Growing Garlic

Allium sativum : Amaryllidaceae / the onion family

Jan F M A M J J A S O N Dec
        P P            

(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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06 Nov 11, Marlene Allen (USA - Zone 8b climate)
I am trying to find a garlic farm that could supply a larage grocery store. I went to my Krogers store in WIllis , Texas and their garlic was from China. Thank you for your service
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28 Oct 11, Bruce (Australia - temperate climate)
Yes plant them! They should grow. Normally they shoot in autumm and are starting to dry off now ready for harvest next month.
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18 Oct 11, angela (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi Greg,I bought a heap of garlic from a shop and havent used it,it is now October can I plant the shooting bulbs or do I just throw them away?Seems a waste.Thank you
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15 Oct 11, Stokkers (United Kingdom - cool/temperate climate)
Just wondering. Have any of you started garlic off in modules rather than straight in? I have seen onions started off this way.
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02 Oct 11, elise de Villiers (USA - Zone 5a climate)
Hello! We are in the Toronto, Canada area. We have some lovely garlic seeds - when do we plant these? And by which moon would it be ideal? Many thanks
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22 Aug 11, Brianna Dall (Australia - temperate climate)
Janis you can buy Garlic 'seed' gloves at any good garden nursery. Or if your local green grocery sells local Australian garlic you can just break off the gloves and plant those. It need to be Australian garlic, the import stuff has been treated to not germinate.
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04 Aug 11, (USA - Zone 5a climate)
what type of slow release organic furtlizer works best for garlic
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27 Jul 11, Ross Turner (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
It would appear that I am too late to get russian bulbs for planting this year from commercial supplier. If there is anyone near Ipswich in Queensland who is able to spare a couple of cloves, I would be very grateful.
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13 Jul 11, (Australia - arid climate)
If you have divided the bulb into cloves, plant in the ground with the pointy end upwards about 10 mm from the surface. Bruce
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11 Jul 11, Kate (Australia - temperate climate)
Trying my first lot of garlic; russian and another darker organic one. Do I need to do anything to the cloves before I plant them?
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