Planted in fall, harvested the next summer. The longest, easiest wait in the garden.
When to plant garlic where you live
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Full sun
Zones 3–10
4–6 in apart, rows 12 in apart, cloves 2 in deep.
Rich, loose, well-draining soil with compost; pH 6.0–7.0.
Keep lightly moist through spring growth, then stop watering a couple of weeks before harvest so the bulbs cure dry.
Oct – Nov
Jun – Jul
Plant individual cloves in fall, pointy end up, and mulch over winter. Each clove becomes a full head by summer. Save your biggest cloves to replant; hardneck types also send up edible scapes in spring.
Good with Tomato, Carrot, Beet, Strawberry. Keep apart from Bush bean, Pea.
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