Garlic
Growing vegetables
When to plant garlic in the garden?
Originally from Central Asia, garlic is becoming more and more a part of everyday menus. It is mainly used to flavour dishes and add flavour to meals. However, many gardeners fail to grow garlic properly. This is because you need...
14 September 2021
Growing vegetables
5 tips for storing garlic throughout the winter!
To enjoy your garlic harvest for longer, start with healthy bulbs and dry them thoroughly. Storage life depends on the variety, the condition of the bulbs at harvest and how you store them. How should you store garlic? 1. Choose...
10 August 2024
Growing vegetables
When to plant garlic in the vegetable garden?
Originating from Central Asia, garlic is increasingly found in daily menus. It is mainly used to flavor dishes and adds flavor to meals. However, many gardeners fail to grow garlic properly. You have to plant the right varieties at the...
25 September 2024
Garlic
- Type : Vegetables
- Subtype : Bulb vegetables
- Botanical Family : Liliaceae
Characteristics
- Lifecycle : Annual
- Exposure : Full Sun
- Frost Hardiness : Frost Resistant
- Cultivation Difficulty : Easy
- Mature height : 60 cm
Sowing & Planting
- Greenhouse Growing : Not Required
- Sowing Depth : 3 cm
- Plant Spacing : 10 cm
- Row Spacing : 25 cm
Maintenance
- Maintenance : Low
- Water Requirements : Moderate
Other characteristics
- Soil Type : Humus-rich
- Soil pH Preference : Neutral
- Pest Sensitivity : Moderate
- Disease Sensitivity : Moderate
- Weed Sensitivity : Moderate
- Pollination : Insect-pollinated
- Propagation : Division