anyone plant garlic?

**pinetree** · 10-31-2008, 03:11 PM

Is it worth planting? I planted a few but they ended up being the size of a quarter.

I understand that I should be planting it now, with mulch, I'm not sure if I should waste the garden space for it. Any help is appreciated!

**Durgan** · 10-31-2008, 03:59 PM

Originally Posted by pinetree

Is it worth planting? I planted a few but they ended up being the size of a quarter.

I understand that I should be planting it now, with mulch, I'm not sure if I should waste the garden space for it. Any help is appreciated!

Garlic is probably the easiest vegetable to grow. The plant takes little space. Here is detail which consists of mostly pictures.

Planting Garlic.
http://www.durgan.org/ShortURL/?SDAOC 3 October 2008 Planting Garlic

http://www.durgan.org/ShortURL/?YVWRS Summary: Garlic Growing Experience.

My garlic is hard neck snake garlic. (Allium sativum ophioscorodon Serpent Garlic, Rocambole, porcelain)

The porcelain variety produces a scape (seed tentacle). Porcelain garlic makes a plump bulb with only a few fat cloves( 5 to 8). My plants usually produce 7 large cloves, and I have been using the largest bulbs for seed each succeeding year for five years. Porcelains are covered in a very thick outer skin, making them a good choice for storing.

The cloves are planted in October or later and harvested about 1 of July. Forty eight cloves were planted at six inch centers and the top of the clove placed about three inches below the top soil level.

**Lady_V** · 10-31-2008, 04:03 PM

I planted my garlic a few weeks ago... it is already sprouting up... it looks like a few blades of grass... is this 'normal'?

**Durgan** · 10-31-2008, 06:19 PM

Originally Posted by Lady_V

I planted my garlic a few weeks ago... it is already sprouting up... it looks like a few blades of grass... is this 'normal'?

Yes. But is preferable not to have shoots above ground, but no harm unless the freezing and thawing cycles during the winter are severe. The shoots may get damaged and probably reduce perfection a little.

Some years my shoots are quite large. This is controlled by not planting too early, but excessively warm weather can even make these precautions of no use.

The purpose of planting in the Fall is so the roots get firmly established so early Spring growth is accelerated. Garlic is similar to tulips for all intents and purposes.

**Brat** · 10-31-2008, 07:12 PM

Not doing it this year because still have some but I will next year...It is well worth it for us...We usually have 200 plants

**Ceashels** · 10-31-2008, 08:39 PM

I'm glad to hear it isn't too late to get my garlic into the ground. We've had a brief relapse of some nice warm weather the past 2 weeks and I've been holding off on getting them buried.