Some garlic growers in Australia are reporting crop losses this season, with some growers losing 40 per cent of their crops due to challenging conditions.
John Oliff, who grows garlic at Freshwater Creek, near Ocean Grove, said garlic growers along the coast of NSW had a lot of trouble with humid weather, while growers around the Murray had losses due to wet spring weather.
“We had a lot of rain and cloudy weather in spring and that creates side shooting,” he said.
Kirsten Jones, who grows garlic with her husband at Mirboo North in south Gippsland, said she had lost about 40 per cent of her crop.
“We thought after last year being very dry it was going to be a great season but we have lost about 40 per cent of our crop and probably did well compared to others,” Ms Jones said.
“We would normally expect to lose about 10 per cent of our crop, just with the way things go, but 40 per cent was a lot more.
source: weeklytimesnow.com.au
