Growing Garlic

Allium sativum : Amaryllidaceae / the onion family

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Not recommended for growing in USA - Zone 10b regions

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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21 Dec 20, Thuli (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): I want to grow garlic but i do not have a market. What must i do? (Gardenate reply: You need to talk to an Agricultural Advisor in your area - Gardenate is for home gardeners not farmers)
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24 Dec 20, (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Look up seed selling websites.
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25 Nov 20, Koos (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): When can i plant garlick in gauten and what vaiarety im in springs
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26 Nov 20, (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Check the planting calendar at top of the page. Check internet for varieties sold in South Africa.
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20 Oct 20, Edwin Kruger (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Can i start planting garlic in Oct to Nov ?
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20 Oct 20, Liz (New Zealand - temperate climate): It is too late in the year for your climate. Check the garlic page under your climate zone.
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02 Sep 20, Lawrence (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate): Can i plant in September im in port elizabeth
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03 Sep 20, Anon (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate): You can plant it but you probably won't grow a crop, reason, it is the wrong season. Check and do as the planting calendar say at the top of the page.
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23 Jun 20, Simeon Tshwene (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): How do I grow garlic
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24 Jun 20, (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): I suggest you google
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Just remember to only select the largest cloves and eat all the small ones for yourself. The cloves determine the size of the harvested garlic. If you select only the largest cloves then as the garlic grows and the protective outer cloves develop around the centrally planted seed, they will develop to a size that matches the original clove you plant. Small clove = small yield. Large cloves = much larger yield. Being selective about saving only the very best and largest seeds for many different types of plants is going to serve you well. I think my kids are always slightly disappointed that we always have to 'eat the mistakes' while the very best of what we grow is saved as seed for an even better harvest next year. I guess it is the same principle as animal husbandry.

- Christian

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