With the first good rains of the year finally here, it’s time to think about planting some garlic. Here’s a previous post with some tips. Feel free to share yours…
Ever been frustrated that all the garlic in the shops seems to come from China and Argentina?! Well, it’s the time of year to plant, and it’s super easy, here’s how I do it….
Get some garlic (preferably local)
Prepare a veggie bed, loosen the soil, and mix in some compost or manure if handy
Push the cloves into the ground so the top of the clove is below the soil (2-5 cm)
Repeat with ~10-15 cm between cloves and ~15-30 cm between rows
Water well
Care instructions:
Keep weeds under control, garlic don’t like competition
Winter rain does much of the watering, but they will need watering during dry periods
Harvesting:
As summer approaches, the garlic leaves will begin to brown off
Pull up the garlic when a few green leaves are still left (these create the tissue cover for the bulb)
Hang up in a shed to dry…
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