Growing Garlic

Allium sativum : Amaryllidaceae / the onion family

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
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(Best months for growing Garlic in USA - Zone 5a regions)

P = Plant cloves

September: Garlic can overwinter. Cover with a good layer of mulch . In areas where frost persists into March/ April, expect to harvest your garlic in June/July.

October: Garlic can overwinter. Cover with a good layer of mulch . In areas where frost persists into March/ April, expect to harvest your garlic in June/July.

Easy to grow. Plant cloves. Best planted at soil temperatures between 10°C and 35°C. (Show °F/in)
Space plants: 10 - 12 cm apart
Harvest in 17-25 weeks.
Compatible with (can grow beside): Beets, Carrots, Cucumbers, Dill, Tomatoes, Parsnips
Avoid growing close to: Asparagus, Beans, Brassicas, Peas, Potatoes

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29 Oct 23, Kevin K. (USA - Zone 5b climate): Sonya, unfortunately soft neck garlic will not survive the winter in our hardiness zone. That means we get to grow hard neck garlic such as purple garlic or porcelain (music) garlic bulbs. Fortunately we still have time if we hurry.
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22 Sep 23, Nora Jencks (USA - Zone 10a climate): Is there any soft neck garlic varieties that I can grow in my zone (10a)
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08 Jan 24, mohmedelsayd (USA - Zone 10b climate): Short answer yes .. I live in near Cairo Egypt same as zone 10b i grow garlic .. it planted in October and harvest in March or April..
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30 Sep 23, Serena (USA - Zone 10b climate): I live in 10b, I've heard Inchelium Red might grow in my area. I'm trying it for the first time this year - don't have any hopes but you'll never know until you try
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15 Sep 23, Susan miller (Australia - cool/mountain climate): My March/April garlic completely failed. Can I plant some more now (September).
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20 Sep 23, (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Plant around mid -late June.
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13 Sep 23, Deborah Quay (USA - Zone 8a climate): I'm in zone 7b/8a. When should I plant garlic and what are the best types to plant in my zone?
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19 Sep 23, (USA - Zone 8a climate): Best to plant in February/March
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09 Sep 23, Mario Dalli (Australia - cool/mountain climate): Can a small complete bulb of garlic be replanted to grow larger in the next growing season.
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22 Sep 23, Faith Celeste Archer (Canada - Zone 5a Temperate Warm Summer climate): Certainly, BUT GENERALLY you break your bulb apart into it's constituent CLOVES and plant each clove separately. That is, each clove becomes a garlic plant.
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Sooo if you plant garlic in July it wont grow? are the rules for planting them in certain months hard and fast or can you get away with a couple of weeks here or there? Mind you i should have started last month, but now its towards the end of July... should i not bother?

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