Garlic bulbs allium sativum consist of multiple cloves grouped together in the form of the bulb.
Where to get garlic bulbs for planting.
Nurseries also offer garlic bulbs for planting.
Garlic should be planted in a fertile well drained soil.
How to plant garlic.
Planting garlic is relatively simple.
Because garlic is a member of the allium family gardeners who grow onions can easily grow garlic since the culture is similar and requires very little space in the garden.
Insert cloves root side down about 8 inches apart in all directions burying the tips about 2.
Mail order catalogs and online seed stores offer many types of garlic and will include specific planting instructions for the type of seed you buy.
Space the cloves 4 6 apart.
Plant the garlic cloves.
Plant the cloves 4 inches apart and about 2 inches deep.
Visit a nursery if you want to get a specific variety or to get advice on local conditions for garlic.
Eight garlic varieties to grow.
Garlic cloves should be planted in a sunny location 3 4 deep 6 8 apart elephant or 4 apart soft neck in fall about 4 6 weeks before the first hard freeze.
Mid fall plant garlic bulbs in loose fertile soil that s as weed free as possible.
More on growing garlic.
When to plant garlic.
To grow big garlic bulbs we typicall plant the cloves in late autumn.
Then you ll harvest in the summer.
Make sure that the flat root side is pointing down and the tapered side is pointing up otherwise the garlic will grow in the wrong direction.
Plant garlic cloves in autumn or early spring planting individual cloves 18cm apart at twice their own depth.
How to plant grocery store garlic.
Remove stones from the top 6 inches of soil.
A raised bed works very well.
The dates to plant garlic vary widely.
Each clove can grow into a full sized bulb when planted properly.
Garlic roots develop during the fall and winter before the ground freezes and by early spring they start producing foliage.
Divide the bulb into individual cloves keeping the papery skin intact.