Growing Garlic

Allium sativum : Amaryllidaceae / the onion family

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
								P	P

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

P = Plant cloves

September: Garlic can overwinter. Cover with a good layer of mulch . In areas where frost persists into March/ April, expect to harvest your garlic in June/July.

October: Garlic can overwinter. Cover with a good layer of mulch . In areas where frost persists into March/ April, expect to harvest your garlic in June/July.

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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Will My Garlic Grow? I am in Venezuela. Normally its 25C peaking at 35C and we go between humid and soggy. I planted a bunch of garlic cloves that had already sprouted in containers on my balcony. They get a half day of direct sun and I'm watering them about every day and a half (when the soil looks dry, before the other herbs wilt) After 2 weeks they all have 5 - 10 cm growth, two have leaves that look grass like the other 5 look sprouty still (they have one twisty stalk thing that hasn't quite separated into leaves ) Should I persist with my garlic or should I rip it out and put in something that has half a chance? It was just an impulse plant when I realized that I had a clove that had sprouted so no big loss if they are a disaster, but I would feel like a super gardener if I could make something other than mint and basil grow.

- Gen

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