Guest guest Posted February 11, 2007 Report Share Posted February 11, 2007 Garlic needs decent drainage or it will rot. But you can plant as many as you think you will use - I could easily use all 40 myself. That's not even 1 bulb a week. If you have roses, plant three around your roses near the trunk. They will help keep away aphids. Rule of thumb is to plant any bulb as deep as three times it's length. You can use the greens in salads, soups, with any veggies. They like at least a half day of sun. If you have a dehydrator, you can dehydrate some of the garlic and powder it later. Gayla Always Enough Ranch Acampo, California http://bouncinghoofs.com/alwaysenough.html Bill Barnhill is our Inspiration! Go Bill!!! aeranch@... Growing garlic? >I have a question for any of you who garden regularly. I have four bulbs > of organic garlic which have sprouted, pretty much every bulb. I hate to > throw them away, but I've nevaer grown garlic. And I probably have 40 > sprouted cloves, so who needs that much garlic? > > I looked online, and learned that it might be pretty difficult to grow, > you know, rotting from too much water, not forming cloves if they don't > get enough cold, ... > > So, I'm wondering, what do you think? Is it doable? And, if so, how many > of these cloves would you plant? I am thinking that maybe I should plant > all of them in teeny little pots and give them away. I hate to throw > them away when they are all so obviously healthy and wanting to grow! > > (I know, I'm weird!) > > Anyway, I do have an above-the-ground planting box that is about 20 > inches deep, one recommendation on a couple of the sites I looked at, > and it's pretty well-drained, and full of yummy organic fertilizer. But > I don't even know how sunny it needs to be. I am thinking that they may > need lots of sun? > > Any reali life experiences with growing garlic would be helpful. > > Thanks much, > > TerriLynne > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 11, 2007 Report Share Posted February 11, 2007 TerriLynne - where do you live? Here in Washington we plant directly in the ground in September/October or April/May. I just drop the whole clove in the hole and let it go to town. I always overplant because I love the young baby garlic "sprouts". Forty cloves would be about good to get enough for us for about a week! No seriously, what have you got to lose? Just plant it in the ground, unless you live in Michigan or any where east of there! My goodness you folks are cold and snowy!!! And I'm not too sure how well garlic does in the desert. I know Gilroy, California is the garlic capital of the world and I'm not sure of their weather. Shari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2007 Report Share Posted February 12, 2007 Hi Shari, Gala, and all, I live in the Salt Lake City area. And here are my concerns/questions: 1. These cloves are already sprouted. Can I just plant them a couple of inches below the surface, although they are already sprouted? 2. How far apart do I need to plant them? 3. I'm concerned that since the worst of the cold weather is past, the plants may not produce a number of cloves. At least, when I looked online, it said that they needed some cold weather to encourage " budding " a bunch of cloves. TerriLynne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2007 Report Share Posted February 12, 2007 I've planted sprouted garlic... but never in the winter..usually fall.... I think I might put a few in a pot till the weather warms up a bit. Try some in the outdoors.. bury it and cover with leaves and see what it does. SuziTerriLynne <terri_lynne@...> wrote: Hi Shari, Gala, and all,I live in the Salt Lake City area. And here are my concerns/questions:1. These cloves are already sprouted. Can I just plant them a couple ofinches below the surface, although they are already sprouted?2. How far apart do I need to plant them?3. I'm concerned that since the worst of the cold weather is past, theplants may not produce a number of cloves. At least, when I lookedonline, it said that they needed some cold weather to encourage"budding" a bunch of cloves. Food fight? Enjoy some healthy debatein the Answers Food Drink Q&A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 13, 2007 Report Share Posted February 13, 2007 Plant it about 6 inches apart. Make the bottom of each clove about 3 inches down. Don't worry about the cold weather - what happens, happens. Think of this as an experiment. Gayla Always Enough RanchAcampo, Californiahttp://bouncinghoofs.com/alwaysenough.htmlBill Barnhill is our Inspiration! Go Bill!!!aeranch@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 13, 2007 Report Share Posted February 13, 2007 TerriLynne, Howdy Neighbor, I was born and raised in the SLC area and now live in Duchesne, Utah. I have always planted garlic in the fall and again in January - February during the thaw. We always have at least 1 more really cold freeze before winter is over and so you should be OK planting it outside now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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