Garlic – best grown from cloves.
See: How To Grow Garlic (wikihow.com) for easy steps
Garlic Growing Guide
When
Sow seed:
Harvest:
Soil/Position
- rich, pre-composted
- sunny
Frost Tolerant
- yes
Spacing
- single plant: 15cm
- rows: 10cm? more?
Care/Watering
- best grown from cloves
- mulch after planting
- new plants: keep moist. Do not overwater.
- weekly or less. Watering not necessary unless drought.
Companions
apricot, broccoli, beets, cabbage, celery, cherry, cucumber, lettuce, onions, parsnip, peas, pear, peach, raspberry, rose, rosemary, tarragon, tomato,
Enemies
beans*, herbs (aromatic)??, peas*, potatoes??
Other Notes
- garlic & other alliums – beneficial to many plants because they repel aphids, slugs, rabbits, common pests
- garlic will protect tomatoes against red spider infestation
- * garlic inhibits the growth of peas and beans
Our Garlic Progress
Oct 2019 – Back of studio. Transplanting from the potted garlic that Michelle gave us. Discovered roots were pot bound already. I hope they will survive transplant and thrive.
Note Feb 2020: they all died!!! Bugger! Maybe it was the position – too much (unexpected) wind and they didn’t like it at all. Laid down and died!!!!
Nov 2017
Result: very small garlic!
References:
- Garlic Growing Guide (growveg.com.au)
- The Trick of Knowing When To Harvest Garlic (gardenbetty.com)
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