Growing Garlic

Allium sativum : Amaryllidaceae / the onion family

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
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(Best months for growing Garlic in USA - Zone 5a regions)

P = Plant cloves

September: Garlic can overwinter. Cover with a good layer of mulch . In areas where frost persists into March/ April, expect to harvest your garlic in June/July.

October: Garlic can overwinter. Cover with a good layer of mulch . In areas where frost persists into March/ April, expect to harvest your garlic in June/July.

Easy to grow. Plant cloves. Best planted at soil temperatures between 50°F and 95°F. (Show °C/cm)
Space plants: 4 - 5 inches apart
Harvest in 17-25 weeks.
Compatible with (can grow beside): Beets, Carrots, Cucumbers, Dill, Tomatoes, Parsnips
Avoid growing close to: Asparagus, Beans, Brassicas, Peas, Potatoes

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15 Feb 09, rob (Australia - cool/mountain climate): can you grow aussie garlic in qld
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14 Jul 12, swany (Australia - sub-tropical climate): hi, im from cooloola cove qld. i planted garlic, onion and leeks in april, all looks very good, but went away for three weeks and the beds have now been taken over by weeds. to many to weed out by hand. what can i spray on them.
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29 Jun 14, (New Zealand - temperate climate): We have just stated using sugar cain mulch and that is working.
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17 Jan 09, Barbara Burnet (Australia - temperate climate): My organic Australian Golden Garlic this year, is beautiful. Very hot & sweet .Will have some extra for seed. ' 'The Pearls of Life.' Delicious.Loves cold dry organic soil.and regular watering.
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04 Jan 09, Maureen (Australia - temperate climate): I don't want to buy bleached Chinese garlic & can't find Aussie kind so have decided to grow some, if I plant the bleached Chinese bulbs will the toxic chemicals transfer to the new garlic while growing?
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03 Jan 09, Cooper (Australia - temperate climate): Jodie - a local producer here in the Uppper Hunter is growing organic garlic and selling online - google the name 'Patrice Newell Garlic'. Happy hunting.
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31 Dec 08, Ben Knox (Australia - cool/mountain climate): Gday, we live right up the mountain end of the Ovens Valley,N.E. Vic and have just harvested our first galic crop, fully organic. Its a good one! We grew tommies, capcicums, eggplants and corn in that patch last summer and are thinking to do a green manue crop like clover instead of more vegies then letting it rest for the winter. Wondering if this is the best way to go. Our soil is some of the finest untouched flood plain soil you will ever see, is well drained, full of worms and grubs, well mulched and completly clean. What are the thoughts of our fellow organic growers? Have a great day and happy new year to you all. Ben and Katie.
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18 Dec 08, Wendy (Australia - cool/mountain climate): I live in Ballarat I planted mine in March and when I pulled some up in October they were like spring onions..so I phoned a grower who told me "Don't pull them up.. they look like that for ages and then they "bolt" and you will get a nice bulb.. which is what has happened.. We have had a cold wet winter and a not much better spring and summer ..I just just pulled some up as the tops fell over.. and still I have 20 plants till going strong.. If you put the cloves in oil please keep it in the frig and/or only cook with it ..as it can produce the botulism toxin in an anaerobic environment and this toxin is destroyed by cooking .. I am wondering now when to plant my next crop so would like to hear from anyone in my area Wendy
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14 Dec 08, jason (Australia - cool/mountain climate): hi we have been getting good rain at our farm in newry victoria , what happens if i plant some garlic now, as lm about to head away for 3 weeks over christmas and had some laying about my kitchen used, and its still cool weather?
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03 Dec 08, Don Owen (Australia - temperate climate): Christine, be aware that storing garlic in olive oil can produce dangerous toxins as it is too alkaline. Some acidifier such as vinegar must be added. There are many net references to this so I'd google this for more info. Don
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Lucky for you, you're in the same climate zone as the famous garlic producing town of Gilroy, CA. I understand they plant around late October/November and harvest in June or July. I'm not sure what the result will be for you since you planted yours later and garlic needs a very long season. Try pulling them up in July. If your weather gets very hot before then I'd put some light shade cloth over the garlic to bring the temperature down a few degrees. You may find that your bulbs are smaller than you hoped for, or that it only makes one large clove instead of separate cloves. They should still be good, just not ideal. Then try planting again around Halloween and your garlic should be much bigger next year. Btw, I'm not sure why the chart says garlic shouldn't be planted in 9a. Certainly 9a on the West Coast can and does plant it.

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