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    Home » Video » Gardening TV

    How To Grow Garlic, It's Not Rocket Science - GF Video

    by Eric · This post may contain affiliate links, its one way we pay the bills. · 4 Comments

    Watch our video on how to grow garlic, then go out and plant your garlic! There are a few keys things that we go over below.

    Wondering how to grow garlic?

    Its not rocket science, as even Eric can grow garlic. Its is easy to do, garlic does not have many diseases or pests, and its pretty low maintenance. Our how to plant garlic video steps you through the process.

    Couple of key things to keep in mind:

    • For most northern climates, you plant garlic in the fall
    • Order seed garlic as early as you can, most garlic growers sell out.
    • I don't mulch my garlic bed, you can if you want.
    • The garlic may start to grow in the fall, that's ok.
    • And learn how to harvest and how to cook garlic scapes in this video here.

    You can buy seed garlic, which is basically the largest bulbs of a particular strain of garlic from Filaree Farm, you can also find them at your local farmers market. Buy the largest, healthiest bulbs the farmer has.

    Garlic is broken down into a few varieties, Rocambole, Purple Strip, Porcelain, Artichoke, Silverskin, and a bunch more. We plant hardneck garlic here in New England, softneck Italian style garlic does not do well here.

    Maybe one of your neighbors already grows garlic and you can get a few heads of garlic from them to plant. I've heard stories of families who have brought garlic over from Russia or Poland, and keep the variety going in the backyard. Getting garlic from the local farmers market means those particular bulbs will grow well in your area, maybe ask the farmer, I'm willing to bet they'll talk all you want about growing garlic.

    How To Grow Garlic, Start With Soil Prep:

    First of all, you can grow garlic in regular garden soil, nothing special needs to be done. Plant in the fall, before frost, when the leaves are starting to drop off the trees, rather than the spring. Break apart the cloves a day early, if possible, and let them dry a bit. The flat end of the clove goes into the bottom of the hole. Space the garlic about 6" apart in rows 12" apart.

    It is possible to plant garlic in the spring, but the yield will be much lower. I have never done it.

    Mulching your garlic is a personal think. I don't think its necessary, and i'm all about simple.

    The garlic may sprout before winter, this is OK. Just leave it alone. The grow tip will wilt in the snow, and then the plant will start to grow again in the spring.

    In late winter, this same growth and wilting from cold weather may happen again, its OK. The weather will warm and the garlic will kick in soon enough. Let the plants grow, however harvest the scapes in early summer, and then harvest the garlic plants when the stalks start to go brown at the base.

    What have been your experiences with growing and cooking with garlic? Let us know below, be great to hear from people!

    How To Plant Garlic

    freshly harvested garlic

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    Comments

    1. Brian

      February 21, 2012 at 9:39 am

      Great info about Garlic!

    2. Edie Kauffman-Landis

      November 20, 2012 at 2:25 am

      Will it hurt if I planted them way deeper than you suggested? I live in NW Montana and just finished mine [yes, mid-November!!!] and planted them about 4-5 inches deep, then mulched them about 6" deep w/ wheat and barley straw. Will they be later than mid-late August? We have sandy-loam soil so it's easy to work.

    3. Eric

      May 04, 2020 at 2:33 pm

      I would ask with a local garden store or maybe an online garden group that is local to your area? I think 6" in too deep. thx!

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    1. Garlic Scapes, How to cook & how to eat Garlic Scapes GF.TV - GardenFork.TV says:
      May 4, 2012 at 8:46 am

      [...] know that these are, you will soon. Scapes taste great, and are easy to cook. Here is our how to grow and plant garlic video, after watching our garlic scapes [...]

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