Growing Garlic

Allium sativum : Amaryllidaceae / the onion family

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

(Best months for growing Garlic in Australia - sub-tropical regions)

  • P = Plant cloves
  • 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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05 Apr 20, Anon (Australia - tropical climate)
You can try growing garlic in the tropics but it needs chilling in a fridge to get it ready to grow.
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27 Mar 20, Frank Dart (Australia - arid climate)
I have only a small garden being in a unit, I have Zucchini, Capsicum,Tomatoes, Radish and Rhubarb in the bed will Garlic be compatible with them. Frank
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29 Mar 20, Ruth (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Gdday Frank! no problem, just don't plant any beans or peas near garlic, they don't like each other!!! happy gardening, stay healthy & happy!!
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28 Mar 20, Anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Go to garlic and read what is compatible with it and what is not.
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02 Mar 20, Ian Cummings (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Try these links, a great cool climate variety is Dunganski (Std Purple Stripe) if you can get cloves. https://www.abc.net.au/gardening/factsheets/guess-my-garlic/9436272
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02 Mar 20, Allan Clarke (Australia - temperate climate)
Hello, I would love to grow garlic, you say that it should be planted in cold weather, but this year is very queer, it is cold now, but is still the last days of summer, can I still plant it now. I live in Victor Harbor, South Australia. Have a great day people. Allan.
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02 Mar 20, Anon (Australia - temperate climate)
The planting times here are a guide only. You could probably plant a month either side of their planting months. Soil temperature is the more important thing. Summer crops need a higher soil temp where as winter crops need a cooler soil temp. Google germination temperatures for vegetables.
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29 Feb 20, Ian Cummings (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Ok In Canberra, due to the late summer season here I have run out of space to plant out my garlic this month. Can you plant them out in seedling trays and transfer them later on? Or as the are a root crop like carrots do they not respond well to transplanting?
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02 Mar 20, anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Try Styrofoam boxes from supermarkets.
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29 Feb 20, Dion young (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Best variety of galic for Canberra Act Australia
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Over the last couple of years I have had really poor garlic crops which I have put down to fusarium rot. I have since read that it is endemic to Australian garlic (shop purchased).Same this year , so I bought some Mexican or Argentinian stock, planted it in April and it grew beautifully, until most of it started to sprout shoots up the middle from the developing cloves. I left it until the middle of July then pulled it all up.to use as soft fresh garlic. Surprisingly about 10% of the plants were fully mature and dried well, also had a very good root system.Too much N2 climate change or just a warm Perth Autumn. My Australian garlic (March) is still struggling away Any other ideas

- Michael

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