Growing Garlic in a Subtropical Climate

Tips, Tricks

1. I am an experienced gardener with ornamental plants but I have a lot to learn about edible plants. I live in Brisbane and I planted garlic recently, in December actually, thinking that because it was sprouting it must be the right time to plant it. After all this is what you do with ginger. What can I expect from my crop - disappointment?
2. Nice harvest. I just planted some. By next fall I should be able to harvest garlic, too.
3. Thanks Mark...
4. G'day Mark.....what do you use to fill such high (raised) garden beds? It must be expensive to fill the whole bed with topsoil, or do you use hay bales or something in the bottom first.
5. Nice heads Mark! Like Dale, mine has to go in the ground before it freezes solid!
6. Hey Mark it is great that you've been able to grow garlic there in the QLD humidity. Haven't given garlic a go myself but I am lead to believe that it is quite easy to grow in Melbourne. Thanks for the tip with the well drained soil. Have a good one mate :)
7. Well done mate. I've never been able to grow it up here. It just never seems to get that big. I've never dedicated an area to it though. Just interplanted it with other stuff. It'll be interesting to see what it tastes like and how it grows for you next season. 
8. Very well done sir !! Keep going buddy !!!!
9. Nice garlic, Mark! You did good, since garlic usually likes some cold weather to develop properly!
10. Nice Mark..
    Have you tried the Glen Large? They were developed at Gatton for our climate..
    Cheers mate.. 
11. Congrats on your garlic harvest Mark! I just learned that  garlic needs that cold snap to form the bulb. Fresh garlic tastes so much better than store bought. 
     I just viewed a video with lots and lots of fried garlic on top of fish. It looked incredible!
12. Nice one mark :) by the way I ended getting a native bee hive for a good price :)
13. Well done mate.  I doff my hat sir.  I've not been able to find a good Ozzie variety.