Growing Garlic

Allium sativum : Amaryllidaceae / the onion family

Jan F M A M J J A S O N Dec
  P P P                

(Best months for growing Garlic in South Africa - Humid sub-tropical regions)

  • P = Plant cloves
  • 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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15 Jan 16, ATHOL HAWKES (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate)
I live on the humid South Coast of Natal and would like to know if it is feasable to grow garliccommercially ?
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Would like to find out, can we plant carlic with sucess in Hopefield Western Cape.

- Annemarie

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