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27 Nov 16, Mary (Australia - temperate climate)

Lambrina, I think you'd be wasting your garlic to plant them now at end of year. They need about 7 months to grow and you'll be expecting them to finish their season in Winter - it won't be pretty! For temperate, plant by end April and you'll be harvesting Nov/Dec. I am able to use horse/cow manure on my garlic bed about 4 weeks before planting and the garlic loves it. Had my best garlic harvest 2 days ago. good luck. Mary

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20 Sep 16, Maria (Australia - temperate climate)

Hi I am passionate of growing my own garlic ,this Year is my third Year of growing garlic, I started with a dozen now I have 300 ,I had Good crop last Year but this year I had a bit concern on my garlic, the cloves are splitting and sprouting and growing back, I dont know what to do ,shall I harvest immature or Live until they are mature which I have to wait for another 8 weeks.your advice would be much appreciated .Thank You .

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12 Aug 16, Steve (Australia - temperate climate)

Hi RayShort answer - nope. Though there is a school of thought that phases of the moon does impact planting... plant anything that crops above ground during or just before full moon, the opposite for root crops. Think of the influence the moon has on the oceans (tides) and you're on the right track. Personally it's a little too far for me ( in every sense).

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05 Aug 16, ray (Australia - tropical climate)

Is it true you must plant garlic during the time of a full moon, would be interested to hear any comment. Thanks in advance. Ray

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25 Jul 16, Pam (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)

I am in gauteng - can I still plant garlic in July?

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24 Aug 16, Shahn (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)

It's not really worth the effort. They should grow, but will form very small bulbs.

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26 Jun 16, kevin wang (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)

Our question is how to enlarge of cultivation?

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13 Jun 16, Kobus Alberts (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)

I'm unemployed and want to know if I can plant garlic and other herbs in my home garden for selling?

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01 Oct 16, May (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)

If you're planning to sell fresh produce at maybe a market or to restaurants, it would be better (faster) to start with veggies that mature faster, like lettuce and radishes. Garlic takes a long time to mature and they cannot be grown successfully for continued harvest throughout the year. I'd start with lettuce especially, because they can grow and produce for most of the year and restaurants use them daily... Also maybe basil, because it is a popular herb that is bought fresh frequently. When you have that going, you can start with tomatoes, which take a bit longer to harvest, but they are easy to propagate and always in demand. Plan properly and focus on something that is simple, quick and for which you have a market close to home, figure out how to do that well and produce enough to start generating income and you can build it up from there. Good luck! :)

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07 Jun 16, Mandlate (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)

I will like to grow garlic in Mozambique or Mpumalanga Nelspruit.

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