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Growing garlic
Badgergal
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I love garlic and want to grow my own fresh stuff!
Seems you can plant a clove and it will grow, but does anyone here do this?
How big does the pot need to be (have a garden but would prefer a pot in the kitchen if possible)?
How long does it take?
And, er, I don't understand, do you pull the bulb from the soil when it's ready...?
Seems you can plant a clove and it will grow, but does anyone here do this?
How big does the pot need to be (have a garden but would prefer a pot in the kitchen if possible)?
How long does it take?
And, er, I don't understand, do you pull the bulb from the soil when it's ready...?
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Badgergal wrote:I love garlic and want to grow my own fresh stuff!
Good for you
Seems you can plant a clove and it will grow, but does anyone here do this?
Several of us. Me included.How big does the pot need to be (have a garden but would prefer a pot in the kitchen if possible)?
I'm using a six inch pot, currently in the garden but it will come indoors when things get cooler.How long does it take?
Depends a lot on light warmth and water etc - a few months...
When the leaves have all died back - it's ready, and yes, just pull or gently dig them out. I planted mine quite late and although they're growing well I have no idea as yet if they're producing full sized bulbs or not. I'll pick just one, and if it's still just a single piece I'll keep the others dry in the pot over winter and start them again in spring.And, er, I don't understand, do you pull the bulb from the soil when it's ready...?Hi, I'm a Board Guide on the Old Style and the Consumer Rights boards which means I'm a volunteer to help the boards run smoothly and can move and merge posts there. Board guides are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an inappropriate or illegal post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. It is not part of my role to deal with reportable posts. Any views are mine and are not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence.DTFAC: Y.T.D = £5.20 Apr £0.50
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I'm trying it out myself for the first time this year. Had a few cloves spare so thought I'd give it a shot. At the moment I have some green leaves and have had no sign of movement for weeks. I'm longing for the leaves to die back so that I can see the results.Baby Year 1: Oh dear...on the move
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Do you just plant one in a pot, or can you do a few?0
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Do not plant garlic bought from the supermarket, it is treated and is not suitable for planting on. You need to split the bulb up into cloves, a short spell in the fridge will make it think its winter you can grow it in pots but its better in the garden..... it needs the winter cold to make it grow properly. We plant ours in November and its ready in July, if you plant it in a pot its must be at least 6" deep.......traditional to plant in early November, plant the cloves 3 - 4 inches apart and 1 inch deep, it needs to be in free draining compost. You know its ready when the top growth turns yellow, dig it up and braid together and hang in a cool dry place for the bulbs to mature, the skins go papery it takes about 2 weeks, you can then break off a bulb as you need it, or preserve the whole lot in oil.
Slugs like the new growth so defend it as best you can if you do not like using slug pellets gravel sprinkled round is quite effective. You do not need to do much except let it grow, if its very dry water it well, we use cold washing up water thats not too greasy..... we have just harvested our crop for this year, we grow enough to last us a year.
Sowing to harvest is approx 6 months. In France you will see them planting the cloves in their garden in November ready for the next year. Marshalls supply garlic bulbs you can order them on line.
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I've done six individual cloves in my six inch pot. A bit close together if they get really big but should be OK for the sort of size bulb they came from originally.Hi, I'm a Board Guide on the Old Style and the Consumer Rights boards which means I'm a volunteer to help the boards run smoothly and can move and merge posts there. Board guides are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an inappropriate or illegal post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. It is not part of my role to deal with reportable posts. Any views are mine and are not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence.DTFAC: Y.T.D = £5.20 Apr £0.50
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Mine are from T*sco's and are doing nicely! Only thing is, the plants seem to give the kitchen a faint whiff of garlic, so if you can plant outside, that might be better. Just a thought...I'm sure you can harvest the greenery from wild garlic, and use as chives, does anyone know whether you can use the shoots from 'pot' garlic, and if this affects the buls growing?
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Yes you can use the shoots as a replacement for chives in salads, they taste faintly oniony.
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I believe that there is a high risk of disease (to the plant not the owner) when using shop bought garlic for planting. Garden centres will guarantee disease free plants.
Same goes for potatoes.0 -
I planted a sainsburys bulb, and it grew really fast! My cat played with it though, so the shoots are a bit battered, but seems to be growing ok still!
I just stuck it striaght out of the fridge into a deep pot with a load of soil and watered it. Seems to be fine to me!
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JW, you really should have separated the cloves from the bulb, that is the way that the bulb develops, each clove becomes a new bulb with 8 - 10 cloves on it, not sure what will happen to yours if you planed the whole bulb.
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