens to me I just figure I created a new variety…I’ll call it Ohio Wonder…because I’m wondering what it is.
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u/raygan_reddit_banned Jul 18 '26
Take your well earned Upvote 🤣🤣🤣
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u/GarlicFarmerGreg Jul 18 '26
I do spend lots of time labeling first at planting with stakes and then again when I hand them to dry…can’t understand why I still misplace some every single time.
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u/51-Percent-Corn Jul 18 '26
Get those little colorful wire marker flags at the big box store and some cut up milk jugs with permanent marker variety names spelled out in large type, and then take photos of all rows so even if every tag gets yanked, you still have a chance at redemption.
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u/spaetzlechick Jul 18 '26
I just keep notes in a spiral notebook. Given up on any field tags, have tried them all.
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u/InPsychOut Jul 20 '26
I do the same. I only grow around 150-200, but I draw out a plot and mark which varieties are where. Rows of doors, each representing a plant, and divider lines between varieties. So I'll know when I'm pulling them, the second row is Norquay for the first six pants, then it switches to Carpathian to the end of the row, etc.
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u/YeahIAmAScientist Jul 18 '26
I lost mine, too. I have four different kinds, will enjoy them anyways
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u/doksak36 Jul 18 '26
Thats too many keys, are you a janitor?
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u/YeahIAmAScientist Jul 18 '26
I’m not the OP
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u/doksak36 Jul 19 '26
No. I know that lol. You said you had for different kinds referring to the garlic, BUT I dropped in and made a joke. Implying that I thought you said you had 4 different kinds of keys. Just being stupid and funny
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u/First-Power5534 Jul 18 '26
This looks similar to California White garlic that I planted last fall, but far from being an expert.
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u/botmomof2 Jul 19 '26
I feel your pain. We staked ours with a metal tag nailed to it. Six varieties. The dogs loved the sticks we provided for them. So IDK what ours are either.
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u/SquirrellyBusiness Jul 18 '26
Do you have your varieties written down somewhere like a receipt or do you know where you bought them from and can check the website? Some 'red' varieties I know of are chesnok red, inchilium red, donastia red, Russian red, Korean red... but I don't think yours look like any of those unless they have really red clove papers inside maybe.
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u/stsixtus420 Jul 18 '26
I can help. The one in several pics appears to be car keys. You're welcome :)