How to Grow Garlic (Part 1) Varieties, Soil Prep, and Planting
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Date: 2022-07-18
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Echoes
I've not planted garlic in years. I guess I am lying because I do split the bulbs from the previous year that I didn't harvest every spring, but other times I do literally nothing and just dig up a big clump sometime during July when it dies back and braid up some medium bulbs to cure just from the clump.
started like 8 years ago with a bag from Walmart now I just always have garlic.
(my wife hates the curing because I hang them on the hooks in the living room I use for our garland during Christmas)
I feel like you made it too complicated. good to know what I am supposed to be doing when I stop just having luck. but like I always say when I comment. fish tank water changes go into my garden plot year round. so that's probably why I can get away being a lazy gardener
this fall i am going circle where my mini patio pond tub goes in my front yard with garlic to use them as a sun block next season on the tub I think and just let them stay wild there and use those cloves to pull and relocate into a proper spot. that or ornamental edible chives
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I've not planted garlic in years. I guess I am lying because I do split the bulbs from the previous year that I didn't harvest every spring, but other times I do literally nothing and just dig up a big clump sometime during July when it dies back and braid up some medium bulbs to cure just from the clump.
started like 8 years ago with a bag from Walmart now I just always have garlic.
(my wife hates the curing because I hang them on the hooks in the living room I use for our garland during Christmas)
I feel like you made it too complicated. good to know what I am supposed to be doing when I stop just having luck. but like I always say when I comment. fish tank water changes go into my garden plot year round. so that's probably why I can get away being a lazy gardener
this fall i am going circle where my mini patio pond tub goes in my front yard with garlic to use them as a sun block next season on the tub I think and just let them stay wild there and use those cloves to pull and relocate into a proper spot. that or ornamental edible chives
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epic_gardening
Since he didn't explain it in the video: Pre-soaking
Pre-soaking garlic cloves in the solution he mentioned (followed up with an alcohol bath) is designed to kill off any mites or mite eggs that could be hard to see. The alcohol bath afterward is designed to prevent rot or mold. It's considered 'optional', but it's probably worth doing if you aren't quite sure what growing environment the original bulb came from or you really need the garlic to thrive. If you're skipping the pre-soak, I'd suggest sticking to container growing rather than sticking 'em in the ground; that way, if there are mites, they won't easily spread to the rest of your garden. If the cloves you're planting came from your own garden or the garden of someone you know doesn't have mites (they're a friend, so ask 'em, the pre-soak is probably not necessary.
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Since he didn't explain it in the video: Pre-soaking
Pre-soaking garlic cloves in the solution he mentioned (followed up with an alcohol bath) is designed to kill off any mites or mite eggs that could be hard to see. The alcohol bath afterward is designed to prevent rot or mold. It's considered 'optional', but it's probably worth doing if you aren't quite sure what growing environment the original bulb came from or you really need the garlic to thrive. If you're skipping the pre-soak, I'd suggest sticking to container growing rather than sticking 'em in the ground; that way, if there are mites, they won't easily spread to the rest of your garden. If the cloves you're planting came from your own garden or the garden of someone you know doesn't have mites (they're a friend, so ask 'em, the pre-soak is probably not necessary.
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The
This is incorrect. The softneck hardneck motif is archaic. If you read the literature you see that it's not accurate, at all. I grow 50+ lbs per year in an environment that doesn't actually support garlic. So I have a LOT of experience with these plants. You should spend some time with a few books on this and redo this episode. You are at a disadvantage cause you are in California where the vast majority of mechanical harvesting is done so a LOT of knowledge from that area just isn't accurate. Go more north or over the rockies and you'll get some better experience. California is responsible for some of the worst garlic America has had to endure.
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This is incorrect. The softneck hardneck motif is archaic. If you read the literature you see that it's not accurate, at all. I grow 50+ lbs per year in an environment that doesn't actually support garlic. So I have a LOT of experience with these plants. You should spend some time with a few books on this and redo this episode. You are at a disadvantage cause you are in California where the vast majority of mechanical harvesting is done so a LOT of knowledge from that area just isn't accurate. Go more north or over the rockies and you'll get some better experience. California is responsible for some of the worst garlic America has had to endure.
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Laurel
So super fun fact about my state - back before the industrial revolution my state was a major producer of garlic. That is an understatement basically people grew so much garlic in the 1800s that today in 2021 my town has a bunch of garlic growing all over the place. I havent purchased a single garlic seed as all I have to do is kinda look around my backyard as soon as the snow melts & just select the garlic I want to propagate. I then break the cloves apart and grow them in a pot. If you go to the other side of my state youll find a bunch of wild onions and I have a theory that the onions will arrive naturally in a few decades.
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So super fun fact about my state - back before the industrial revolution my state was a major producer of garlic. That is an understatement basically people grew so much garlic in the 1800s that today in 2021 my town has a bunch of garlic growing all over the place. I havent purchased a single garlic seed as all I have to do is kinda look around my backyard as soon as the snow melts & just select the garlic I want to propagate. I then break the cloves apart and grow them in a pot. If you go to the other side of my state youll find a bunch of wild onions and I have a theory that the onions will arrive naturally in a few decades.
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Pineapple
Aloha. Really enjoy your videos. I'm also from SD. Moved to Hawaii 4 years ago. I appreciate your tips. I have quite a variety growing in my backyard now. It's an amazing blessing to open my front door and pick papaya, mangoes and bananas for breakfast. I'm currently cultivating green onion, serrano peppers, rosemary and pineapple. I just watched your ginger video, so I'll grow that next. I have access to vacation rental condos on the beach if you ever decide to visit. Thanks.
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Aloha. Really enjoy your videos. I'm also from SD. Moved to Hawaii 4 years ago. I appreciate your tips. I have quite a variety growing in my backyard now. It's an amazing blessing to open my front door and pick papaya, mangoes and bananas for breakfast. I'm currently cultivating green onion, serrano peppers, rosemary and pineapple. I just watched your ginger video, so I'll grow that next. I have access to vacation rental condos on the beach if you ever decide to visit. Thanks.
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Austenhead
Why would you make a simple thing this complicated? Garlic will grow on your kitchen counter without a drop of water or a speck of soil, if only you don't eat it in time. You'll get three inches worth of new growth before the bulb runs out of energy. You can't actually fail with garlic - just shove it into some minimally fertile soil and water on occasion. Soaking it in fish fertiliser. honestly.
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Why would you make a simple thing this complicated? Garlic will grow on your kitchen counter without a drop of water or a speck of soil, if only you don't eat it in time. You'll get three inches worth of new growth before the bulb runs out of energy. You can't actually fail with garlic - just shove it into some minimally fertile soil and water on occasion. Soaking it in fish fertiliser. honestly.
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MiloTheDog
Shandong garlic, lol, that's where I'm from. We are famous for eating a Fk ton of garlic and green onion. And we eat them RAW. Hot peppers are for little girls lol. I wish there's Shandong green onion here in the states, they grow as thick as more than one inch in diameter and can be as tall as five to six feet. It can be more pungent than shallot.
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Shandong garlic, lol, that's where I'm from. We are famous for eating a Fk ton of garlic and green onion. And we eat them RAW. Hot peppers are for little girls lol. I wish there's Shandong green onion here in the states, they grow as thick as more than one inch in diameter and can be as tall as five to six feet. It can be more pungent than shallot.
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blu
I am having some garlic growing issues. like for realz. I get it started and then it croaks. But I was not giving it cold time and was sprouting the whole bulb until it rooted then breaking apart and planting. Other people say they have good luck with this but not me. They would grow a little and then no mas. So I'm going to try this new method.
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I am having some garlic growing issues. like for realz. I get it started and then it croaks. But I was not giving it cold time and was sprouting the whole bulb until it rooted then breaking apart and planting. Other people say they have good luck with this but not me. They would grow a little and then no mas. So I'm going to try this new method.
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epic_gardening
You mention colder climate. How cold do you refer to as cold. I'm in a 7a area. Colder than where you are but not super cold either. Might be something you want to mention in your videos to at least give an idea of what you are referring to, especially for new gardeners like me who are considering making their own garden
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You mention colder climate. How cold do you refer to as cold. I'm in a 7a area. Colder than where you are but not super cold either. Might be something you want to mention in your videos to at least give an idea of what you are referring to, especially for new gardeners like me who are considering making their own garden
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Yasmine
Funny. All my Italian friends say to plant garlic the non-intuitive way with the flat root side pointing up, so Im gonna try it both ways and see what works best. But, if you ask me, the Italians probably know how to do it better than anybody else
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Funny. All my Italian friends say to plant garlic the non-intuitive way with the flat root side pointing up, so Im gonna try it both ways and see what works best. But, if you ask me, the Italians probably know how to do it better than anybody else
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Martn
Elephant garlic is definitely the best. It has the most yield, huge gorgeous flowers, grows like a weed, and has good amount of flavor. It doesnt even need amazing soil or nutrients they really grow anywhere so thats the kind I would recommend.
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Elephant garlic is definitely the best. It has the most yield, huge gorgeous flowers, grows like a weed, and has good amount of flavor. It doesnt even need amazing soil or nutrients they really grow anywhere so thats the kind I would recommend.
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Epic
TIMESTAMPS
0: 00 - Intro
1: 03 - Hardneck vs. Softneck
4: 10 - Varieties I'm Growing
5: 28 - Choosing The Right Cloves
7: 07 - Soaking Garlic
8: 45 - Bed Preparation
10: 31 - Garlic Spacing
11: 25 - Planting and Mulching
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TIMESTAMPS
0: 00 - Intro
1: 03 - Hardneck vs. Softneck
4: 10 - Varieties I'm Growing
5: 28 - Choosing The Right Cloves
7: 07 - Soaking Garlic
8: 45 - Bed Preparation
10: 31 - Garlic Spacing
11: 25 - Planting and Mulching
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Max-Q
Wow didnt know it was that hard. I used s clove from the store snd split it apart into the different sections and planted them individually. I didnt know a thing about it but thats what i heard, but each piece produced another whole clove.
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Wow didnt know it was that hard. I used s clove from the store snd split it apart into the different sections and planted them individually. I didnt know a thing about it but thats what i heard, but each piece produced another whole clove.
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Double
I am in zone 7b and would like to plant a winter garlic variety. Does anyone know if it would do better in a raised bed outdoors or in the non-heated greenhouse? I can't seem to be able to find the info anywhere. Thank you!
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I am in zone 7b and would like to plant a winter garlic variety. Does anyone know if it would do better in a raised bed outdoors or in the non-heated greenhouse? I can't seem to be able to find the info anywhere. Thank you!
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