Garlic

Plant family

Amaryllisgewächse (Amaryllidaceae)

Season Overview

Details

Light requirement

Sunny

Water requirement

Wet

Soil

Light (sandy)

Nutrient requirement

Medium

Seeding distance

20 cm

Row spacing

15 cm

Seeding depth

5 cm

Instructions

End of May

Sowing

End of May

Weeding

Every week

Description

Perennial, frost-hardy allium cultivated as an annual or biennial. In the garden, summer garlic is usually grown. For this purpose, individual cloves are put into the ground in March. Winter garlic with planting in September and October is also possible.

Growing tips

Garlic prefers deep, heavy soil without waterlogging in a sunny, open position. It grows best at mild temperatures (12-24°C), bulb formation is inhibited at temperatures above 30°C. Single toes or brood bulbs (bulblets) are planted. In the case of brood bulbs (summer as well as winter cultivation), a round garlic bulb develops in the first year. Simply replant this the following year to obtain garlic bulbs with many garlic cloves. Harvesting takes place as soon as the foliage has turned about 2/3 brownish.