I get my garlic from a local health food store...it's an organic hard neck garlic grown locally! And it is SO much cheaper than seed catalog garlic bulbs! It did so well for me this year. We got about 200!
Same garlic every year..... Never failed, but one rodent year, (what never happened again)... It grew harder, better flavor, and never less than a complete crop. Always select what you have grown, to grow. Just sayin.... Love garlic....
@@Cmatt1299Softneck may actually be better for your climate in Texas. I think hardneck do well in areas that dip below freezing. If you do normally get below 32 then hardneck could be a good option. Seed garlic is expensive, but you can also save a portion to plant the next year, and so on, so could be a one time expense.
@AM-tc9ct I bought both! This being my first time will be my experimental year! I have some neighbors that have had success with hardneck it's just trickier because our climate
Luke, I love you! I am 69 years old, have been gardening since I was in my early 20s. I had no experience when I started, and after many years of trying (some not so successfully) I found you! I have learned so much! And my garden is getting better each year! Thank you so much. I have shared you with many people. I look forward to every video you post.
When I first tried growing garlic, I bought the grocery store garlic, and none made it through my winter. I have also tried box store seed garlic, which also did not grow. Now that I bought seed garlic from a reputable company, I finally have a wonderful harvest this year that I can now plant my own seed garlic.
From what I understand, garlic bought grocer's garlic is soft-neck, which is for milder climates, while hard-neck is for colder climates and is a stronger flavored garlic. Hope this helps.
Planted garlic cloves on Sunday from garlic I harvested this year 😊 FYI, I purchased a pair of knee pads a couple of years ago just for use in gardening. My knees and back thank me every time I use them! They are on my top 3 favorite gardening tools list.
Got our Garlic in the other day! I love this activity in the garden this time of year, perfect weather to boot zone 4 Michigan , whoohoo!.... Thanks for the great info MIgardener, thrive on with your garden...
NWArkansas here... zone 7a/b. I've always planted store garlic bc the good seed garlic are so expensive. Always had a decent harvest, the bulbs were ok, but still longed to grow it the right way. I've never seen store garlic with the root part cut out.... interesting. So this last year, i bought some Vietnamese purple. Inchenilium and elephant garlic. Gave half to my daughter and still had tons to plant in my 6x2x2 foot cattle tank. I have actually planted as late as February a d atill had a decent crop. Otherwise, we plant in November here, covered them with a thick later of fallen leaves and theyre just sticking their tips out before 15degree temps hit, then a snow storm. So far theyre still up looking pretty. Im excited to see what kind of harvest i will have in a few months. We harvest in May or June, depending in the temps, but i usually know when to dig. I have several large containers i grow in and theyre composed of composted angus bull manure. I still top them off after the summer season so i did that and we should be good. Take care!
Love what ur doing bro I rode past your place on the way to work in marine city I remember going there to get fresh bait with my father and checking out the new gear and now I'll go there with my mom checking out plants and trees I've definitely learned a lot from your videos.its definitely cool to get tips from someone in my zone as well
I just finished putting just under a thousand cloves in the ground over the last 3days. I’m old it takes a long time. I have 5 different varieties. I don’t know why. Besides the size I can’t really tell the difference in taste. I pretty well do all the things you talked about so that was reassuring. We have already had 3 frosts so I knew it was time to get at it. I was wondering do you buy new seed garlic each year or do you save some of your harvest to replant next season? I have been growing the same stuff for years and it still turns out great. Great video. Thanks for the info.
I did about 700 last year, this year i put in like 150. I didnt have the budget to go crazy this year with seed garlic. I have a box i still need to plant the issue with it is that Im out of space to do so.
I have successfully been growing two types of garlic for 20 years. Over 100 head of each soft neck and hard neck. The tips of my garlic are 2 inches below the soil, I live in Weston, New York and the ground does heave in the winter. I pre-soak mine for 12 hours in seaweed extract with some baking soda, have 98% germination rate consistently time of planting for where I live is usually around October 15. Cayenne pepper deters the squirrels.
The garden is beautiful, the air is fresh and peaceful. Planting your own plants helps you relax and calm down. Thank you for sharing these beautiful photos with everyone.
I plant even the weedy sized garlic and use/harvest the fronds through the growing season like shallots and spring onions… just tastes like garlic..😍😍😍💝😎
I plant garlic I get at the farmers' market. Last two years were deadly---horrid drought with much heat, and then rain, rain, rain. Trying again, but hope springs eternal! The tip to re-ammend at planting time is great. I will try bulb fertilizer since I have it, and they will be planted near my spring bulbs. Spring and fall for all of them. (Except the ones in the woods--they're on their own!)
I just planted my garlic from migardener 3 inches deep because thats what the internet told me to do. So I think I'll just rake some soil off, then mulch with pine shavings. First year planting garlic.
Thank you for all the education on gardening. I love that you encourage trying so many new crops. You mentioned amending the soil and you use compost. With all the Fall leaves this might be a good time to review all the different options to set up composting at home. We set up two large compost piles that we alternate. All our Fall leaves and home vegi scraps go on the current year pile. Never bag leaves to send to the city dump.
Oh my goodness. I am going to have to replant my garlic. The tip about not planting it too deep is priceless. I am certain I have been doing that all along. Such great tips. Thanks Luke!!!
I planted mine on December 25th last year; it was 52 degrees F in Michigan and we were really really late, but it was a success! Harvested enough for seed garlic too.
I have 2 organic bulbs I can't wait to plant ... it's getting colder up here in Canada and we haven't had a first frost yet so I'd like to plant them this week. Thanks for your tips! I look forward to my harvest (oh, after I buy some sulfur for the soil and prep it!)
I planted mine mid October. in the past, I would cover the bed with pine shavings immediately. this year I waited a couple of days to cover it with mulch. To my horror when I went back two days later, the bed was filled with empty holes. I’m assuming squirrels dug everything up. 😢 Luke, I’ve been following you for four years and never had a problem with growing garlic. Now I know to cover immediately after planting into fresh compost. The squirrels stay away from the pine shavings.
I plant mine in November and seems to work well for me. I’m in SE Michigan. I just started cracking apart my bulbs. Plan to get them in the ground this weekend (first week of Nov)
Perfect timing!! I have been wanting to try growing garlic, and now I have no fear!! I just have to pick a variety…. I will check your website because I’m sure you have covered that topic as well 😉
First year I purchased my seed garlic from a reputable seller here in Canada with a handful of different varieties. I purchased and sowed enough to yield what we'll typically use in a given year from the time it finishes curing to the next round the following year with the largest bulbs being set aside to resow. Sure, it was an expensive initial investment, but now i literally never have to buy seed or culinary garlic ever again (which truly is a cash crop) and on top of that my presumption would be that the bulbs do adapt to the soil conditions through multiple successions similar to seeds you save and resow. If I had to choose one crop to grow, then it would be garlic. Simple, easy, and a huge money saver.
I'm in zone 6B, 16 miles west of Boston. I always plant my garlic near the last full moon of October. This year the weather was good for garlic planting (Oct 19th) THEN it got warm. Several days of high 70'sF during the day and in the 60's over night. Today its finally getting cold again BUT I noticed that several cloves have sprouted. Its supposed to warm up again for a couple days mid week. I hope this won't affect my crop.
I am planting my seed garlic I got from Migardener this weekend, and I am glad I got these great instructions! My garden did not produce for the 2nd year in a row, so Im getting a soul trst. No more hard work for nothing for me!
Great video. I plant my garlic and have the bottom about 3" down. I used seed garlic for the first time last year and had great success. When you say 1.5" down, it that the top of the clove or the bottom? It was not clear to me when watching the video. I used store garlic the first time I grew garlic, and was totally hooked. The flavor of homegrown fresh garlic and scapes is amazing!
A video on growing onions, start to finish (from seed) would be helpful. I have watched a lot of your videos where you talk about the benefits of starting them from a seed and have purchased seeds from you; however, I have never had great results when growing them and don't know why. Thanks!
Luke, thanks for the tips. Getting ready to plant garlic for the 1st time and this really helped.❤ all your videos. Love the squirrel sneaking behind you, pesky Lil things😅
Very good info. Esp the part about not planting too deep. I thought deeper would be better. Glad to know it isn’t. I just planted about 150 cloves. Hoping for a great harvest. In the spring can you do a video or something about allium leaf minor, how to avoid it! It’s eaten my crop for 3 yrs despite trying to avoid it. Thanks. Love your videos!
Moving next month but I wanted to try out garlic in pots - one clove from you guys gave me enough for 2 fairly large pots - hoping for the best! This video came out just in time.
Thanks for the store garlic tip. I just pull the garlic Out of my pot for it did have the indent. I didnt want to waste it so I pull them out clean them peeled and cut end and used it in my cooking right away.
Beginner gardener here. First time planting garlic, so I only avoided two of these mistakes 🤣 I didn’t plant too early and I didn’t plant too deep. Other than that, I’m not crossing my fingers for a harvest of at least one bulb 🤞🏻 Although…it’s not too late for me to plan a do over for this year. Thanks for the info!
It's pretty hardy and knows what to do. Even if planted sideways- it will grow. I messed up last year and still got some nice bulbs ,small but something . Also pulled out to soon. This year I planted and going to just forget about it. Let nature do it's thing.
I get very good results, before playing garlic I will keep them in water few hours. This help them to start growing faster preventing them from rot. Works for me
This is our 3rd year growing garlic. After 2 years of using store garlic, we invested in some very nice seed varieties (Music, Chinese Purple, Russian Giant, Red Russian and Georgian Fire). After amending a new bed with homemade compost and rabbit manure, we planted on November 2nd and covered them with an inch of soil. We're already seeing sprouts, so we've put down a first mulch layer. Combining chicken coop bedding and manure with leaves shredded by the mower, we get a protective mulch and added fertility. We'll add some bone meal, and a second mulch layer as the sprouts continue to grow. Fingers crossed for everyone to have an excellent garlic crop in 2025!
Yes, this video has helped me so much! I felt like you had watched me in late August/early September because I was ignorantly planting some of my garlic. And yes my garlic leaves are every bit of 6 or even 8 inches! Sigh.... This is my very first time that I am trying to grow garlic. I am glad I saved some back - I have no idea why I did that, but now I am so glad I did! I am going to get some sulfur and treat those bulbs then I will plant my remaining cloves! Thank you so much for this video! (And sharing your mistakes! I really really appreciate hearing about them because it makes feel less dumb and ashamed of my mistakes!)
Tried growing 12 hard neck garlic last year. I had 3 varieties. All were placed in the same large pot mulched with the curly pine chips, just before the first frost. 6 started to grow before snow fall, but only one fully grew. It was gorgeous and large! 🧄All the rest died. The one that grew was located closer to the outside of my home and got little snow fall on it. I think all the rest rotted since it got dripped on by the roof angle. It was a yummy garlic and I look forward to giving it another try but will not let it get dripped on this time. I always learn a great deal of information from your podcast. Thank you🙏
pots left outside over winter should be at least partially submerged in soil and covered with a mound of leaves/mulch. I have baby trees this year that I want to leave outside but not completely exposed to the elements. It has worked well for me in past years
A garlic soak can get the garlic off to a good start. The Keene Garlic website has instructions and Martha Stewart has a YT video on it. Basically, it’s a process to sterilize the bulbs and then fertilize them prior to planting.
Keene garlic is in my neck of the woods here in WI. They have an awesome website full of great info. I am surprised more people do not pre soak their garlic. I soaked my cloves last year in a worm casting/compost extract overnight, ended up with some really nice bulbs of garlic. Going to do an experiment this year, going to soak most of the garlic, but leave a dozen or so unsoaked to see if it makes a difference. Stay Well!!!!
I still have to get mine planted! I regularly grow German Extra Hardy hard neck garlic. I grow extra to make lot's of fermented garlic honey, an immune booster. Here in northern New Jersey I'm forced to plant mine about 2.5" inches deep, and that's because if I don't when the soil freezes hard it 'heaves' the garlic up out of the soil, and I find cloves sitting on top exposed.
Hi Luke, thanks for a great video on planting garlic. Very helpful comments and I am excited to plant them this week. No wonder my garlic heads were small, planted the cloves too deep. I will let you know how they turned out next June or July…love all your videos! Happy fall planting!
I’m about to plant my 4th planting of garlic from seed garlic I bought a few years ago. I grow way more than I need so I’m able to pick the best and biggest for next years planting. It’s my favorite crop to plant.
Really the depth of planting the garlic directly to density of the soil, the denser it is the more shallow planting you do. If the soil is very light and airy you can plant much deeper , specially in the high raised beds
Hey Luke! Could you please specify in your videos what month of the year it is when you're planting or harvesting in addition to how far from first or last frost dates people out of the area should be planting? I don't live that far from you so we have the same climate and frost dates, but I don't know when your videos are filmed. It becomes confusing when you say you're planting now, but we've already had a frost. I planted my garlic in late September. Was that too early for this area?
Well I did everything you said except i buried about 3 inches deep to the roots about a week ago. Is it worth digging them up and replacing them shallower or keeping them where they are? I used bulb+ and reammended the soil as well and used a couple inches of straw mulch on top. I could always take a little soil off the surface. First year and very excited!! Thanks
Mine are from an organic farm. This year, fusarium has set in way more than I'm comfortable with. Next year I'll do three things - cull ruthlessly, add three or four more varieties, and collect some bulbils for replanting. Also, I'll be planting as far from where I have last year and this year.
Luke I have a question: I lucked into some beautiful gigantic elephant garlic a few months ago from a local farm in a glut. I live in 8a subtropical so I put it in the fridge. It still looks great. We haven't had our first frost yet and I don't expect it for another 2 weeks at least. Since I'm faking vernalization in my fridge... should I wait for the cold to settle in before I plant it out or should I plant it today?
Great video, fantastic tips! I’m planting my first ever garlic crop and appreciate your videos. The only question I have is if I should water the freshly planted garlic or not. It’s been 70-80 degrees for the past week (Southern Ontario) and I’m concerned about the soil being too dry
This is my second time planting garlic. I was told to soak the seed garlic in an alcohol mixture and then a liquid fertilizer, so I tried that this time. But it makes me concerned because the papery skin coating became soggy and was coming off. I hope that I did not blow next year's crop, as I actually had a pretty good harvest this year without doing anything to it. Do you ever soak your seed garlic?
Because of your videos I am trying garlic this year for the first time. I got seed garlic from a farm one county north of me,thinking it should be adapted for the area. Question for my lettuce can you soak blood meal in water to make a liquid fertilizer?
You released this as myself and my 5yo got done planting garlic together (128 cloves) for the first time. Biggest worry now is that I didn't use sulfur!
Great tips, thank you. If acidic soil helps prevent cloves rotting, can I use coffee ground, tea bags to make soil acidic and substitute storebought sulphur?
I am on a strict budget with a small yard. Instead of building a raised bed.. what do you think of cutting the bottoms off of large storage bins, then digging a hole and burying most of the bin below grade? Lining the bottom with cardboard, fill with compost etc., and planting the garlic in them? I am located on the east coast, zone 8a. We have the dreaded jumping worms, grubs and lots of clay. I feel that this might help with keeping the garlic at ground temperature but also giving me control over soil quality. Do you think it will work?
I think it depends. Grocery stores in BC carry red Russian garlic. Farmers markets carry music garlic, all sorts of types. Issues I’ve had mostly are from rust, but not issues in it actually growing or rotting and the west coast is super wet. I usually plant in December and plant deep so animals and people don’t dig it up and steal it 😂
I've been planting my hard-necked garlic for years now. I haven't bought any new seeds since I don't know when. My garlic grows quite large but it isn't elephant garlic or at least that is not what I bought. Every bulb has four very large cloves, no small ones and no deviation from the pattern. I'm pleased with its growth patterns and continue to save the purplish cloves for the next year. I don't plant deep and always add a layer of composted horse manure and hay and mulch deeply. But the garlic isn't like what is available in stores. I've often wondered why.
It’s less costly to buy gatlic at the supermarket. I bought hardneck bulbs for planting and the price per clove was $1.33 Nice big bulbs are for sale for less and there’s no other costs for soil amendments etc What I will do next year is set aside 75 cloves from my own harvest for planting next October. That will pay.! But it is a cool veg to grow.
I get my garlic from a local health food store...it's an organic hard neck garlic grown locally! And it is SO much cheaper than seed catalog garlic bulbs! It did so well for me this year. We got about 200!
Same garlic every year.....
Never failed, but one rodent year, (what never happened again)...
It grew harder, better flavor, and never less than a complete crop.
Always select what you have grown, to grow. Just sayin....
Love garlic....
I can't find any local hardneck in Texas ... They charge so much online!
@@Cmatt1299Softneck may actually be better for your climate in Texas. I think hardneck do well in areas that dip below freezing. If you do normally get below 32 then hardneck could be a good option.
Seed garlic is expensive, but you can also save a portion to plant the next year, and so on, so could be a one time expense.
@AM-tc9ct I bought both! This being my first time will be my experimental year! I have some neighbors that have had success with hardneck it's just trickier because our climate
@@Cmatt1299 thats awesome! I hope they both work for you, sounds really promising!
Luke, I love you! I am 69 years old, have been gardening since I was in my early 20s. I had no experience when I started, and after many years of trying (some not so successfully) I found you! I have learned so much! And my garden is getting better each year! Thank you so much. I have shared you with many people. I look forward to every video you post.
My garlic plantings always failed. I probably made every mistake mentioned here. Knowledge is power. I'll give it another try. Thanks
That squiril behind you is going to come digg up your garlic when your back is turned. Ask me how I know?
😆🤣😂🤣😆🤣😂🤣😆
LOL😂
I will never buy garlic from any one but you guys ever again
Happened to me...reason why I planted twice as much as I wanted. Those scoundrels love loose soil.
😂👍
When I first tried growing garlic, I bought the grocery store garlic, and none made it through my winter. I have also tried box store seed garlic, which also did not grow. Now that I bought seed garlic from a reputable company, I finally have a wonderful harvest this year that I can now plant my own seed garlic.
From what I understand, garlic bought grocer's garlic is soft-neck, which is for milder climates, while hard-neck is for colder climates and is a stronger flavored garlic. Hope this helps.
I got my garlic at a local farmers market. It was grown locally. Tried and true. IMO the best way to go.
I did the same thing last year with awesome results. Have plenty of my own top lant this year YAY!
Planted garlic cloves on Sunday from garlic I harvested this year 😊 FYI, I purchased a pair of knee pads a couple of years ago just for use in gardening. My knees and back thank me every time I use them! They are on my top 3 favorite gardening tools list.
Perfect timing! I'm planting garlic today for the first time ever.
I planted mine for the first time two weeks ago.
Hope I’m not too late!!! I’m doing it this weekend!!
I hope you have much success!
@@joanallen5345you are not too late. I hope you have much success.
If your first frost is the same as Luke's (St. Clair Michigan) then you're over a month late to plant garlic. First frost there is October 14.
Thank you, Luke. 😊
Great, information, Luke, Thank you. Also recommend buying his seeds. They are very reasonably priced.
Got our Garlic in the other day! I love this activity in the garden this time of year, perfect weather to boot zone 4 Michigan , whoohoo!.... Thanks for the great info MIgardener, thrive on with your garden...
I’m in upper lower Michigan, You are saving me from making a big mistake! This will be my 1st time planting too!
Thank you, thank you!!
Very well explained without over details. Thank you :)
NWArkansas here... zone 7a/b. I've always planted store garlic bc the good seed garlic are so expensive. Always had a decent harvest, the bulbs were ok, but still longed to grow it the right way. I've never seen store garlic with the root part cut out.... interesting. So this last year, i bought some Vietnamese purple. Inchenilium and elephant garlic. Gave half to my daughter and still had tons to plant in my 6x2x2 foot cattle tank. I have actually planted as late as February a d atill had a decent crop. Otherwise, we plant in November here, covered them with a thick later of fallen leaves and theyre just sticking their tips out before 15degree temps hit, then a snow storm. So far theyre still up looking pretty. Im excited to see what kind of harvest i will have in a few months. We harvest in May or June, depending in the temps, but i usually know when to dig. I have several large containers i grow in and theyre composed of composted angus bull manure. I still top them off after the summer season so i did that and we should be good. Take care!
This is the first year we are going to plant galic!! I love your channel!
Love what ur doing bro I rode past your place on the way to work in marine city I remember going there to get fresh bait with my father and checking out the new gear and now I'll go there with my mom checking out plants and trees I've definitely learned a lot from your videos.its definitely cool to get tips from someone in my zone as well
I just finished putting just under a thousand cloves in the ground over the last 3days. I’m old it takes a long time. I have 5 different varieties. I don’t know why. Besides the size I can’t really tell the difference in taste. I pretty well do all the things you talked about so that was reassuring. We have already had 3 frosts so I knew it was time to get at it. I was wondering do you buy new seed garlic each year or do you save some of your harvest to replant next season? I have been growing the same stuff for years and it still turns out great. Great video. Thanks for the info.
Wow!
I did about 700 last year, this year i put in like 150. I didnt have the budget to go crazy this year with seed garlic. I have a box i still need to plant the issue with it is that Im out of space to do so.
PLEASE do a spring garlic planting video too !!!
Received the garlic I purchased from you last week, and will be planting them soon.
I'm hoping that it rains soon.
I have successfully been growing two types of garlic for 20 years. Over 100 head of each soft neck and hard neck. The tips of my garlic are 2 inches below the soil, I live in Weston, New York and the ground does heave in the winter. I pre-soak mine for 12 hours in seaweed extract with some baking soda, have 98% germination rate consistently time of planting for where I live is usually around October 15. Cayenne pepper deters the squirrels.
The garden is beautiful, the air is fresh and peaceful. Planting your own plants helps you relax and calm down. Thank you for sharing these beautiful photos with everyone.
I plant even the weedy sized garlic and use/harvest the fronds through the growing season like shallots and spring onions… just tastes like garlic..😍😍😍💝😎
I plant garlic I get at the farmers' market. Last two years were deadly---horrid drought with much heat, and then rain, rain, rain. Trying again, but hope springs eternal! The tip to re-ammend at planting time is great. I will try bulb fertilizer since I have it, and they will be planted near my spring bulbs. Spring and fall for all of them. (Except the ones in the woods--they're on their own!)
I had my best success with MI Gardener garlic. I also love that I can order it per bulb.
I just planted my garlic from migardener 3 inches deep because thats what the internet told me to do. So I think I'll just rake some soil off, then mulch with pine shavings. First year planting garlic.
Thanks!
Your video release timing is epic. Planting my 1st garlic crop!
Well done.
Thank you for all the education on gardening. I love that you encourage trying so many new crops. You mentioned amending the soil and you use compost. With all the Fall leaves this might be a good time to review all the different options to set up composting at home. We set up two large compost piles that we alternate. All our Fall leaves and home vegi scraps go on the current year pile. Never bag leaves to send to the city dump.
Oh my goodness. I am going to have to replant my garlic. The tip about not planting it too deep is priceless. I am certain I have been doing that all along. Such great tips. Thanks Luke!!!
I planted mine on December 25th last year; it was 52 degrees F in Michigan and we were really really late, but it was a success! Harvested enough for seed garlic too.
I just prepped my beds and planted garlic today. I needed this little reminder!
Thanks Luke
I have 2 organic bulbs I can't wait to plant ... it's getting colder up here in Canada and we haven't had a first frost yet so I'd like to plant them this week. Thanks for your tips! I look forward to my harvest (oh, after I buy some sulfur for the soil and prep it!)
I planted mine mid October. in the past, I would cover the bed with pine shavings immediately. this year I waited a couple of days to cover it with mulch. To my horror when I went back two days later, the bed was filled with empty holes. I’m assuming squirrels dug everything up. 😢
Luke, I’ve been following you for four years and never had a problem with growing garlic. Now I know to cover immediately after planting into fresh compost. The squirrels stay away from the pine shavings.
I have to use chicken wire to protect my seeds from squirrels. It's aggravating.
I plant mine in November and seems to work well for me. I’m in SE Michigan. I just started cracking apart my bulbs. Plan to get them in the ground this weekend (first week of Nov)
Perfect timing!! I have been wanting to try growing garlic, and now I have no fear!! I just have to pick a variety…. I will check your website because I’m sure you have covered that topic as well 😉
First year I purchased my seed garlic from a reputable seller here in Canada with a handful of different varieties. I purchased and sowed enough to yield what we'll typically use in a given year from the time it finishes curing to the next round the following year with the largest bulbs being set aside to resow. Sure, it was an expensive initial investment, but now i literally never have to buy seed or culinary garlic ever again (which truly is a cash crop) and on top of that my presumption would be that the bulbs do adapt to the soil conditions through multiple successions similar to seeds you save and resow. If I had to choose one crop to grow, then it would be garlic. Simple, easy, and a huge money saver.
Love planting garlic for the same reason, anticipation and hope for next year :) I like German Extra Hardy (zone 6)
Thanks for the info on the sulfur. I've never had a problem...yet... I love your videos, I always learn something.
Thanks Luke! 👍
Thanks again for great tips!! Sounds like I need to mulch the bed before winter...
I'm in zone 6B, 16 miles west of Boston. I always plant my garlic near the last full moon of October. This year the weather was good for garlic planting (Oct 19th) THEN it got warm. Several days of high 70'sF during the day and in the 60's over night. Today its finally getting cold again BUT I noticed that several cloves have sprouted. Its supposed to warm up again for a couple days mid week. I hope this won't affect my crop.
I am planting my seed garlic I got from Migardener this weekend, and I am glad I got these great instructions! My garden did not produce for the 2nd year in a row, so Im getting a soul trst. No more hard work for nothing for me!
Great video. I plant my garlic and have the bottom about 3" down. I used seed garlic for the first time last year and had great success. When you say 1.5" down, it that the top of the clove or the bottom? It was not clear to me when watching the video. I used store garlic the first time I grew garlic, and was totally hooked. The flavor of homegrown fresh garlic and scapes is amazing!
Good info, I'll be playing my seed garlic this weekend. (Or sooner)
A video on growing onions, start to finish (from seed) would be helpful. I have watched a lot of your videos where you talk about the benefits of starting them from a seed and have purchased seeds from you; however, I have never had great results when growing them and don't know why. Thanks!
Luke, thanks for the tips. Getting ready to plant garlic for the 1st time and this really helped.❤ all your videos. Love the squirrel sneaking behind you, pesky Lil things😅
Omg I love that little basket you have I must get one for myself 😮
Very good info. Esp the part about not planting too deep. I thought deeper would be better. Glad to know it isn’t. I just planted about 150 cloves. Hoping for a great harvest. In the spring can you do a video or something about allium leaf minor, how to avoid it! It’s eaten my crop for 3 yrs despite trying to avoid it. Thanks. Love your videos!
Moving next month but I wanted to try out garlic in pots - one clove from you guys gave me enough for 2 fairly large pots - hoping for the best! This video came out just in time.
Thanks for the store garlic tip. I just pull the garlic
Out of my pot for it did have the indent. I didnt want to waste it so I pull them out clean them peeled and cut end and used it in my cooking right away.
Beginner gardener here. First time planting garlic, so I only avoided two of these mistakes 🤣
I didn’t plant too early and I didn’t plant too deep. Other than that, I’m not crossing my fingers for a harvest of at least one bulb 🤞🏻
Although…it’s not too late for me to plan a do over for this year. Thanks for the info!
It's pretty hardy and knows what to do. Even if planted sideways- it will grow. I messed up last year and still got some nice bulbs ,small but something . Also pulled out to soon. This year I planted and going to just forget about it. Let nature do it's thing.
I get very good results, before playing garlic I will keep them in water few hours. This help them to start growing faster preventing them from rot. Works for me
This is our 3rd year growing garlic. After 2 years of using store garlic, we invested in some very nice seed varieties (Music, Chinese Purple, Russian Giant, Red Russian and Georgian Fire). After amending a new bed with homemade compost and rabbit manure, we planted on November 2nd and covered them with an inch of soil. We're already seeing sprouts, so we've put down a first mulch layer. Combining chicken coop bedding and manure with leaves shredded by the mower, we get a protective mulch and added fertility. We'll add some bone meal, and a second mulch layer as the sprouts continue to grow. Fingers crossed for everyone to have an excellent garlic crop in 2025!
Thank you. I always wanted to grow garlic. I tried a few years ago and failed. Thankful I found you!
Yes, this video has helped me so much! I felt like you had watched me in late August/early September because I was ignorantly planting some of my garlic. And yes my garlic leaves are every bit of 6 or even 8 inches! Sigh.... This is my very first time that I am trying to grow garlic. I am glad I saved some back - I have no idea why I did that, but now I am so glad I did! I am going to get some sulfur and treat those bulbs then I will plant my remaining cloves! Thank you so much for this video! (And sharing your mistakes! I really really appreciate hearing about them because it makes feel less dumb and ashamed of my mistakes!)
Tried growing 12 hard neck garlic last year. I had 3 varieties. All were placed in the same large pot mulched with the curly pine chips, just before the first frost. 6 started to grow before snow fall, but only one fully grew. It was gorgeous and large! 🧄All the rest died. The one that grew was located closer to the outside of my home and got little snow fall on it. I think all the rest rotted since it got dripped on by the roof angle. It was a yummy garlic and I look forward to giving it another try but will not let it get dripped on this time.
I always learn a great deal of information from your podcast. Thank you🙏
pots left outside over winter should be at least partially submerged in soil and covered with a mound of leaves/mulch. I have baby trees this year that I want to leave outside but not completely exposed to the elements. It has worked well for me in past years
I had a bulb of garlic I got from the store that started growing. I stuck them in some pots 2 weeks ago and they are already huge.
A garlic soak can get the garlic off to a good start. The Keene Garlic website has instructions and Martha Stewart has a YT video on it. Basically, it’s a process to sterilize the bulbs and then fertilize them prior to planting.
Keene garlic is in my neck of the woods here in WI. They have an awesome website full of great info.
I am surprised more people do not pre soak their garlic. I soaked my cloves last year in a worm casting/compost extract overnight, ended up with some really nice bulbs of garlic.
Going to do an experiment this year, going to soak most of the garlic, but leave a dozen or so unsoaked to see if it makes a difference.
Stay Well!!!!
@@brianseybert192 Sounds like a great experiment. Happy gardening!
11:35 que black squirrel running across fence plotting its next meal!!
I still have to get mine planted! I regularly grow German Extra Hardy hard neck garlic. I grow extra to make lot's of fermented garlic honey, an immune booster. Here in northern New Jersey I'm forced to plant mine about 2.5" inches deep, and that's because if I don't when the soil freezes hard it 'heaves' the garlic up out of the soil, and I find cloves sitting on top exposed.
I think you should do a video on the types of garlic you sell along with its benefits and size quality.
He is out of stock on every variety. 🫤
Hi Luke, thanks for a great video on planting garlic. Very helpful comments and I am excited to plant them this week. No wonder my garlic heads were small, planted the cloves too deep. I will let you know how they turned out next June or July…love all your videos! Happy fall planting!
I'm looking forward to grow my garlic this week, I ordered them from u!
Great video ❤
I’m about to plant my 4th planting of garlic from seed garlic I bought a few years ago. I grow way more than I need so I’m able to pick the best and biggest for next years planting. It’s my favorite crop to plant.
Really the depth of planting the garlic directly to density of the soil, the denser it is the more shallow planting you do. If the soil is very light and airy you can plant much deeper , specially in the high raised beds
Cant wait to tell my friends about garlic grading 😂 Thanks for all the great info on garlic.
Hey Luke! Could you please specify in your videos what month of the year it is when you're planting or harvesting in addition to how far from first or last frost dates people out of the area should be planting? I don't live that far from you so we have the same climate and frost dates, but I don't know when your videos are filmed. It becomes confusing when you say you're planting now, but we've already had a frost. I planted my garlic in late September. Was that too early for this area?
I'm wondering the same thing.
Well I did everything you said except i buried about 3 inches deep to the roots about a week ago. Is it worth digging them up and replacing them shallower or keeping them where they are? I used bulb+ and reammended the soil as well and used a couple inches of straw mulch on top. I could always take a little soil off the surface. First year and very excited!! Thanks
I live in zone 6 and plant mine 3 inches deep a few weeks back and most are just now peaking out of the ground. You will be fine
@@a1barn nice thanks. I’m in zone 6 as well. Thank you
Mine are from an organic farm. This year, fusarium has set in way more than I'm comfortable with. Next year I'll do three things - cull ruthlessly, add three or four more varieties, and collect some bulbils for replanting. Also, I'll be planting as far from where I have last year and this year.
Great tips, but mine are already in the ground. I think I did most of what you mentioned❤. I will through some mulch on top before frost.
Luke I have a question: I lucked into some beautiful gigantic elephant garlic a few months ago from a local farm in a glut. I live in 8a subtropical so I put it in the fridge. It still looks great. We haven't had our first frost yet and I don't expect it for another 2 weeks at least. Since I'm faking vernalization in my fridge... should I wait for the cold to settle in before I plant it out or should I plant it today?
Thankyou!!!!!!!!!!
Great video, fantastic tips! I’m planting my first ever garlic crop and appreciate your videos. The only question I have is if I should water the freshly planted garlic or not. It’s been 70-80 degrees for the past week (Southern Ontario) and I’m concerned about the soil being too dry
Great video but the best was the black squirrel video bombing you! How do you keep the critters from digging out your cloves?
This is my second time planting garlic. I was told to soak the seed garlic in an alcohol mixture and then a liquid fertilizer, so I tried that this time. But it makes me concerned because the papery skin coating became soggy and was coming off. I hope that I did not blow next year's crop, as I actually had a pretty good harvest this year without doing anything to it. Do you ever soak your seed garlic?
i got my garlic all in this past saturday. hoping i have better results than last year.
I just planted a 4x12 ft bed of half garlic and half potatoes for the spring
Never lost a garlic clove or heard of anyone who had and I have never applied sulphur. Bone meal though!
Great tips how much water do they need over winter and fall. All are in containers
Because of your videos I am trying garlic this year for the first time. I got seed garlic from a farm one county north of me,thinking it should be adapted for the area. Question for my lettuce can you soak blood meal in water to make a liquid fertilizer?
I hope you have much success!
You released this as myself and my 5yo got done planting garlic together (128 cloves) for the first time. Biggest worry now is that I didn't use sulfur!
I imagine you can add a little on top.
Can I use fire ash? (logs?)
Thanks for the video. Some recommend a fish fertilizer soak, followed by a short soak in hydrogen peroxide - do you have a view on these?
Did you get a new camera, the video is excellent, better than my television.
Hi. We are planting our garlic soon. I'll be making a video maybe you will watch it? Bye 🎉
Great tips, thank you. If acidic soil helps prevent cloves rotting, can I use coffee ground, tea bags to make soil acidic and substitute storebought sulphur?
I grow a lot of garlic for garlic scapes! Would absolutely recommend in cooking if you consider yourself a budding chef! 🔪 🍴
I’ve used trifecta plus but never heard of bulb plus until this video
I am on a strict budget with a small yard. Instead of building a raised bed.. what do you think of cutting the bottoms off of large storage bins, then digging a hole and burying most of the bin below grade? Lining the bottom with cardboard, fill with compost etc., and planting the garlic in them? I am located on the east coast, zone 8a. We have the dreaded jumping worms, grubs and lots of clay. I feel that this might help with keeping the garlic at ground temperature but also giving me control over soil quality. Do you think it will work?
Before putting my galvanized raised container on the ground, how do I prepare the ground for it? We have grass
Will you please provide info or a link to the bulb fertilizer you referred to. Thank you so much!
I think it depends. Grocery stores in BC carry red Russian garlic. Farmers markets carry music garlic, all sorts of types. Issues I’ve had mostly are from rust, but not issues in it actually growing or rotting and the west coast is super wet. I usually plant in December and plant deep so animals and people don’t dig it up and steal it 😂
I have volunteer garlic growing from cloves I missed.
I've been planting my hard-necked garlic for years now. I haven't bought any new seeds since I don't know when. My garlic grows quite large but it isn't elephant garlic or at least that is not what I bought. Every bulb has four very large cloves, no small ones and no deviation from the pattern. I'm pleased with its growth patterns and continue to save the purplish cloves for the next year. I don't plant deep and always add a layer of composted horse manure and hay and mulch deeply. But the garlic isn't like what is available in stores. I've often wondered why.
Can you also use bulb + for onion starts?
First time getting the bulb stuff I hope this been my issue the whole time
Can you put Bulb + directly in the hole you plant the garlic in?
I put a tablespoon of bulb plus in each hole when planting last year and I had a great harvest. I will be doing the same this year.
i was waiting on a new garlic video
It’s less costly to buy gatlic at the supermarket.
I bought hardneck bulbs for planting and the price per clove was $1.33
Nice big bulbs are for sale for less and there’s no other costs for soil amendments etc
What I will do next year is set aside 75 cloves from my own harvest for planting next October. That will pay.!
But it is a cool veg to grow.