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(Best months for planting Garlic in USA - Zone 5a regions)

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

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 head 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

16 May 13, chanel (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)

We live in Kokstad which is perfect for the garlic, cold, dry, snow etc. Can anyone tell me if i would need to maltch the garlic, (it gets freezing and snows here) Boarder EC & KZN My first time and the shoots are doing very well!! Thanks appreciate feedback.

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13 May 13, John Shannon (Australia - temperate climate)

Can I plant, just a organic garlic clove? Says can plant in May.

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07 May 13, lizzy (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Hi. Last year we planted organic garlic that sprouted very well. When the sprouts died off we harvested the same clove we planted! No bulb had formed in any of them. It had been pretty rainy. Have planted in a pot this time. Was it something I did or just the rain? I'm in the Northern Rivers.

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13 May 13, Garry&Denise (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Hi Lizzy,we also live on the Nth Rivers..I have been growing the same Garlic for many years and find that if i prep beds with cow poo & Blood and bone with a little garden lime.You may get the same great results we get,failing that get some new bulbs and try them...Cheers

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02 May 13, Joe Cassar (Australia - temperate climate)

When is the best time to sow garlic, living on the south coast of NSW. Best methods of nurturing and general care?

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21 Apr 13, Violet (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)

My garlic has been in pots for 6 months. How do I know when to harvest. Does the stem have to turn brown. I live in the Southern Cape

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06 Apr 13, joseph morris (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)

can you use cloves bought from supermarket as seed and how do youknow when seed is ready. where would one get seed i live in port st johns eastern cape

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24 Mar 13, Christine (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I would be interested in some of the pearls of life. How do I contact you? And of course how much? Planting location is Laidley. Is this suitable? (retyped by Liz)

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09 Mar 13, Kelly (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate)

www.garlicgrowers.co.za

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24 Feb 13, Mah Kib (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate)

Which type is best for Uganda, when is the best planting period, and when to harvest it? Also, is it possible to have 2 planting seasons in a single year?

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