Garlic plant

How to grow Name growing and care:

Mulch, rich soil, well drain soil, free of rocks, nitrogen

What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seed / Bulb (clove)

Is it necessary to use vegetative reproduction?
No, but possible

Difficulties or problems when growing:
Aggressive

Planting season:
Spring / Autumn

Pests and diseases:
Onion fly, Onion thrips

Pruning season:
All smart

How to prune:
Stem of inflorescence

Size of the plant?
Bulb 3-7 cm (1-3 inches), leaves 40-100 cm 16-40 inches

Growth speed in optimal condition:
Medium growing

Water requirement:
Average amount of water

Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun

Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
No

Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes

Blooming information

Bloom season:
Summer

General information about the flower
Small white flowers that grow on stem as inflorescence in a umbel shape

Thinning the bloom:
Recommend to the thinning the stem of inflorescence unless the need in the seeds

Pollination is done by:
Bees

Edible leaves

Leaves harvesting season:
All year

How to harvest the leaves?
Can be taken with the bulb or just some leaves at the time (better with the bulb)

Information about leaves:
Leaves green in the top white in bottom, the leave grow in radial growth, the young leaves start to grow from the middle.

Uses of Name leaves:
Eaten raw, cooked, spice, herbs

Edible Roots

Information about Garlic’s bulb:
Bulb is assemble from separate cloves, each clove cover with thin peel, in one bulb can be 5-10 cloves

When to pull up Garlic’s bulb:
Summer

Uses of Garlic bulb:
Eaten raw, cooked, spice, salad

Scientific name:

Allium sativum