hi i want to know if anyone knows how to grow garlic please?

Answer 1

If you want to grow garlic from bulbs then don't use shop-bought garlic - these contain an anti-sprouting agent and will fail dismally.

Either buy some organic garlic, find a friend who is already successfully growing it and ask for a couple of cloves or purchase some through a nursery or gardening catalog.

Answer 2

You need to purchase garlic cloves from a seed company and plant it in good loose soil about 2" down this coming spring. Cover with a mulch (leaves, compost, or shredded paper) and make sure you water during dry spells in May or June. The clove needs to be planted with the pointy side up. When you get a flower stalk coming up watch the leaves, and when three sets are yellowed you can dig up the garlic and let it dry in a place that is dry and out of the sun. You can try to plant store bought garlic, but sometimes it is treated to prevent sprouting so you take a chance. If you find the garlic is not formed at the end of the growing period, bury it again and check in a week or so. Good luck.

Answer 3

You can actually put a clove of garlic (root section down) into the ground when not frozen and grow garlic. No guarantees on the taste, however.

Check out this site for tips on growing garlic.

Answer 4

It's really simple but here in Ohio it is too late to plant a crop. In the fall of th year make a row about 3inches deep break apart a bulb of garlic and plant each clove about 6 inches apart cover with dirt and lightly pack down.in our zone 3 climate I mulch the row with 2inches of leaves or straw.In spring after danger of a real hard frost I rake away the mulch. let grow until the the plant shoot out it's bud on a long stalk cut this stalk off you can chop it and use it like garlic but it's strong. When the plant starts to turn brown it is time to dig. don't let the plant get too brown or the bulbs won't be well covered with husk. after digging I just let them lay on the ground for several days to dry. after drying for several days I cut the tops off and let them dry a few more days then I put one bulb in the leg of a panty hose tie a knot in the hose add another bulb and so till filled to use just cut off the bottom bulb and work your way up the hose. you can probly find dirictions on hoe to braid them whih looks cool but is a lot of hassle if you plan to braid them don't cut off the stalks. The seed companies sell garlic cloves or get some at a farm market. Be sure to save some of your best cloves to use next year. Good luck they take little care with good results.

Answer 5

It's very simple; break apart a bulb of garlic into cloves, plant cloves pointy top up about one inch deep. Water & fertilize as needed. Best to plant in fall for harvest following year. If you plant in spring, may want to refrigerate (not freeze) bulbs for 3 to 6 weeks before planting.
When plants form seed heads, you may wish to bend the stalk to force energy to bulbs, not the seed head. Harvest when stalks die back.

Answer 6

when you buy some garlic, break off a side, let it sit in water untill you see roots growing and a little green shoot appear, then plant it in the ground.

Answer 7

There are two types, as distinguished from varieties: Hardneck and softneck. To get the best results, it is important to plant the right variety for your locale.