Garlic plant grow and care – herbaceous of the genus Allium also known as Allium sativum, Garlic is a perennial plant because the vegetative reproduction of the bulbs, the bulb is biennial and used as annual plant, grow in mediterranean, desert, subtropical, temperate climate and growing in hardiness zone 3-11.
Leaves green in the top white in bottom, the leave grow in radial growth, the young leaves start to grow from the middle.
Flowers small the color is white, the flower grow on stem as inflorescence in a umbel shape
Garlic bulbs
Bulb is assemble from separate cloves, each clove cover with thin peel, in one bulb can be 5-10 cloves
Garlic plant for sale – Seeds or Plants to Buy
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