Growing Garlic

Allium sativum : Amaryllidaceae / the onion family

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(Best months for growing Garlic in New Zealand - cool/mountain 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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15 Jul 19, (Australia - temperate climate): They should do alright - maybe not so big a bulb. Read the notes and plant earlier next year.
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02 Jul 19, Bea (USA - Zone 9a climate): Best type of garlic for Vegas, 9A.
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14 Jun 19, James Agius (Australia - temperate climate): thanks for the advise james
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14 Jun 19, Jill (New Zealand - temperate climate): I have an 8cm tray. Would this be deep enough to grow garlic in?
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18 Jun 19, (New Zealand - temperate climate): If you want to check it 3 times a day to see if the soil is moist enough.
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23 Jun 19, Meredith Wardlaw (Australia - arid climate): What is the best way to test if moist enough?
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28 Aug 19, Jules Sturm (New Zealand - temperate climate): With all plants this method works & I'm not being sarcastic. Poke your finger 1- 3cm into soil & if soil sticks to your finger then it it moist .the old saying and rule of thumb is a thumb & & and a thumb nail ...that's a little bit of dirt left on your finger ....
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13 Jun 19, Michael Archer (Australia - temperate climate): Well, I thought that the little clove of garlic that I plucked 2 weeks ago was a bit odd, but today 13th June another fully matured single clove. Planted in early March . The rest look good and on time I think
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07 Jun 19, James Agius (Australia - temperate climate): hi my name is jim I live in cairns far north qld can i grow garlic now in june
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10 Jun 19, (Australia - tropical climate): yes
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One other company for great Garlic is garlicworld.com. They are based in Port Campbell in Victoria, Simon and his wife.I got some lovely Californis purple from them. Not sure if they'd have any left now. A couple of years ago, I got some Purple garlic which came from Chile. I really don't like to buy out of area stuff, but I figured it would be a one off, and haven't bought much since, except for the garlicworld stuff. Melanie, the garlic is ready when the top wilts and leans over, as Jen has said. Sometimes, the plant goes into flowering mode, but usually not, usually it just falls over. The stem that falls is the bit you use to tie it up with, so if you let it die too much, you won't get the protective outer skin, or something to plait it with. I tend to wait until it looks a bit ratty, but hasn't died completely, about a week or so after it keels over. Then I dig it up, don't pull it from the stem, I learned that lesson the first year.!! Hope this helps.

- Adam

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