Planting and Growing Garlic
Garlic is a cool-- weather perennial plant commonly planted in the cool of autumn or early spring. Typically 4--6 weeks before the ground freezes. By that time many summer crops have been harvested, leaving some some free garden space.
If you're replanting garlic from your own stock, choose the biggest and best from your summer's harvest. Work in 1-2 inches of well rotted compost. Aim for a slightly acid to neutral soil pH(6.0-7.0). Avoid areas where alliums(like onions) grew in the previous season.
Garlic is a cool-- weather perennial plant commonly planted in the cool of autumn or early spring. Typically 4--6 weeks before the ground freezes. By that time many summer crops have been harvested, leaving some some free garden space.
If you're replanting garlic from your own stock, choose the biggest and best from your summer's harvest. Work in 1-2 inches of well rotted compost. Aim for a slightly acid to neutral soil pH(6.0-7.0). Avoid areas where alliums(like onions) grew in the previous season.
Separate garlic bulbs into individual cloves, leaving the papery layer intact.
Dig holes 2- inches deep, spacing them 4--6 inches apart
Plant cloves with the pointy tip facing up and the basal/root end down
Dig holes 2- inches deep, spacing them 4--6 inches apart
Plant cloves with the pointy tip facing up and the basal/root end down
Cover with 3--4 inches of straw mulch to prevent heaving during freezing temperatures. Water periodically during the winter and spring.
Garlic will grow slowly over nine months. Harvest when leaves turn brown and fall over( usually mid-summer to summer)
Garlic will grow slowly over nine months. Harvest when leaves turn brown and fall over( usually mid-summer to summer)
Remember, garlic is toxic to animals ,so keep it away from pets.