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 10°C and 35°C. (Show °F/in)
Space plants: 10 - 12 cm 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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17 Jan 20, pierre visagie (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): can i plant garlic in tunnels. what rime of year. watering intervals.
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21 Jan 20, anon (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Read the top of the page for planting times. Water today and tomorrow stick you finger into the soil 75 mm, if your finger is wet then you don't need to water. Small waterings to start with and then increase it as the plant grows.
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16 Oct 19, Khomotso (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Can I grow garlic in tunnels and what will I need to harvest successfully
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14 Nov 19, anon (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Suggest you read all the notes here about growing it, especially the calendar when to plant.
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28 Dec 18, Manyadza (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): Im in South Africa living in Olifantsfontein i want to start planting garlic in my gardern is it better to 0lant now or wait for febraury? I also want to plant garlic in Ha - kutama Muduluni when can i start to plant as is very hot now .
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04 Dec 18, Bulton Naidoo (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate): Live in Montagu western cape it's extremely cold here until end of August wen should I plant garlic
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08 Oct 18, Amanda (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Can i plant in December am from Mpumalanga
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24 Oct 18, Christo (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): Rather not it is to hot that time of year best to start planting between Feb and Apr.
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13 Sep 18, (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): Can venda in limpopo b suitable for garlic?
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25 Aug 18, Edward Shayne Solomon (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate): When do i plant garlic.Iam in St Helena Bay Western Cape
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Hi Cheryl. Usually if the garlic is not formed into cloves, it's because the garlic has been dug too early. I usually dig mine once a couple of the leaves have gone yellow, and are clearly dying, but the middle few leaves are still green. The timing is different every year because of rain, dryness etc. This year i planted in March, but had to dig early because some were going mouldy. You just can't tell. Could that have been it.? But you can just eat it as normal. It's the good thhing about garlic, you can eat it no matter what it looks like.

- adam

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