Just found out how to grow garlic

[Chile Chef]

I just found out how to grow garlic via my brother who is staying in town for a while.

What you do is to "Crack it & peel it, Plant it 1 1/2 inches in the soil with pointy side up and then cover it with the rest of the soil"


That's very cool.

 

[vyapti]

I planted garlic and shallots last fall. I'm anxious to see how they turn out.

 

[Chile Chef]

Let me know and I'll keep you updated as well.

 

[Kitchen Mama]

Could you grow it inside in a container? I have been trying to do this as I can't get down to plant things. Just wondering.

 

[mcnerd]

You can grow anything inside as long as you have proper lighting, such as full spectrum.

 

[Kitchen Mama]

Thanks for the information. Think I will give it a try.

 

[2belucile]

I am trying to grow chives. Got some seeds, planted them some time ago, but the only thing I can show are a very small and thin things, ( they look like a head with only few very thin hairs). Well the only good thing is = they are still alive!

 

[2belucile]

I forgot to ask: is there something to help them grow a little faster?
Thanks in advance for any help you can give, I dont have "green thumb".

 

[Maralyn45]

This posts is really full of information...thanks ..i come to know lot..

 

[sparrowgrass]

Garlic likes good rich soil, and here in Missouri, we plant in October and harvest in June or July.

I wouldn't peel the individual cloves--just break the head apart and plant. Keep the weeds down--garlic does not compete very well.

 

[Claire]

I don't think I tried to grow garlic in Florida when I lived there, but I had a huge success with onion sets (and, yes, I lived in central FL). I'd plant them very closely to start with. As they'd mature, I'd thin them, giving "green onions" to my family and friends. I planted them in the fall, and they were my winter crop. By the end of the following summer I had small onions to eat and give away.