This must be one of the easiest and most rewarding vegetables to grow. Easy and pretty maintenance free. You only have to make sure you water the garlic for a few weeks after planting. Don't let them dry out. After that you keep the bed as weed-free as possible.
Garlic shoots
Well, it didn't take long for that garlic to pop up! Look at these healthy shoots!
This must be one of the easiest and most rewarding vegetables to grow. Easy and pretty maintenance free. You only have to make sure you water the garlic for a few weeks after planting. Don't let them dry out. After that you keep the bed as weed-free as possible.
This must be one of the easiest and most rewarding vegetables to grow. Easy and pretty maintenance free. You only have to make sure you water the garlic for a few weeks after planting. Don't let them dry out. After that you keep the bed as weed-free as possible.
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Garlic's not on my list of plants yet, but your post is intriguing me. Hmmmm...if I have garlic with my basil and oregano, I'll have pasta! Sounds like a plan.
Chris, go for it! :)
You think I can do this in a pot or is that not deep enough? Will it work on any run of the mill garlic, like the ones we buy in the supermarket?
Grow it in a pot. It will be deep enough. Just give it enough room to develop into a big bulb!
Supermarket garlic might be sprayed too much (with growth inhibitors, etc.) and may not start growing. But go, experiment. Maybe also try to get a clove or two from an organic source. Good luck!
I just might! You think a pot will work, huh?
How will I know the garlic's ready to be harvested? And how many can I expect from one plant?
At around December or so (depending where you are and when you plant the garlic), you will notice that your garlic stems are starting to get dry. There should still be a bit of green stems - rip them out and hang them up.
1 clove of garlic can give you a head of garlic with approx. 8-14 cloves.
I'm really intrigued by that. So what happens there? The clove just grows new cloves? Is garlic a one fruit wonder? I mean does the plant die after the garlic grows? How long does it take from planting to harvesting? Sorry for all the questions. I'm not familiar with this yet, but I'm almost convinced that I'll do this.
Hello there again! Just wanted to say thanks for the info exchange. I finally started growing my own garlic!
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