Growing Garlic In The Garden
Garlic is a fairly easy plant to grow even if you are a novice at gardening. You can grow garlic by planting individual cloves. Each clove will grow up to form one plant, and yield one bulb of garlic. Garlic is, therefore, a self sustaining plant. |
You need to plant garlic in plenty of sunlight and ensure that the soil is not too damp. This will prevent the garlic from rotting in the winter. Plant the garlic cloves individually, in an upright position, and about two and a half centimeters under the ground. Each clove should be planted 4 inches away from the subsequent one. Garlic can grow well with other plants, especially flowering ones. It will even protect the other plants from diseases and fungal infections.
Garlic takes about three to four months to grow. When ready to be harvested, the leaves start turning brown. Dig around a garlic plant and see if the bulb is ready to be harvested. If yes, then dig out the garlic. Do not pull it out. Brush off the dirt from the bulb and store in a cool, dry place away from sunlight. Do not wash the garlic bulb as this will not help in the storage process.
Garlic should be planted in mid-October, though some varieties can be planted in spring. The ones planted in autumn are the ones that will develop big bulbs. The plants need to be fertilized once a month to grow well. It is also important to keep the bed free of weeds as garlic does not thrive well amidst weeds.
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