Spacing and planting depth. Video 6. Planting garlic for beginners. #growyourown #garlic #gardening, by Clyde's Dale Homestead on YouTube. 2 min 20 s.
- Video length
- 2 min 20 s
- Time to do it
- 30 minutes
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Steps
- 8
What you need
Steps
Break a garlic bulb into individual cloves just before planting. Leave the papery skin on and discard small or damaged cloves.
Pick a sunny spot with loose, well-drained soil. Mix a few inches of compost into the top layer.
Set each clove 2 inches deep with the pointy end up. A trowel or dibber makes a clean hole.
Space the cloves 6 inches apart, and leave 12 inches between rows so the plants have room to grow.
Cover the cloves with soil and firm it gently with your hand. Water lightly to settle the soil.
Spread 2 to 3 inches of straw or leaves over the bed to protect the cloves from frost.
Water only when the soil is dry in autumn, then cut back in winter when growth stops.
Write the variety and planting date on a label, then wait for shoots in early spring.
Tips and common mistakes
Plant garlic 4 to 6 weeks before the ground freezes hard so roots form before winter.
Use seed garlic from a garden centre, not supermarket bulbs, which may be treated to stop sprouting.
Keep the papery skin on the cloves and do not peel them before planting.
Do not plant deeper than 2 inches, because buried cloves can rot before they root.
Questions
How deep should garlic cloves go?
Plant them about 2 inches deep, with the pointy end facing up and the flat base down.
How far apart should garlic be planted?
Space cloves 6 inches apart and keep rows 12 inches apart.
When is the best time to plant garlic?
Plant in autumn, ideally 4 to 6 weeks before a hard freeze, so roots develop before winter.
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