Are you willing to grow garlic in your indoor or garden? It is not difficult if you follow some basics of garlic.

Here are some essential things which you should keep in minds during plantation:

• Pick the best type of garlic according to your regions climate.
• Start plantation 6-8 weeks before the first fall frost.
• Garlic is like a sunny spot so, put them in a region which gets 6-8 hours of light daily.
• Before plantation, amend the soil bed because garlic needs nutrient-rich and well-drained soil. So, improve it with top fertile soil and Plantic Water Storing Crystals - helps to lock moisture.
• After plantation, drench the soil around plants with a mixture of Plantic Organic Seed Starter! Liquid plant food. This advanced fertilizer designed for starter plants to support rapid rooting and growth. Also, enrich the soil with its natural goodness.
• Grow garlic cloves 4-6 inches apart in rows that are spaced 12 inches apart with pointed side up.
• Once the shoots appear in spring, start feeding them with Plantic Organic All-in-One Drop! Or Plantic Organic All Purpose! Plant food. Formulated for all types of plants which improves soil nutrition and enhances beneficial microbes for full plant growth.
• In spring and summer, keep your soil bed moist.
• When the top begins yellow in summer then, stop watering.
• Before the tops dry out, gently harvest with a garden spade.
• Dry these bulbs in a cool, and ventilated spot for 2 weeks. And then, taste its flavour.

Garlic is the last plant which goes into the garden. It takes the longest time growing in the garden bed (planted in fall and harvested the following summer).

Here is more about - How to grow garlic?

Which Garlic Variety You Should Choose?

Garlic is easy to grow if you use the best varieties that suit your location and environmental conditions. Garlic has three main types- elephant (need heavy mulch and prefer cold areas to grow), softneck (like regions with mild winters), and hardneck (it needs cold winters).

When To Plant Garlic?

Garlic cloves like fall time, for plantation. Plant them 6-8 weeks before the first fall and make sure to plant them before ground freezes. You can also plant garlic in spring as soon as the soil can be worked. But the bulb will not be flavorful or large. Don’t plant the garlic which you purchased from the produce aisle of the grocery shop - because it may not be the correct variety for your area. Purchase cloves or bulbs from an online seed company or your local gardening centre. Before plantation, break the bulb into individual cloves but be sure, to not remove the papery wrapper intact.

Amend Your Soil

Garlic can rot in drainage soil, so it needs a nutrient-rich and well-drained soil. If your soil is not perfect then, you need to improve it. Garlic needs a spot which gets 6-8 hours of daily sunlight. Plant them in raised beds filled with top-quality soil layers and Plantic Water Storing Crystals. It helps prevent over and underwatering and reduces water stress in plants. Dig a proper space for garlic cloves and then, plant it. After plantation, gives them a support of potent natural mulch - Plantic Organic StartDrop! Liquid Plant Food. It enrich the soil with its nutritional benefits and encourages rapid rooting and improves soil health for better growth.

Plant & Mulch

Plant garlic cloves pointed side up and 2-3 inches deep. Make a space of 4-6 inches between two cloves in a row and 1 foot apart. If your area got cold winters then, mulch the soil bed heavily with a 3-4 inch layer of leaves - help protect young plants as they emerge from the soil. When the threat of frost passes in the spring then, remove the mulch layer from the top of the rows. But leave the mulch in between the rows which help to control weeds.

Spring Care - With Their Favourite Food

Once the shoots begin to emerge from the soil in spring then, feed them with Plantic Organic All-Purpose or All-in-One Fertilizer. Specially formulated with rich ingredients which are suitable for all types of plants. This combination of Plantic food and great soil helps you produce an impressive garlic harvest. In spring and summer, make sure, to keep the soil moist; especially when the bulbs are forming, mid-May to June. When flower stems (called scapes) emerge in late spring, cut them off so, they don’t affect bulb size. You can use scapes as an edible and add a spicy kick to stir-fries.

When To Harvest Garlic?

Now, it’s your favourite time to get your wonderful produce. Around late July or August, the tops will start to turn yellow. Stop watering, when about half the leaves are yellow and start to fall. Carefully lift the bulbs from the garden using a garden fork or spade when the tops completely dry out. Keep the bulbs in a dry, airy, shady spot for two weeks and brush off the excess soil. Hang them upside down on a string in bunches of 4-6 because as the bulbs dry, their flavour will intensify.

How To Store Garlic?

Once the garlic coverings become dry and papery then, you can store them. You can store garlic bulbs individually with the tops removed. If you are growing a softneck garlic then, dried tops can be braided together and hung. And save your largest best-grown bulbs to plant them again in the fall.

Garlic is a beloved flavour used in many dishes as a recipe and enhances its taste. But when you grow it in your garden or indoor then, its taste will further enhance your taste buds. Plus, you will learn many new things about gardening, which helps you enjoy the beautiful green not only of garlic but many more!

Just give you plants extra care by watering them when they look upset and feed them with Plantic Real Organic Food for a great production. Enjoy your harvest and share it with your friends and serve it on their plates.