Comments on: Planting Garlic in the Fall

By: Linda Mills

Linda Mills — Fri, 13 Oct 2023 04:51:27 +0000

Great info, first time at growing garlic! Can not wait!

By: ©Rachel Arsenault

©Rachel Arsenault — Mon, 08 Nov 2021 13:14:08 +0000

In reply to Roger Panek. Roger, There is no need for these extra steps. Garlic is cold hardy and soaking may actually cause the garlic to mold or rot when planted.

By: Roger Panek

Roger Panek — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 19:28:27 +0000

I have read that it is good to put the garlic heads outside for a while to allow them to acclimate to the ambient temperature.
I have read that the heads/cloves should be soaked before planting.

Please give me your opinions on the above.

Thank you,

Rogeg

In reply to Stacey Ryder. Stacey, It depends on what you want out of your garlic. If you are only interested in garlic shoots, you can grow your garlic indoors. However, if you want to grow heads of garlic, you will need to plant your garlic outdoors. Garlic needs a period of cold winter temperatures for the clove to divide into separate cloves that form the head. Either way, you can plant your garlic in containers. Fill your pot with potting soil, poke holes, and place the rooted cloves about 2-4 inches apart and 1 inch deep. Fill in gently with soil, and water well to remove any air pockets.

By: Stacey Ryder

Stacey Ryder — Thu, 28 Oct 2021 14:32:05 +0000

I start my garlic in a bottle of water. The green shoots are just now appearing. I would like to plant them in a container, do I leave them inside? Do I out the container outside? Help! Where do I go from here?