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How to Grow garlic at home?

by Guest2948  |  12 years, 9 month(s) ago

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I heard that true aficionados of garlic claim that once you've tasted the homegrown version, you'll never eat a store-bought bulb again. This grows my interest in growing garlic by my own. I don’t have any idea relating its growing and I need your help in this regard. Tell me how much garlic takes about to mature and any other information which will be useful for me as well as for others.

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  1. Guest9195
    I know only about harvesting garlic so here are some for you, set unpeeled cloves, pointy end up, 2 inches deep and 5 inches apart. For giant "elephant" garlic, increase the depth to 3 inches and the spacing to 10. Top-dress the plants with compost, and mulch to retain moisture and deter weeds. Then remove the mulch in spring so the sun can warm the soil, then add a fresh layer when new growth begins. To ensure large bulbs, cut back any flower stalks that develop, and spray young plants with compost tea (see "How to Make Compost Tea") once or twice during the spring.

  2. Guest1767
    I only know how to harvest them because my mother used to do that. First dig to a depth of 8 to 12 inches, and amend the soil with plenty of compost to ensure the ideal combination of fertility, good drainage and moisture retention.
  3. Guest7848
    I think first of all choosing a place is very important. Choose a garden site that gets full sun. Though garlic will grow in soil with any pH from 5.0 to 8.0, it does best in the slightly acid range (6.2 to 6.8). This is the only thing I know about growing garlic, hope it will help you.
  4. Guest7996
    These are some tips my brother told me because he also grow garlic but I don’t like, besides that here are some which may help you. First remove all traces of weeds; they'll easily win out over garlic's grass like foliage. Plant only the largest cloves from the bulb, and discard any that are pitted or tinged blue-green - both are signs of mold. Set unpeeled cloves, pointy end up, 2 inches deep and 5 inches apart. For giant "elephant" garlic, increase the depth to 3 inches and the spacing to 10.
  5. Guest6949
    Here are some suggestions for you which may help you. First of all buy garlic bulbs at the nursery in late fall or early winter (it's unlikely you'll find started seedlings). Then plant cloves directly in the ground about six weeks before the soil freezes. The best season to plant in January or February for harvesting in late summer or early fall.
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