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
Categories of growing
Planting Season: Autumn Planting, Spring Planting, Summer planting, Winter planting
Light exposure requirements: Full sun Plants
Climates that the plant can grow: Desert Climate, Mediterranean Climate, Subtropics Climate, Temperate Climate
Growing speed of the plant: Average growing plants, Fast growing plants
Plant life-form: Deciduous, Evergreen, Geophyte, Herbaceous, Leaf plant, Perennial plant
Plant Uses: Edible plants
Requirements for watering the plant: Regularly water
Hardiness zones: Hardiness zone 10, Hardiness zone 11, Hardiness zone 3, Hardiness zone 4, Hardiness zone 5, Hardiness zone 6, Hardiness zone 7, Hardiness zone 8, Hardiness zone 9
Ornamental parts:
Leaf color:
Blooming season: Summer flowers
Flower colors: White flower
Harvest Season: Autumn Harvest, Spring Harvest, Summer Harvest, Winter harvest
Edible Parts: Edible leaves, Edible Roots
Culinary uses: Cooked, Eaten raw, Herbs, Salad, Spices
