Anyone Plant Garlic

[hunterridgefarm]

And Jim your experiment helped me:thumbsup: I know not to plant the whole blub.

But more importantly the store bought garlic. I read not to plant it as it would not grow. But now that I see it worked for you I will buy some this weekend and try it. It would be a lot cheaper than buying "seed" bulbs. I have rooting hormone and should have enough warm weather to get the roots started.

Only problem is we have a new Super Walmart opening and the old Walmart is depleting their stock. But the Super store should be opening this weekend!! Of course the crowed will be terrible

 

[Stimw]

I bought some seed garlic in a pack at Walmart 4-5 years ago, $4-5. I then bought a couple bulbs at the grocery $.49 each.
When they came up I could not tell the difference!
All I did was just plant them, no special fertilizer at all.
If you think you have a market I think I would jump in small now if you can and be ready with it sooner than later. ??

 

[randy41]

i've never done anything with amending the soil when growing garlic. well drained soil helps as does plenty of rain or irrigation. weed control is important also.

 

[charlz]

I mulch mine in the Fall with shredded leaves. In the Spring I throw down some 16-16-16 fertilizer and mulch them again to help keep down weeds. I plant on roughly a 6" by 6" grid pattern which leaves me enough room to get between the pants with a 4-tine cultivator if I need to do some weeding.

When you harvest you need a place to keep them out of the sun but with maximum air movement. Do you have a open shed or somewhere you can hang or lay them out? I lay them out on my north side deck in a spot that doesn't get any direct sunlight. Seems to take about a month for the flavor to really develop. I like to wash mine at harvest and then once they are ready from drying I trim the roots and tops.

Did you plant a hardneck or softneck variety?

 

[Pete Judd]

I have several types of garlic in a raised bed at one end of my food plot garden. They will take over the garden if not careful. They can spread like wild fire in a few years. My garlic patch is 2x10 ft, and I have to give a lot away each year.

 

[weedpharma]

I have been growing purple hardneck garlic for a few years. I plant in April (sthn hemisphere)and pick in October/ November. Purely for home use but enough to give some away.

I have grown some in sand and some in clay loam. The best result was in sand with compost, the clay loam was a failure with very little growth.

Weedpharma

 

[hunterridgefarm]

Thank for the feedback guys!!

 

[hunterridgefarm]

I mulch mine in the Fall with shredded leaves. In the Spring I throw down some 16-16-16 fertilizer and mulch them again to help keep down weeds. I plant on roughly a 6" by 6" grid pattern which leaves me enough room to get between the pants with a 4-tine cultivator if I need to do some weeding.

When you harvest you need a place to keep them out of the sun but with maximum air movement. Do you have a open shed or somewhere you can hang or lay them out? I lay them out on my north side deck in a spot that doesn't get any direct sunlight. Seems to take about a month for the flavor to really develop. I like to wash mine at harvest and then once they are ready from drying I trim the roots and tops.

Did you plant a hardneck or softneck variety?

charlz, I planted the softneck variety. From what I read online for western NC the softneck does better than the hardneck. I will try some of the hardneck next year just to see what happens.

I called one of the produce stands I sell wholesale to yesterday and they have garlic at $2.79 lb. I feel certain they bought it at the large farmers market in Asheville NC. I will go be today and get more information on it but will buy some to plant. I should be able to get a discount since I sale them my overstock from the farmers market cheap.

I was planning to hang my garlic under my screened in porch of the east side of my house. It only gets about 3 hours of sun early in the morning. Do you think that would work?

I should have the ploebarn/workshop up by then and if so will hang it in there. Only other option is the basement or garage. The greenhouse should be empty that time of year with the shade cloth over it but it still may be too much light and too hot in there to hang it?

Looking online at the places I buy seed I did not realize there were so many different varieties. It makes it hard to determine what to plant.

 

[randy41]

here's a picture of garlic hanging from the rafters of the roof over the deck. this is from several years ago and is regular hardneck garlic. I think the variety is music. you could also hang it in a hay barn.

 

[DFB]

Looking online at the places I buy seed I did not realize there were so many different varieties. It makes it hard to determine what to plant.

You should investigate what types seem to sells best in your specific area. One kind may be more popular than some of the others. The price could be a factor too. Sometimes its tough to price what your worth with the flood of chinese garlic on the wholesale market but discriminating consumers know better. At markets I frequent some growers just specialize with garlic offering a variety of different types to garlic lovers. Here in Vermont there is a garlic Festival held every Fall its one of the largest events and draws loads of customers and vendors from far and wide!

The Annual Southern Vermont Garlic & Herb Festival