Growing Garlic

Allium sativum : Amaryllidaceae / the onion family

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
								P	P

(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 50°F and 95°F. (Show °C/cm)
Space plants: 4 - 5 inches 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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31 Aug 20, Anonymous (USA - Zone 3b climate): Work out if adding to the soil or as a mulch. Google it then.
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11 Aug 20, Dan (USA - Zone 7a climate): I bought a pack of two christopher ranch organic garlic from grocery store. How do I know if it's soft neck or hard neck.
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24 Oct 20, Pita (USA - Zone 9a climate): Commercial garlic is treated with something that keeps it from sprouting. I always grow my own garlic and I found out it's the softneck kind because it doesn't make scapes. Softneck garlic types have bigger cloves and last longer than hardneck types. I believe Christoper Ranch garlic is hardneck, but I'm not sure.
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26 Aug 20, Robert (USA - Zone 9b climate): When you break open the clove of garlic hardneck has a hard stem in the center. Softneck garlic does not. Most grocery store varieties are soft neck.
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13 Aug 20, Anonymous (USA - Zone 9a climate): The Christopher ranch is only the company name, not the variety of garlic. Work out the variety name and google it or ring C R. Google the difference between soft and hard garlic.
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28 Jul 20, John Madison (USA - Zone 9b climate): Your notes say garlic is not recommended for zone 9 b. Why not? Thanks
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14 Sep 20, Jett Town (USA - Zone 9b climate): I live in zone 9b and the commercial farmers harvest their garlic in June and July. Garlic grows well here. I believe that it is planted in January - the soft neck type.
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06 Aug 20, Anonymous (USA - Zone 9b climate): Read the notes here and then think about your climate, weather and soil temperatures. If it says you need this this and that and you don't have those conditions then it is not likely to grow. Some crops are cool weather some need warm/hot temps.
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05 Jul 20, Mike mahaffy (USA - Zone 8a climate): What is the most flavorful garlic? In Central South Carolina (Zone 8A), is hard neck, or softneck garlic, better to plant?
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23 Jun 20, Simeon Tshwene (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): How do I grow garlic
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