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(Best months for planting Garlic in Australia - cool/mountain regions)

P = Sow direct in garden where they are to grow.

• Easy to grow.
• Harvest in 17-25 weeks.
• Plant cloves.
• Best planted at soil temperatures between 10°C and 35°C.
• Space plants: 10-12cm

Garlic is traditionally planted in cold weather and harvest in summer ("plant on the shortest day, harvest on the longest"). Plant the cloves (separated from the bulb), point upwards, deep enough to just cover with soil. A fairly tough and easy-growing plant. On better soil with regular watering you will get a better crop. On poorer soil, and forgetting to water them, you will still get some garlic, only not quite so much.

Leave a garlic to go to seed, and you will probably get plenty of self-sown plants the following year.

To keep for later use, dig up and leave to dry out for a day or so after the green shoots die down. To use immediately, pull up a clove when you need it, or cut and use the green shoots.

Culinary hints - cooking and eating Garlic

Cut the growing shoots or use the entire young garlic plants as 'garlic greens' in stirfry.

Your comments and tips

20 Jun 10 Andre (Australia - temperate climate)

Soak garlic cloves in natrakelp with water and bi carb soda over night. In the morning take off the the old skin and rub the cloves with alcohol and then plant.

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15 Jun 10 Garry (Australia - temperate climate)

Brush off any soil clinging to the bulbs. Leave the stalks and roots on the bulbs, while they dry. Allow the bulbs to cure, or dry, for three to four weeks in either a well-ventilated room or a dry, shady spot outside. Sunlight can change the flavor of fresh garlic. Once the tops and roots have dried they can be cut off.

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11 Jun 10 James (Australia - temperate climate)

I have planted this years garlic and have a few left to use until the new crop is ready but they are starting to shoot. How can I stop garlic from shooting in storage.

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03 Jun 10 FRANK MATTHEW (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I Have been been growing garlic for around 3 to 4 yrs,my garden is the western area sydney, my best advise is to add plently of compost, grass clippings and well rotted chiecken,horse or cow manure, do not water heavy in during coller months

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28 May 10 Karyn (Australia - temperate climate)

I want to plant some cloves that have sprouted. What does it like to be (or not be) planted near?

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30 May 10 Diana (Australia - temperate climate)

Garlic likes carrot. I am currently interplanting asian veggies (PakChoy, Chinese broccoli, Choy Sum) with garlic as they grow faster because I do not have much space. I have no problem and the good outcomes from this both plant relationship is that I manage to have nice leafy veggies (without holes) as garlic deter these asian vegetable pests.

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27 May 10 Richar (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I planted garlic at begining of May and they have shoots about 60mm already. They are planted about 75mm apart, near carrots and radish, all doing well.

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27 May 10 Jo myers (Australia - temperate climate)

I planted out 50 cloves of australian garlic bought from woollies in our community garden. They all came up really well. It was my first time growing garlic and it has kept me supplied with garlic since october last year. I thought i'd missed the boat in plnating them this year, but I notice i've got about four weeks to get a move on. How nice it is to have a big plait of them in your kitchen!

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27 May 10 (Australia - temperate climate)

I must try that - I've been eating the aussie garlic from woollies, but might save a bit to grow!

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26 May 10 jo hodgson (United Kingdom - cool/temperate climate)

I planted garlic early April - nothing showing above the soil yet - any ideas pls ??? Thanks.

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