Growing Garlic

Allium sativum : Amaryllidaceae / the onion family

Jan F M A M J J A S O N 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 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

Your comments and tips

18 Jul 10, (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
My garlic is being eaten almost completely by some animal - best guess rabbits, wallabies or possums.
27 May 10, Chris@Gardenate (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Jim, there are successful commercial growers in Australia. There was an item on radio 2BA breakfast show in Bega around 8th March this year interviewing a local garlic producer - their website probably has it still available.
13 Jun 10, hzprstn (Australia - temperate climate)
Excellent coverage of garlic growing in Oz on Landline ABC tv Sunday 13th June 2010, program repeat on Monday 14th probably also available online later....... every time I buy a bulb in Woolies I plant half the cloves, I'm not quite self-sufficient but getting there ! the fresh stuff is so much better ! Like onions, it's the bulbing up phase that is tricky - sometimes the weather is against you. I plant anything that sprouts in the kitchen lol
24 May 10, marina (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
we planted garlic and on checking under the mulch there seems to some mould forming,any information on what we should do.thnks
27 May 10, (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
If the garlic is going mouldy it might not be viable. If it's just coming off the mulch then it won't be a problem as it's just the mulch breaking down.
24 May 10, James (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I have planted my garlic in March / april this year .. leaves are up nicely but many starting to show yellowing in the leaves .. does anyone know what this means ? is it a nitrogen deficiency or something else I should be fixing?
15 May 10, Neville Chandler (Australia - temperate climate)
Eden seeds in Queensland supply garlic bulbs for planting. They appear to sell in minimum of 1 kg lots. I bought some purple garlic and it appeared within 7 days of planting.
11 May 10, Maryanne (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
My question isn't about garlic but ginger. I'm wondering why gardenate has no reference to ginger? :(
13 May 10, Chris@Gardenate (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Hi Maryanne, we set up gardenate to provide reminders for planting veges. It's expanded a bit since then, but we haven't got around to ginger yet.
10 May 10, Glen (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
can someone advise where to buy good garlic for planting in the Blue Mountains/western sydney area?
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