Growing Garlic

Allium sativum : Amaryllidaceae / the onion family

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
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(Best months for growing Garlic in Australia - sub-tropical 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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21 Dec 20, Thuli (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): I want to grow garlic but i do not have a market. What must i do? (Gardenate reply: You need to talk to an Agricultural Advisor in your area - Gardenate is for home gardeners not farmers)
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24 Dec 20, (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Look up seed selling websites.
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25 Nov 20, Koos (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): When can i plant garlick in gauten and what vaiarety im in springs
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26 Nov 20, (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Check the planting calendar at top of the page. Check internet for varieties sold in South Africa.
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20 Oct 20, Edwin Kruger (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Can i start planting garlic in Oct to Nov ?
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20 Oct 20, Liz (New Zealand - temperate climate): It is too late in the year for your climate. Check the garlic page under your climate zone.
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02 Sep 20, Lawrence (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate): Can i plant in September im in port elizabeth
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03 Sep 20, Anon (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate): You can plant it but you probably won't grow a crop, reason, it is the wrong season. Check and do as the planting calendar say at the top of the page.
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23 Jun 20, Simeon Tshwene (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): How do I grow garlic
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24 Jun 20, (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): I suggest you google
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I live in Ballarat I planted mine in March and when I pulled some up in October they were like spring onions..so I phoned a grower who told me "Don't pull them up.. they look like that for ages and then they "bolt" and you will get a nice bulb.. which is what has happened.. We have had a cold wet winter and a not much better spring and summer ..I just just pulled some up as the tops fell over.. and still I have 20 plants till going strong.. If you put the cloves in oil please keep it in the frig and/or only cook with it ..as it can produce the botulism toxin in an anaerobic environment and this toxin is destroyed by cooking .. I am wondering now when to plant my next crop so would like to hear from anyone in my area Wendy

- Wendy

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