Growing Garlic

Allium sativum : Amaryllidaceae / the onion family

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(Best months for growing Garlic in South Africa - Summer rainfall regions)

P = Plant cloves

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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13 Aug 22, Michael (Australia - temperate climate): Mid Autumn - late March, April, early May. Harvest in November here in South Australia.
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13 May 22, Janice (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): Good day I started planting garlic in April 2022,when do I harvesf
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21 Sep 22, Bee-Pie (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate): You can start checking your garlic crop now. Look at the leaves and if you can count 5 to 6 leaves browining from the bottom up then it's time to harvest.
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18 May 22, anonymous (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): About 5-6 months time
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03 Apr 21, Lasha (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate): If planted in may will the garlic grow well?it will have two months warm and about two war and two cold
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06 Apr 21, (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate): On a tv show the other day they said in the southern hemisphere plant garlic April May.
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11 Jan 21, Heidi Paulse (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): I have a 1.3 hectre smalholding on the west.coast south africa and would like to start garlic planting.Where can l found a garlic planting guide. Thanks
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01 Feb 21, Sharon (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Graceland Garlic
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12 Jan 21, Carl (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate): One of the best resources is https://livingseeds.co.za/garlic
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12 Jan 21, (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Do you have agricultural government departments, ring them and ask.
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Lucky for you, you're in the same climate zone as the famous garlic producing town of Gilroy, CA. I understand they plant around late October/November and harvest in June or July. I'm not sure what the result will be for you since you planted yours later and garlic needs a very long season. Try pulling them up in July. If your weather gets very hot before then I'd put some light shade cloth over the garlic to bring the temperature down a few degrees. You may find that your bulbs are smaller than you hoped for, or that it only makes one large clove instead of separate cloves. They should still be good, just not ideal. Then try planting again around Halloween and your garlic should be much bigger next year. Btw, I'm not sure why the chart says garlic shouldn't be planted in 9a. Certainly 9a on the West Coast can and does plant it.

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