Growing Garlic - How to plant #garlic

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http://thehortchannel.com - October and November are the months to plant your autumn garlic. Thank you to The Garlic Farm for supplying us with cloves. http://www.thegarlicfarm.co.uk How to Store Garlic http://thehortchannel.com Plant garlic in rows in any well drained soil in full sun. It is important that the soil does not become waterlogged so incorporate plenty of well rotted manure or garden compost to improve drainage and feed the soil. On particularly heavy soils, grow garlic in raised beds. Carefully split the bulb into individual cloves. Plant each clove at a depth of 3-4cm below the surface of the soil and 6cm apart, leaving 6inch between each row. Weed rows of garlic regularly and protect crops from birds by covering them with netting. Garlic is undemanding and will only require watering during particularly dry periods. Harvest garlic from June, when the leaves begin to turn yellow, by loosening them from the ground with a trowel. Gently wash and dry garlic bulbs, then place them in a warm dry position to dry out, prior to storing them. Bulbs can then be stored in good condition for up to 3 months. Harvesting Period: May, June Planting Period: October, November Position: full sun Hardneck: This type of garlic produces a flower stem (referred to as a ‘scape’), which can be removed and used in salads and stir fries. Hardneck varieties are ideal if you fancy growing garlic scapes but still want a crop of garlic bulbs too. The bulbs produced by hardneck varieties don’t store as well as softneck varieties but they often have unique qualities. Softneck: This type of garlic does not produce a flower stem and will store for much longer than the hardneck varieties. Garlic prefers a position in full sun with a well drained, light soil. Garlic bulbs will not tolerate water logging so dig in plenty of organic matter such as compost, well rotted manure or recycled green waste before planting. This will also provide nutrients for your garlic. Growing garlic in pots and containers - see video for details. SUBSCRIBE - TWEET - COMMENT (including your location) Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/thehortchanneltv Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/seanjcameron Instagram: http://instagram.com/seanjamescameron For monthly advice on what to do in the garden and on the allotment visit the monthly growing guides at http://thehortchannel.com

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i love these videos and i thank you all for ALL your help i learned a lot

should they be soaked in water?

is it necessary to peel off the skins of each clove or better to leave the skins on? Some growers suggest leaving the skins on //

Hi, planting them in november i think isn't a bit early for me if i am from Kosovo. Because they start their vegetation in spring, and planting them in november while winter is comming could harm them?

Do you plant before or after the first frost of the year? I've seen both advised, but more saying to do it after than before...

I agree with Sean that using garlic from a food shop, or even your saved garlic from the previous year, can result in problems, however, I've done this for years with no problems. Its a risk one takes. I did buy very expensive Isle of Wight garlic last year and the results were no better than garlic from the food shops.

Sean, I've only just managed to work out how to get onto this site to post comments - have you offered any advice on preventing allium damage from the allium leaf miner?

Clarification needed please. When you say to plant 4cm below the soil, that means the TOP of the clove is 4cm below the soil? Yes? (4cm is only 1-1/2 inches)

whats the name of that garlic it looks nice good bulbs thanks

Hey can you show in the same video like how they have progressed

Having worked in Radio and doing voice overs and such I understand you trying to help your friend, good for you! Nice video. I planted mine too late in the season earlier this year but waiting to see what happens to them. I don't even use garlis just wanted to try and grow it after watching so many others do it. I wonder if the galic bulb is forming now, would it last in the ground until spring? The leaves are up and still green. I peeked at one and it's small still.
Just wondering
Thanks
Tim

There's like a snail having lunch at 10 o'clock!

Yeah dont like the voiceover. My garlic was bad last year as it was too wet but I'll grow some in pots this winter as well and see how that does. Def 4 inches deep for each clove :-)

Sean I noticed that you planted the Garlic cloves very deep - is that for winter garlic?.

The intro and outro is just not genuine to English hortchannel videos otherwise I liked the video as always with your voice.

The problem last year was the lack of frost, to get big bulbs you need a period of dormancy and that means frosts. Lack of frost means small bulbs. I hope we get some frosts this years. This year I just planted some Carcassonne Wight and there are huge bulbs around 3 inches wide, each bulb having at least 14 cloves. You could have mentioned the different between hard and soft neck varieties.

..sorry, too quick on the trigger! I will try planting a portion of my seed garlic deeper. Late Oct./early Nov. is correct time to plant here. I would guess you're going down 4" for normal garlic, 6" for the elephant?

Sean, I'll try planting a portion of my seed gat

Great stuff Sean but why the American or Canadian intro and outro? You could do that yourself or get that smooth talking Rick Van Man to do it for you ;0)

My elephant ear garlic is very old. I moved some of it here before 2006. I think I first planted it from what my moms neighbor gave me in 1997. I let it live as a garden plant. I love the seed head.

Sean, you plant your cloves way deeper than anyone I've known of. Most people plant two inches deep, or thereabouts.