How to grow garlic. here I will show you how to plant , harvest and store garlic.
When to plant
Plant garlic from May through to August.
Ive chosen a u shaped garden this year i also have a square one with elephant garlic planted in it.
How to grow garlic and prepare the soil when planting
Place a good amount of compost and a sprinkling of lime, then a covering of straw and another layer of compost, you are now ready to plant.
Selecting garlic to grow
Keep the best cloves from the previous year, separate the bulbs and plant the biggest and best condition cloves.
How grow garlic so it does not fall over
Plant the cloves just under the surface at approx. 5cm deep and 10cm apart.
Place a small covering of soil over the garlic, the garlic will show shoots popping up through the soil within a couple of weeks. Keep the garlic watered.
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How to grow garlic
How to grow garlic. here I will show you how to plant , harvest and store garlic.
Instructions
When to plant
- Plant garlic from May through to August.
How to grow garlic and prepare the soil when planting
- Place a good amount of compost and a sprinkling of lime, then a covering of straw and another layer of compost, you are now ready to plant.
Selecting garlic to grow
- Keep the best cloves from the previous year, separate the bulbs and plant the biggest and best condition cloves.
How grow garlic so it does not fall over
- Plant the cloves just under the surface at approx. 5cm deep and 10cm apart.
- Place a small covering of soil over the garlic, the garlic will show shoots popping up through the soil within a couple of weeks. Keep the garlic watered.
Notes
Liquid Feed
Garlic will also do well being liquid feed , I do mine every week with diluted worm juice 10 to 1 dilution, and use a watering can to do this.
When Garlic starts to flower
Once the garlic starts to send up a flower , wait for the flower to form a point, break of just before it flowers this will help to increase the size of the garlic bulb,
Harvesting
Continue to let the garlic grow until you see the leaves starting to turn brown, and do not water at this point. Its time to harvest ,
Cure for a few days
I pull the garlic all up and spread them all out on a large tarp and leave them to cure in the shade with air circulation, letting them dry out,
Storing the garlic
Storing the garlic you will want to Platte the garlic then hang them up in the shed out of the direct sun light.
Liquid Feed
Garlic will also do well being liquid feed , I do mine every week with diluted worm juice 10 to 1 dilution, and use a watering can to do this.
When Garlic starts to flower
Once the garlic starts to send up a flower , wait for the flower to form a point, break of just before it flowers this will help to increase the size of the garlic bulb,
Harvesting
Continue to let the garlic grow until you see the leaves starting to turn brown, and do not water at this point. Its time to harvest ,
Cure for a few days
I pull the garlic all up and spread them all out on a large tarp and leave them to cure in the shade with air circulation, letting them dry out,
Storing the garlic
Storing the garlic you will want to Platte the garlic then hang them up in the shed out of the direct sun light.