am in central texas, it does get cold here - am planning on starting my garlic bed today! thanks for your video! i do have a bit of cow manure in the bed. i hope it doesn't take away from the growth.
I've got mine growing in a plastic bottle on the window sill right now. It is sprouting shoots and roots. If I transplant that to soil in the next month, will I get a crop in the fall?
My uncle, a successful farmer, told me to always plant garlic under the first full moon of October -- like right now. He always planted it with western Moon exposure amongst the hay stubble.
Your uncle is/was an alchemist I'd presume. If you go by the celestial spheres and plant/harvest things on certain days, or time of lunar cycle, etc. will have a profound effect on your final result
U cant do anything wrong with garlic. Gwyneth Paltrow told women to put it inside them to clean out their areas one lady had to have it surgically removed
I live in the Great North. In Canada. Early on as a gardener, I did make the mistake of planting my garlic in the spring with the rest of the garden. It did nothing! I was so upset with it that I COMPLETELY abandoned it. No weeding. No tending to it at all. I even didn't work it under that year as I was so finished with it! Well, the following spring, guess what I had? The MOST BEAUTIFUL crop of garlic ever! It was in the ground for more than a year but still produced beautifully! I'm not fibbing. This actually happened.
This video is comprehensive and probably one of the most informative I have watched. Aimed at all gardening experience levels with generous explanations and insight.
Not sure if you will read this; yet, you should also add a couple key details: 1: once you cut scapes, it’s 2-4 weeks to harvest. 2: count down 6 green leaves as marker for readiness. 3: depending on total browsable leaves, you want 2/3 of them to brown before cutting out water. Once all brownable occur, remove in morning time. 4: immediately get in shaded areas with air circulation for 2-3 weeks for curing of bulbs. 5: Once cured cut 1” above bulb and 1/4” below bulb of roots. 6: carefully wipe remaining dirt and store in mesh bag in cool dark area. It’s also best to stop applying any liquid fertilizer (fish/kelp) by early May. Usually applying 3-4 applications starting in mid March when leaves are at least 3-4” tall and at 2-3 weeks apart best and stopping by early May. Hope this helps.
Thanks for your post👍 When do you think it's best to plant garlic in the Middle East where winters are warmers than the states? October and november are still warm during the day. Thanks
Watched this video a year ago and followed your advice and had the best harvest I've ever had in the 5 years I've been growing it! Simple and straightforward.. back for a refresher before this years planting! :) Thank you!!
It is the beginning of October here in Central Pennsylvania and I am preparing my soil to get ready to plant garluc for next year. I picked up some garlic from a local lady that bought a large amount to sell and I put it in my crisper drawer and a couple of days ago I separated 3 bulbs. I got 26 bulbs to plant and my son is supposed to bring me some more down so I can plant more. I love garlic and onions in everything. Now I have trouble growing onions. I don't know exactly what I am doing wrong so I will be watching videos on it to try again next year for planting them. Every year I just try to do the best I can and then what I can't seem to grow I buy local and either can or store for winter.
Very detailed and clearly explained video on growing garlic. It the best on garlic I've ever watched. I'm waiting for last yrs my first and see how they come out. I'll try your technique next time.
A million trillion garden channels.. I picked yours because i like your info on the few videos ive seen and.. the inflection in your voice makes me smile. hahah ...And sometimes i need a chuckle with this gardening stuff! ( holy hell it can be a lot of work! ..but fun!!💜) Big gardener over here... 🙂 forever eager and started so long ago in the house. I'm going outta my mind waiting for some warm soil outside!!! Thank you for allowing me to focus on something already planted outside.. My beautiful garlic! Tips for next plant and my harvest of it in the next few months!!! Good job and Cheers! 🌻
Grew garlic for the first time and largely followed your advice. fabulous results. One tip, the scapes can be eaten. We made pesto sauce out of ours and it was outstanding! Thanks for a nice video refresher. I'll be planting next year's garlic tomorrow.
I let one scape grow for every 40-50 plants. Watching the scape is the best indicator of when to harvest the bulbs. As the plant matures the scape will uncurl. When it points straight up the garlic is ready to harvest.
You should eat the scapes from the hard neck garlic. They have a lovely garlic flavour, but milder, and they’re absolutely delicious when chopped into salads and stir fry’s. The scapes are indeed a treasure, they’re the very best part of the plant 😊
Oh man, when you tore out the dandelion.. my heart was screaming. So beautiful and lush. Where i live in the high mountains of mexico, our dandelion is very tiny and as a herbalist, i treasure this little guy so much ❤️❤️ thanks for the tips!
I always planted my Garlic by the 2nd week of August. By September they are popping up and throwing up fresh greens I may cut for soups. Speaking of Soups, I use the cut Scapes in a wonderful Potato/Garlic Soup. I boil the Scapes with Potatoes once cooked I throw em in the Blender. Reheat them with Salt n Pepper and a bit of Cream…. Just Yummy.
Im growing garlic in the north and getting slightly bigger harvests each year. Finally planted 80 cloves this year after starting with 25 cloves. I get 3-4 cloves per head. This year I finally got nice size cloves. Cant wait for next year. I made garlic scape salt this year. A tasty bonus!
This is my first time growing garlic. I used a store bought bulb and planted in about November last year. They look like they are almost ready to harvest. I'm waiting til July. It's very exciting
I live in the Uk and grew garlic for the first time this year, I wish I had come across this tutorial first. Not only did I plant them in the spring and wonder why they died off in the summer, there were also weeds around them most of the time and just to top it off it’s quite a clay soil and I didn’t put any sand or compost in the soil to make it more suitable for the garlic, oh, and I didn’t feed them, not once. Well I got what I deserved, it’s now autumn so I’m going to plant some more and pay more attention to what I learned from this video. Thank you for your advise, I pop back next year to reveal the outcome of your advice.
It takes practice to grow garlic but the results are worth the effort. I got none the first couple of tries but now I'm getting good crops but working on getting them better here in North Yorkshire UK.
Just wanna say, from all the way here in Kea’au, Hawaii that I absolutely LOVE your videos❣️❣️ So perfectly full of excellent information in a calmly beautiful manner. You are the best gardening teacher on TH-cam ever!! Mahalo nui loa for your tutorials and never change that excellent manner💚
Thanks for this informative and interesting video. I've grown garlic for many years in raised beds. My beds are 4 square feet and I usually devote an entire bed to garlic (about 64 plants). I had always removed scapes from the plants but (as is my habit each season), I decided to try an experiment regarding scape removal. I removed scapes from half the plants and left them on for the other half. At harvest time I weighed each half of the plants and compared the results. There was no significance difference. This somewhat surprised me, because the advice to remove scapes seemed to be based on a reasonable assumption. But, as I've learned with so many of my other experiments, there's often a big difference between a gardening theory and the results.
For sure, it might also be timing. If not removed early enough, then removing the scapes later won't have any appreciable benefit. Also, we sometimes have to think in terms of fringe cases where the plants might not have everything they need to the fullest and one small thing makes a bigger difference. In those cases, the scapes can definitely be a drain on an already-stressed plant. It all adds up and its all connected.
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms Many thanks for the reply. I think my timing of removing the scapes was okay - I removed them when they first appeared and much earlier than you show the scape removal in your video. I'm kinda confused with your explanation of "fringe" cases and how that can apply to removing scapes or not. As for me, if I can get equal results for no effort, I'll take the lazy route and do nothing. Cheers.
@@priayief I think the reference to fringe cases means in a year where the weather etc. is in the fringe, or the bulbs are planted in less fertile soil, and the garlic is struggling, cutting the scapes may make a bigger difference. If it was a great growing year, cutting them may have less of a noticeable difference.
There is a huge difference between the basic beliefs of organic gardening and actual results. We down in South Texas should get white skin garlic from Mexico in the supermarket, in May and keep it to plant in the fall. Day length adaptation is critical.
first time to plant garlic . I followed this video exactly and hoping for a good crop. I'm in ohio and just planted them today. thankyou for your videos they really help! 🤗
Thanks for the thorough guide to growing garlic. I'm glad I watched this video. You covered everything I needed to know, to have success in planting garlic. I'm planning on getting my garlic cloves in the ground this week too, so this video was perfect timing! I liked the simplistic step-by-step instructions you gave, without turning it into a 20+ minute video. Appreciate that greatly.
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thanks for the encouragement, I just planted my garlic today the biggest choices ones! All the best I did remember some of the tips from your video last year! 😀🙌
I have tried to plant up here in the NW bulbs in spring, and I can tell you all it does lead to the very tiny bulbs he shows at the start. Rocambole grows great in Vancouver, Washington when planted right now. That is why I am going to my local nursery to pick out a couple types at 2 dollars each and put into planters. I think next summer is going to be fantastic.
Great video! I do everything wrong and get HUGW harvests by adding fresh sheep shmanure after harvest. My bulbs are heavy with corms that are left in the ground. Sides are heaped back up to 18 inches. Mustards, arugula, assorted squash, and the Summer heat does what it does with whatever rain comes. (I'm in north Texas with 6000 sq feet dedicated) Spring comes, I do it all again.
You are my favorite gardener/farmer now! It's very helpful for a beginner like me and your videos are never boring. Question though, I planted my garlic 10 days ago(19 Aug), is there a possibility that it will not grow as much as it can? I already see a shoot after 10 days. I just watched your video stating that the timing is very important.
You do know that I didn't really throw it away right, and that its just for the effect of that part of the video? th-cam.com/video/PSvjAEZka1U/w-d-xo.html LOL
THIS is a very well done video. I've never grown garlic. I've never grown anything. But I'm getting my beds ready for fall planting in my hot, dusty corner of Texas. Thanks for the advice!
Brilliant thank you. My seed bulbs just arrived from the Isle of White just off the south coast of England where they are famous for great garlic production. I have seven different varieties including Elephant garlic so I was so pleased to see your video pop up at the top of the list of videos today. I had quite good success with some I bought from Scotland last year but did have a few that were way too small and useless so I really value your advice and will now watch your video on how to grow my new garlic following your method. Thanks again and much love from England. ❤️
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms Thank you. I will let you know. I’ve got to get some sand and straw as I only have bark chippings. The compost is quite sandy but I want to add more just like you did. 😊
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Update on the experiment I did with red Russian Kale last fall. It came up in spring and grew real good after the seed sat all winter. I did plant garlic this year in the first week of September, all hard neck due to mountain zone 4. I spaced them 12 inches apart. I amended the soil prior to planting with rabbit manure and compost. I covered the entire bed with a healthy amount of straw. I also propagated strawberry plants and put those crowns in the ground. I amended the soil same as the garlic with one additional exception. I added cow manure to the rabbit manure and compost. My thoughts were strawberries are a heavy feeding so I gave the a boost of nitrogen. I also cut any runners and flowers to promote root development. I topped all those strawberry plants with a healthy amount of straw. We've had 2 frosts already and I still see green leaves on the strawberry plants creeping through the straw. I'm hoping to overwinter the strawberries and in spring when they decide it's time to produce berries, have a wonderful harvest all year long next year. As for the garlic it will do and we shall see the results hopefully in June or July 2022. If there's anything you would have done differently or anything you'd have added please let me know in the comments. As usual thank you for all your content and hard work. I may not always comment but I do watch and learn a lot from you. God bless you brother 🙏
Thank you! I grew good garlic once by accident when I lived in VA. I did great on onions though! Had seeds for the next year and went gangbusters! Now I live in FL.
I plant way too much garlic so I let a few scapes flower, just so I can enjoy the blooms. I do cut most of them back though. I so enjoyed your video. I'm on my 14th season, starting with three heads of garlic given to me by my uncle, like you, I plant my biggest cloves. I give most of it away as I grow a ridiculous amount.
Our garlic harvest was great last year, we’re trying to keep everything consistent for this year. Like you mentioned, a couple small mistakes can compound. Thanks for sharing!
I've been growing garlic for years. Last fall I accidently planted a clove upside down, when I harvested it I saw the stem underground had grow into a full loop! The garlic grew fine. It's cool to see how determined nature can be. I just planted 177 cloves Oct 4 & 5. Majestic, Great Northern, Susan Delafield and the rare heirloom Red Rezan. It's a glazed purple stripe, the first 3 are porcelains.
What’s better after a bad work day? Waking up the next morning watching The Ripe Tomato Farm’s videos!!! Taking a deep breath and get refocused. Fall clean up and garlic planting weekend. Remember everyone garlic is really good for your body. Easy peazy, lemon squeezy!!! 😊 🙏🏻💙🙏🏻
Great Video! Garlic is my favorite root vegetable, the key to ALL root vegetables is worms. They fertilize & aerate the soil :) I raise 2 million worms mainly for education and teaching others how to raise worms, but also to produce fertilizer for myself and my neighbors gardens :)
VERY smart. Glad you realized this. As awesome as Garlic is, its also one of those crops where if you're short on space, it may not be the best choice!
My girlfriend bought some garlic at Seed Savers Exchange 2 years ago. It was very expensive. I think $30 for 1-2lbs? She gave half to me. I have been planting it out now for going on 3 years this fall. I will have about 100 cloves to plant this year. My goal is to be able to donate a large amount to our library's seed saving program. They want to buy it but it is very expensive. Thanks for the tips. I think I have been doing everything right. I have been planting all cloves even small ones just to get my numbers up but this year I am going just for the big ones. Thanks for the informative video.
My hardneck came up in the Spring and looked great. The spacing was 5 inches on both directions. I mulched with dry shredded leaves before the freeze. U.S. zone 4a. A couple of weeks after emerging they all died back and the bulbs rotted. They had looked so strong and hardy. I've tried growing garlic off and on for years. LOL! I always fail miserably. Enjoyed! Take care!
That's definitely a strange one Michael....usually getting through the winter is the toughest part then its smooth sailing. To have them survive winter only to sprout, THEN fail in the spring? Very odd. Maybe a soil issue? Drainage?
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms That's what I was wondering. They are in a raised bed all by themselves.. The soil is relatively loose so I thought the drainage would be ok. My be the nutrients are never quite right? But, in an other bed I was able to grow red and white onions and bunching onions from seed. They were direct sown into a raised bed. I had set up the two beds with the same soil. The onions were not large because I never thinned them. They were thick. Actually I never though the onions would sprout. I planted them for the heck of it. First time growing onions. They were a Spring planting. Take care!
@@michaelmarchione3408 Don't know where you get your garlic starts.. if you are getting from a grocery.. etc.. they may have been treated.. sometimes they will sprout and die due to what they are treated with.. But if from certified seed stock... Tis strange.. Good luck growing..
@@livewiredcoffeeespress6818 Territorial Seeds is where I got them the last two times. In the past I purchased Certified Seed starts from other well know companies. It is not them, Territorial has very good products I just think I might be doing something wrong. My dad grew beautiful garlic for many years. He lived two townships from me with a lot better soil. I planted the garlic he did from the same growers. His never failed. That is why I think I'm missing the point. I never use grocery garlic. Thanks for the response.
Your presentations are always good. You get right to the point with well organized information. Great graphics, excellent recordings, no rambling stories. Just good advice !!👍 Thanks
Great timing! Our garlic is going in this weekend or next. This year (started in fall last year) was our first time growing garlic and we were blown away by the huge bulbs we harvested this summer. All we did was amend with rabbit manure and plant 4 inches deep in the greenhouse. Was going to mulch but never got it done. Still awesome garlic! Thanks for the timely video!
What type of garlic did you plant? I just bought some to plant. And where are you located. I'm in NY but not all the way up. So 3-4 inches should be goodand when did you harvest? I'm looking forward to saying it's a success next year. 😊
@Kimberly Boenig ~ In Maine, we usually plant hardneck just before the frost, which is late October. We have had 100% survival rate, but small cloves because I'm just not good at getting all those "hated neighbors" (weeds) out. Hopefully I'll do better next year when they pop up. I put used hay that my goats waste on top after planting about 3 to 4" deep. Hope this helps.
I live in the Netherlands. I moved to my place together with my girlfriend in February and I planted my garlic gloves in February too. The soil is pretty good here and I still have pretty small garlic. I'm gonna plant new garlics next week maybe that will have better results
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms I did read on the internet that you could plant garlic in the beginning of the year too. In The Netherlands February is usually the coldest month. We had a lot of snow before I planted the garlic and a little snow after. But yeah most websites did say that planting around Halloween gets better results since we usually have pretty dry late June /early July. None of my garlic harvests failed, but they were all just small.
@@thimovijfschaft3271 yup, you are exactly right. And the small bulbs means the garlic didn't have enough time to develop. Those extra 5 months in winter in a semi dornant state make all the difference. :-)
We're in Zone 9A, so it's Creole garlic which like heat. Any small bulbs need to be replanted to make garlic scallions. Scallions can be harvested several times by cutting off the top and chopping it for the freezer. It's strong, even harsh, so use less than your would a bulb.
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms Rough, but tasty in small quantities! Have you ever had the top off an elephant garlic? They do not do well in our winters, too warm for them. Wow, hot! But I bet our dairy cattle would have loved them :)
@@marschlosser4540 I have Mar... For some reason, they never appealed to me over the heritage varieties of garlic. I've been meaning to give them a try again though!
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms Nor to me, but I wanted to try. I'll stick with Creole, which was developed for hot climates. I do want to get some Sonoran, a Asian, because it also does well, but nothing stores like Creole! 12 months and most is still good, stored in the garage in paper bags.
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I'm vernalizing mine in the fridge. We don't have cold Winters. My July harvest wasn't bad in July. It was my first time trying both hardneck and soft. Mine will go in probably early November
I've been growing garlic in Missouri for decades. This past July when I dug them up my bulbs were so small that I left them in the patch to go another year. I have another patch ready but don't want to mess up again. Hoping to get good ideas on fixing the problem. I did get just enough good bulbs harvested for the year and enough to replant, barely!
Hey Sandra, sorry about the small bulbs. One thing though, when you leave in the small bulbs, they are still full bulbs with multiple cloves....so now your spacing will be all messed up. As the cloves al sprout, they'll be all jammed together, resulting in another lost season. Just a suggestion! 🙂
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms You are right, but it will be an experiment. This patch was a bust no matter what. I have another patch that I planted with larger cloves. I'm not sure why my bulbs were small because they have always been large until this year. I move the patch around to avoid mold which I had a few times when I started--Missouri can be very wet. Also, I use good compost in a raised bed that is increased every year. I am paying attention to your tips. I am getting a hardneck variety from a friend and will get that in before the first frost. I prefer the softnecks but am willing to try new things. Thanks!
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms I will...and you should see what happens in the sunchoke patch if I don't dig them up. They seem to get along with each other but they just put their roots deeper.
Yeah, clay an be a big one. Its a good base though. Try to build it up over time with more and more organic matter and you'll be groovin' any crop you want in no time!
I use to grow garlic, then one year the dreaded rust appeared. Have not been able to get rid of it, so have stopped for a couple of years to see if that helps. hink il try the container planting though. Thanks
Few years back I planted Walmart bought garlic. In the Spring, I discovered some where Softneck, some where Hardneck. From there I only replanted the Sofneck. After 3 years, I suspect my Garlic has acclimated to my area (Kentucky), and is producing some very nice cloves. I save the larger cloves to replant and the rest for cooking or braiding as presents.
I have heard that store bought garlic is treated so it won’t sprout. I bet that Walmart garlic is alot less expensive than the seed garlic I purchased. I might try an experiment just to see how it goes.
@@mariemarcum5613 I have had very good luck with the Garlic I bought from Walmart, as well as Ginger from another supermarket. I guess those are not as treated as suggested. The drawback is you don't know the type of Garlic you are getting.
You got me straightened out on the garlic, thank you so much. // Cover crop Iam tried ryegrass, this is my first year in raised beds with a cover. I dont want to dig (disturb) the soil. It's my understanding just to cut the cover crop in early spring level with the soil/ leave the roots in lay the tops cut on or cover with something or soil and replant over the top ???
Right on NOBULL! Cover crops rule. Yes, cut them in the spring...I like to cut them when the seed pods show up.....don't let them go to seed...but leaving them this long usually prevents them from re-sprouting....you know, like grass likes to do. I don't lay the cut leaves down as usually its too much for the bed. I will chop them up for a mulch for AFTER planting though. :-)
So glad I watched this. I planted garlic for 1st time last fall but the bulbs came out really small. I think the soil wasn’t loose enough. I have a lot more compost I can add this year so will try that. Also do they need a lot of sun? My once sunny garden beds are getting a bit shady cuz the giant tree in my yard keeps getting bigger! I didn’t get the chance to trim branches this year.
In California it can be planted in January or February. If you miss the window for fall planting, ensure that your seed garlic gets 40 days at or below 40°F before planting, or the lack of vernalization will mean the bulbs will not differentiate (divide into separate cloves).
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms Softneck, that’s the white bulby one sold in grocery stores ? I’m really new at gardening…. I saw a comment about fish/kelp. Is that the fertilizer you use ? You said nutrient balanced slow release compost; what is that ? I bought miraclegrow….. lol., I’m not familiar with fertilizer types and what things like what ; )
Should be ok. Its not the freezing that kills the Garlic over winter. Its that the shoots collect and wick down water, rotting out the bulb. That's what usually happens when they don't fair well. But normally sprouting doesn't affect them.
I was waiting for you to mention the importance of mulch. I didn't last year. I used cow manure last year. I didn't fully understand why you don't. Does a slow release work better? Just once when planting? I'm still learning how to fertilize. Then fish emulsion in the spring? How many times with the fish emulsion? This year I only did it once I think.
I love my mulch, and every previous Garlic video mentions its importance.....but in direct relation to small or large bulbs, I don't think it makes the top 10. For sure mulch is better for moisture control and to eliminate temperature extremes.....but no mulched Garlic can STILL grow big bulbs...which is the focus of the video. I hear you though.....you won't catch me not mulching! For nutrients, I don't usually have to fertilize the Garlic. I amend the bed with compost at planting....it seems to be enough. If I see the foliage struggling, I'll zap it with some liquid feed mid-spring. Cheers!
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms ok so just stuff from the kitchen compost or bought compost. I haven't gotten composting down yet where it turns to dirt I just keep adding it to my garden beds Ive started and in containers to break down and wondering if you have what you add to your soil to make it so fluffy? Just sand? I'd love your breakdown. Thank you so much. So in my it should be 3 inches before the added layer that you cover them with so in total it is about 4 inches then. It can get cold here, but I hear were having a mild winter. Time will tell. Thanks again.
Thank you for the informative video. Had watched your videos since 2019. I am living in the tropical zone. Have tried growing garlic. It sprouts, growing for about 2 month and it died off. What could be the problem? How often must I water and fertilizer them? I grow them in pots. *By the way I use supermarket bought garlic.
Re #10. I live in Ohio where I successfully grow hardneck and softneck garlics. It’s October so I am waiting for my first frost next week and should have my garlic in the ground by the following week. HOWEVER, in 2019 I was a lazy gardener and just did not get around to my garlic planting. So in early March 2020 when the ground was workable (ie neither frozen nor a mushy mucky mess but still very cold) I put the garlic in the ground. About two weeks later than usual but still in July they were ready to harvest (half brown leaves.) Heads had developed into cloves on both the hardneck and softneck varieties. They were slightly smaller than usual. I just want people to know it can be done.
I'm in Ontario, Canada and found planting 4 inches deep gave me the biggest bulbs. I was also talking to a fellow that sells garlic and he told me garlic needs an inch of water a week.
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms Thank you! I started purging your videos! I’m very interested in figuring out how much I can grow inside…I’ve been prepping 😅. Would also love to find info about affordable heat (indoor) lighting etc. ✌️💕
Solid video, thanks! I've been growing hardneck for years and your tips were a great reminder to enrich the soil. One other tip is that you'd rather pull them a little too early than a little too late because the paper starts to get thin and they don't keep as long. Also, do you ever have rotting problems? I lost whole crops (300 bulbs) a couple years in a row and found out it could be Fuserium. I laid off for about five years and haven't had large scale loss since but do get some greenish blue rot sometime. I burn those and keep them out of my compost. Any ideas as to what that might be?
Hi! Horticulture student! Your still having a problem with disease probably! If you don't put rotation crops in between planting disease can come back. Due to the fact that they have been given time to redevelope and attack. You can plant something from a different family that doesn't require the same nutrients or simply plant a green manure cover crop they sell these on johnny seed! You can also put a plastic layer over the soil to "sterilize" the soil to start over in a way during the summer months.
@@insomniasugarspite9056 I had rotting on half of my garlic last year. I also blame it on the lack of plant rotation, which I am doing this year. I will see the result next year.
@@asterixky cool! It should help control the problem by allowing other microorganisms to appear or come back to life within the soil and battle the destructive microorganisms. If it's still bad after crop rotations try planting them somewhere completely different.
I planted some garlic last week in my small patio bed and we'll plant some more soon... Is it okay to plant garlic from just store-bought garlic... And does it matter if you completely peel the skin or leave the skin on the individual garlics pieces when planting? Thank you for sharing your very informative and very interesting video ...so excited to see the results next spring! 😊🤗👏🥰
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms too late I peeled all of the dozen ones but I have some more I just purchased and I can just still plant those and leave the peeling on. Thank you for your advice I have to tell you that the ones that I peeled are actually sprouted and are growing so what do you think about that!!!???
I noticed some garlic we got from the store was already on the verge of sprouting, so I planted one a few days ago (indoors so not worried about weather) and it's already sprouting
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am in central texas, it does get cold here - am planning on starting my garlic bed today!
thanks for your video! i do have a bit of cow manure in the bed. i hope it doesn't take away from the growth.
@@tony1685 if it's dilute and mixed in, should be fine tony! Best of luck!
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms TY!!
will do =D
I've got mine growing in a plastic bottle on the window sill right now. It is sprouting shoots and roots. If I transplant that to soil in the next month, will I get a crop in the fall?
@@GlobexCorporationHank tough to say Ali? Is it a hardneck or softneck kind? If it's hardneck, did you give it a chilling period?
My uncle, a successful farmer, told me to always plant garlic under the first full moon of October -- like right now. He always planted it with western Moon exposure amongst the hay stubble.
Yup, that works too!
Your uncle is/was an alchemist I'd presume.
If you go by the celestial spheres and plant/harvest things on certain days, or time of lunar cycle, etc. will have a profound effect on your final result
U cant do anything wrong with garlic.
Gwyneth Paltrow told women to put it inside them to clean out their areas one lady had to have it surgically removed
@@anotheridiot40I assume garlic powder an option
I live in the Great North. In Canada. Early on as a gardener, I did make the mistake of planting my garlic in the spring with the rest of the garden. It did nothing! I was so upset with it that I COMPLETELY abandoned it. No weeding. No tending to it at all. I even didn't work it under that year as I was so finished with it!
Well, the following spring, guess what I had? The MOST BEAUTIFUL crop of garlic ever! It was in the ground for more than a year but still produced beautifully! I'm not fibbing. This actually happened.
I totally believe it!
I believe u bc I did the same thing on my first try!
This video is comprehensive and probably one of the most informative I have watched. Aimed at all gardening experience levels with generous explanations and insight.
Thanks so much Roisin! 🙂
Not sure if you will read this; yet, you should also add a couple key details:
1: once you cut scapes, it’s 2-4 weeks to harvest.
2: count down 6 green leaves as marker for readiness.
3: depending on total browsable leaves, you want 2/3 of them to brown before cutting out water. Once all brownable occur, remove in morning time.
4: immediately get in shaded areas with air circulation for 2-3 weeks for curing of bulbs.
5: Once cured cut 1” above bulb and 1/4” below bulb of roots.
6: carefully wipe remaining dirt and store in mesh bag in cool dark area.
It’s also best to stop applying any liquid fertilizer (fish/kelp) by early May. Usually applying 3-4 applications starting in mid March when leaves are at least 3-4” tall and at 2-3 weeks apart best and stopping by early May.
Hope this helps.
Cheers!
Thanks for your post👍 When do you think it's best to plant garlic in the Middle East where winters are warmers than the states? October and november are still warm during the day.
Thanks
@@r.c.3662 You're asking an american a geography question? He probably can't even pick out the usa on a world map let alone the middle east. lol
@@vincentvega5686 my goodness this is a video about garlic. Chill out edgy boi
@@vancedisbetter5139 lol I was thinking the same thing. Always have to be one somewhere I presume.
Watched this video a year ago and followed your advice and had the best harvest I've ever had in the 5 years I've been growing it! Simple and straightforward.. back for a refresher before this years planting! :) Thank you!!
Hey that is beyond awesome to hear!!! Can't wait to hear the same next season! :-)
It is the beginning of October here in Central Pennsylvania and I am preparing my soil to get ready to plant garluc for next year. I picked up some garlic from a local lady that bought a large amount to sell and I put it in my crisper drawer and a couple of days ago I separated 3 bulbs. I got 26 bulbs to plant and my son is supposed to bring me some more down so I can plant more. I love garlic and onions in everything. Now I have trouble growing onions. I don't know exactly what I am doing wrong so I will be watching videos on it to try again next year for planting them. Every year I just try to do the best I can and then what I can't seem to grow I buy local and either can or store for winter.
Very detailed and clearly explained video on growing garlic. It the best on garlic I've ever watched. I'm waiting for last yrs my first and see how they come out. I'll try your technique next time.
Thanks Benje, much appreciated. Best of luck with your garlic harvests this year! 🙂
A million trillion garden channels.. I picked yours because i like your info on the few videos ive seen and.. the inflection in your voice makes me smile. hahah
...And sometimes i need a chuckle with this gardening stuff! ( holy hell it can be a lot of work! ..but fun!!💜) Big gardener over here... 🙂 forever eager and started so long ago in the house. I'm going outta my mind waiting for some warm soil outside!!!
Thank you for allowing me to focus on something already planted outside.. My beautiful garlic! Tips for next plant and my harvest of it in the next few months!!!
Good job and Cheers! 🌻
Thanks so much Savina, happy to have you along for the ride!! :-)
Grew garlic for the first time and largely followed your advice. fabulous results. One tip, the scapes can be eaten. We made pesto sauce out of ours and it was outstanding!
Thanks for a nice video refresher. I'll be planting next year's garlic tomorrow.
Totally agree.....the scapes are beyond delicious!! :-)
Hi from New Zealand thank you for your fab tips I always have been told rule of thumb plant on the shortest day harvest on the longest day
Thanks Kathyt! I've never heard that one, interesting!
I let one scape grow for every 40-50 plants. Watching the scape is the best indicator of when to harvest the bulbs. As the plant matures the scape will uncurl. When it points straight up the garlic is ready to harvest.
Nice! I'll give that a try!
You should eat the scapes from the hard neck garlic. They have a lovely garlic flavour, but milder, and they’re absolutely delicious when chopped into salads and stir fry’s.
The scapes are indeed a treasure, they’re the very best part of the plant 😊
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Yeah they are great. At the local farmers market they sell them very cheap where I live, a plastic grocery bag full for a dollar or two usually.
Exactly. There is very yummy Korean cuisine recipe for that.
Picking the scapes forces the plant to put energy into the bulbs also!
@@rosemarie7830 for sure, love the scapes!
Oh man, when you tore out the dandelion.. my heart was screaming. So beautiful and lush. Where i live in the high mountains of mexico, our dandelion is very tiny and as a herbalist, i treasure this little guy so much ❤️❤️ thanks for the tips!
Ha ha yeah, here, every square inch will be filled with them if you don't take action.
I’m planting in my used straw bales, first time growing. Thank you for all your help! Blessings!
Zone 9 soft neck
Right on tammy! Make sure to update us on your success with it! Some of the softnecks can produce insane harvests.
I always planted my Garlic by the 2nd week of August. By September they are popping up and throwing up fresh greens I may cut for soups.
Speaking of Soups, I use the cut Scapes in a wonderful Potato/Garlic Soup. I boil the Scapes with Potatoes once cooked I throw em in the Blender. Reheat them with Salt n Pepper and a bit of Cream…. Just Yummy.
Im growing garlic in the north and getting slightly bigger harvests each year. Finally planted 80 cloves this year after starting with 25 cloves. I get 3-4 cloves per head. This year I finally got nice size cloves. Cant wait for next year. I made garlic scape salt this year. A tasty bonus!
That's so awesome Janette! Garlic is tailor-made to grow in the north...love it!
This is my first time growing garlic. I used a store bought bulb and planted in about November last year. They look like they are almost ready to harvest. I'm waiting til July. It's very exciting
"Garlic is a loner & it just hates its neighbors".I thought that was really funny.Thanks for the valuable info.
:-)
I guess my plant spirit is garlic cuz I. A loner and hate neighbors also. Hehe
Today I learned I am garlic.
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@@enigmasky1680 😂🙌🏻
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I live in the Uk and grew garlic for the first time this year, I wish I had come across this tutorial first.
Not only did I plant them in the spring and wonder why they died off in the summer, there were also weeds around them most of the time and just to top it off it’s quite a clay soil and I didn’t put any sand or compost in the soil to make it more suitable for the garlic, oh, and I didn’t feed them, not once.
Well I got what I deserved, it’s now autumn so I’m going to plant some more and pay more attention to what I learned from this video.
Thank you for your advise, I pop back next year to reveal the outcome of your advice.
It takes practice to grow garlic but the results are worth the effort. I got none the first couple of tries but now I'm getting good crops but working on getting them better here in North Yorkshire UK.
Just wanna say, from all the way here in Kea’au, Hawaii that I absolutely LOVE your videos❣️❣️
So perfectly full of excellent information in a calmly beautiful manner. You are the best gardening teacher on TH-cam ever!! Mahalo nui loa for your tutorials and never change that excellent manner💚
Thanks for this informative and interesting video.
I've grown garlic for many years in raised beds. My beds are 4 square feet and I usually devote an entire bed to garlic (about 64 plants). I had always removed scapes from the plants but (as is my habit each season), I decided to try an experiment regarding scape removal. I removed scapes from half the plants and left them on for the other half.
At harvest time I weighed each half of the plants and compared the results. There was no significance difference. This somewhat surprised me, because the advice to remove scapes seemed to be based on a reasonable assumption. But, as I've learned with so many of my other experiments, there's often a big difference between a gardening theory and the results.
For sure, it might also be timing. If not removed early enough, then removing the scapes later won't have any appreciable benefit. Also, we sometimes have to think in terms of fringe cases where the plants might not have everything they need to the fullest and one small thing makes a bigger difference. In those cases, the scapes can definitely be a drain on an already-stressed plant. It all adds up and its all connected.
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms Many thanks for the reply. I think my timing of removing the scapes was okay - I removed them when they first appeared and much earlier than you show the scape removal in your video. I'm kinda confused with your explanation of "fringe" cases and how that can apply to removing scapes or not. As for me, if I can get equal results for no effort, I'll take the lazy route and do nothing. Cheers.
@@priayief I think the reference to fringe cases means in a year where the weather etc. is in the fringe, or the bulbs are planted in less fertile soil, and the garlic is struggling, cutting the scapes may make a bigger difference. If it was a great growing year, cutting them may have less of a noticeable difference.
@@GreginND Interesting theory. Thanks.
There is a huge difference between the basic beliefs of organic gardening and actual results. We down in South Texas should get white skin garlic from Mexico in the supermarket, in May and keep it to plant in the fall. Day length adaptation is critical.
first time to plant garlic . I followed this video exactly and hoping for a good crop. I'm in ohio and just planted them today. thankyou for your videos they really help! 🤗
You got this Pamela.....thick layer of mulch and you're gonna be harvesting bucketloads next year! :-)
Thank you for writing it in metric measurements. I hate to convert from inches whenever I watch a video. Appreciate it!
Ha ha me as well! Cheers, and thanks for watching!
Thanks for the thorough guide to growing garlic. I'm glad I watched this video. You covered everything I needed to know, to have success in planting garlic. I'm planning on getting my garlic cloves in the ground this week too, so this video was perfect timing! I liked the simplistic step-by-step instructions you gave, without turning it into a 20+ minute video. Appreciate that greatly.
Thanks Suzanne! Let us know how the planting goes! :-)
Loved your tutorial.
I think your an absolute natural:
- presenter
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Greetings from England UK
In Eastern Europe we have 2 types of garlic. Fall garlic and spring garlic. The first one is planted after the first frost and the other one in march.
Gonna head out tomorrow and scoop away some soil... think I planted them too deeply.
Thanks for the tips!
You had me with the Sask tooke! lol. Great clip, thanks.
Ha ha yesssss!
Thank you for being just an all around great channel and (to me at least) a pretty cool guy! Your tips are helping a newbie like me tremendously!
Hey thanks, appreciate that! Glad that you're learning and on this growing journey! :-)
I love all of your videos. We had 60 small bulbs this season. This will help us with next years crop. TY!!
Right on Rhonda, can't wait to hear about it at harvest time! :-)
Garlic Scapes....yum......cut to size and sauté or make pesto...they go great in many dishes
Great video. I'm having the hardest time growing garlic in central Alabama. This video will help.
You can do it Damon....its all about timing. :-)
This is a video with a comprehensive and probably one of the most informative idea I have watched.
I've had 2 so-so garlic years now, I think next year will be better thanks to you! WOOO!
Arizona, south central. We plant creole garlic, a hardneck that rarely gets scapes. Small bulbs can be planted whole for garlic scallions.
thanks for the encouragement, I just planted my garlic today the biggest choices ones! All the best I did remember some of the tips from your video last year! 😀🙌
Right on! You got this! Can't wait to see the results! :-)
I have tried to plant up here in the NW bulbs in spring, and I can tell you all it does lead to the very tiny bulbs he shows at the start. Rocambole grows great in Vancouver, Washington when planted right now. That is why I am going to my local nursery to pick out a couple types at 2 dollars each and put into planters. I think next summer is going to be fantastic.
we chop up and eat the scapes. sometimes we allow some to flower and eat the flowers as well.
Sandy loam
6” apart 2” down
Compost
Plant big cloves
Cut scapes
Timing. Plant in fall. 8-10 mos
Hardneck
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You’re my absolute favorite!! I watch and share only your videos now. Thanks for sharing your passion and knowledge. 🥰
Thanks so much Kerri! It's super appreciated!!
Great video!
I do everything wrong and get HUGW harvests by adding fresh sheep shmanure after harvest. My bulbs are heavy with corms that are left in the ground. Sides are heaped back up to 18 inches. Mustards, arugula, assorted squash, and the Summer heat does what it does with whatever rain comes. (I'm in north Texas with 6000 sq feet dedicated)
Spring comes, I do it all again.
You are my favorite gardener/farmer now! It's very helpful for a beginner like me and your videos are never boring.
Question though, I planted my garlic 10 days ago(19 Aug), is there a possibility that it will not grow as much as it can? I already see a shoot after 10 days. I just watched your video stating that the timing is very important.
Thanks so much! As for your garlic, where are you growing?
6:40 that dandelion is edible, delicious tea and food, you throw it roots a way make my heart stop a beat..
You do know that I didn't really throw it away right, and that its just for the effect of that part of the video? th-cam.com/video/PSvjAEZka1U/w-d-xo.html LOL
THIS is a very well done video. I've never grown garlic. I've never grown anything. But I'm getting my beds ready for fall planting in my hot, dusty corner of Texas. Thanks for the advice!
Nice video. I just planted mine, got a new raised bed this year so hoping for loads of garlic next year!
That's awesome Laura, fingers crossed!
Brilliant thank you. My seed bulbs just arrived from the Isle of White just off the south coast of England where they are famous for great garlic production. I have seven different varieties including Elephant garlic so I was so pleased to see your video pop up at the top of the list of videos today. I had quite good success with some I bought from Scotland last year but did have a few that were way too small and useless so I really value your advice and will now watch your video on how to grow my new garlic following your method. Thanks again and much love from England. ❤️
That's so awesome! I can't wait to hear about your success with it next season!
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms Thank you. I will let you know. I’ve got to get some sand and straw as I only have bark chippings. The compost is quite sandy but I want to add more just like you did. 😊
@@pinkfox5651 it really does help with the drainage... Just make sure your organic content is starting high. Should be fun!
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms Ok thank you sweetheart. 😊
@@pinkfox5651 :-)
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@@nicatlaca Thanks for watching Nica, always appreciate the support! :-)
Update on the experiment I did with red Russian Kale last fall. It came up in spring and grew real good after the seed sat all winter.
I did plant garlic this year in the first week of September, all hard neck due to mountain zone 4. I spaced them 12 inches apart. I amended the soil prior to planting with rabbit manure and compost. I covered the entire bed with a healthy amount of straw.
I also propagated strawberry plants and put those crowns in the ground. I amended the soil same as the garlic with one additional exception. I added cow manure to the rabbit manure and compost. My thoughts were strawberries are a heavy feeding so I gave the a boost of nitrogen. I also cut any runners and flowers to promote root development. I topped all those strawberry plants with a healthy amount of straw. We've had 2 frosts already and I still see green leaves on the strawberry plants creeping through the straw. I'm hoping to overwinter the strawberries and in spring when they decide it's time to produce berries, have a wonderful harvest all year long next year. As for the garlic it will do and we shall see the results hopefully in June or July 2022.
If there's anything you would have done differently or anything you'd have added please let me know in the comments.
As usual thank you for all your content and hard work. I may not always comment but I do watch and learn a lot from you. God bless you brother 🙏
@@shineyrocks390 Strawberries should be great! Don't space your Garlic a foot apart! 4-6 inches is just fine! Cheers bro! :-)
Thank you! I grew good garlic once by accident when I lived in VA. I did great on onions though! Had seeds for the next year and went gangbusters! Now I live in FL.
I plant way too much garlic so I let a few scapes flower, just so I can enjoy the blooms. I do cut most of them back though. I so enjoyed your video. I'm on my 14th season, starting with three heads of garlic given to me by my uncle, like you, I plant my biggest cloves. I give most of it away as I grow a ridiculous amount.
Right on! Better to have too much than not enough! :-) Take care
Our garlic harvest was great last year, we’re trying to keep everything consistent for this year. Like you mentioned, a couple small mistakes can compound. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for sharing all this info. We're just about to plant this week for next summer's harvest. Haven't ever really done it before.
Right on Bob, you guys got this! Look forward to hearing about your success next year!
I've been growing garlic for years. Last fall I accidently planted a clove upside down, when I harvested it I saw the stem underground had grow into a full loop! The garlic grew fine. It's cool to see how determined nature can be. I just planted 177 cloves Oct 4 & 5. Majestic, Great Northern, Susan Delafield and the rare heirloom Red Rezan. It's a glazed purple stripe, the first 3 are porcelains.
Oh where did you get your Susan Delafield bulbs? Can't find them anywhere !
@@portiasnyder1812 Rasa creek farm in BC, Canada.
Great. Did everything correctly except for the timing. Time to go dig them up and try again next year. Wonderful video.
What’s better after a bad work day? Waking up the next morning watching The Ripe Tomato Farm’s videos!!! Taking a deep breath and get refocused. Fall clean up and garlic planting weekend. Remember everyone garlic is really good for your body.
Easy peazy, lemon squeezy!!! 😊
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Right on Bev!! I hope you get all your Garlic planted AND have the best Thanksgiving! :-)
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@@TheRipeTomatoFarms lol happens to me all the time!!!
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I grow garlic for the scapes as well as for the garlic itself...scape- basil pesto is the best!!!♡♡♡
Scapes are sooooooooo good! Almost better than the bulb harvest itself!
Great Video! Garlic is my favorite root vegetable, the key to ALL root vegetables is worms. They fertilize & aerate the soil :) I raise 2 million worms mainly for education and teaching others how to raise worms, but also to produce fertilizer for myself and my neighbors gardens :)
Thanks so much! And you're so right.....worms and the soil biology makes all the difference!
Thanks for the very useful & fun video - newbies from down under first time growing garlic.
Right on rick, you got this! Let us know the outcome!
Haha so glad i watched this, not going to bother planting garlic now. Not best use of the limited space i have lol
VERY smart. Glad you realized this. As awesome as Garlic is, its also one of those crops where if you're short on space, it may not be the best choice!
My girlfriend bought some garlic at Seed Savers Exchange 2 years ago. It was very expensive. I think $30 for 1-2lbs? She gave half to me. I have been planting it out now for going on 3 years this fall. I will have about 100 cloves to plant this year. My goal is to be able to donate a large amount to our library's seed saving program. They want to buy it but it is very expensive. Thanks for the tips. I think I have been doing everything right. I have been planting all cloves even small ones just to get my numbers up but this year I am going just for the big ones. Thanks for the informative video.
Right on! We need more growers like you! :-)
This was great, I started growing my own food this year and was pretty bummed out on my garlic harvest. Going to plant next years this week!
Right on will, best of luck!
My hardneck came up in the Spring and looked great. The spacing was 5 inches on both directions. I mulched with dry shredded leaves before the freeze. U.S. zone 4a. A couple of weeks after emerging they all died back and the bulbs rotted. They had looked so strong and hardy. I've tried growing garlic off and on for years. LOL! I always fail miserably. Enjoyed! Take care!
That's definitely a strange one Michael....usually getting through the winter is the toughest part then its smooth sailing. To have them survive winter only to sprout, THEN fail in the spring? Very odd. Maybe a soil issue? Drainage?
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms That's what I was wondering. They are in a raised bed all by themselves.. The soil is relatively loose so I thought the drainage would be ok. My be the nutrients are never quite right? But, in an other bed I was able to grow red and white onions and bunching onions from seed. They were direct sown into a raised bed. I had set up the two beds with the same soil. The onions were not large because I never thinned them. They were thick. Actually I never though the onions would sprout. I planted them for the heck of it. First time growing onions. They were a Spring planting. Take care!
@@michaelmarchione3408 Don't know where you get your garlic starts.. if you are getting from a grocery.. etc.. they may have been treated.. sometimes they will sprout and die due to what they are treated with.. But if from certified seed stock... Tis strange.. Good luck growing..
@@livewiredcoffeeespress6818 Territorial Seeds is where I got them the last two times. In the past I purchased Certified Seed starts from other well know companies. It is not them, Territorial has very good products I just think I might be doing something wrong. My dad grew beautiful garlic for many years. He lived two townships from me with a lot better soil. I planted the garlic he did from the same growers. His never failed. That is why I think I'm missing the point. I never use grocery garlic. Thanks for the response.
@@michaelmarchione3408 Definately Strangeness.. I agree Territorial is awesome... Hope you figure it out. Peace!
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Thanks
Thanks so much Mark, that means a lot. Appreciate it!
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Planting this weekend
I just got my best crop yet. And it just happened that all your advice is what we followed.
Yesssss...that's music to my ears Donna!
Your videos are awesome. You are single handidly garlic growing enciclopedia. Thank you.
Ha ha thanks for that! I've made enough mistakes with Garlic over the years that I finally just figured it out! LOL. :-)
Thanks for this super clear, very informative demonstration. ' and with no rubbish sound in the background...YIPEE!
Cheers Lorna, thanks for watching! :-)
I do so agree! So many videos have terrible music in the background , it's very annoying.
Great timing! Our garlic is going in this weekend or next. This year (started in fall last year) was our first time growing garlic and we were blown away by the huge bulbs we harvested this summer. All we did was amend with rabbit manure and plant 4 inches deep in the greenhouse. Was going to mulch but never got it done. Still awesome garlic! Thanks for the timely video!
Right on Kevin! If its not broke, don't fix it man, keep doin' what you're doin'!
What type of garlic did you plant? I just bought some to plant. And where are you located. I'm in NY but not all the way up. So 3-4 inches should be goodand when did you harvest? I'm looking forward to saying it's a success next year. 😊
I'm in zone 3-4 Canada and planted hard neck. Harvested in July.
@Kimberly Boenig ~ In Maine, we usually plant hardneck just before the frost, which is late October. We have had 100% survival rate, but small cloves because I'm just not good at getting all those "hated neighbors" (weeds) out. Hopefully I'll do better next year when they pop up. I put used hay that my goats waste on top after planting about 3 to 4" deep. Hope this helps.
I live in the Netherlands. I moved to my place together with my girlfriend in February and I planted my garlic gloves in February too. The soil is pretty good here and I still have pretty small garlic. I'm gonna plant new garlics next week maybe that will have better results
Yeah, Garlic is a 9 month crop.....it needs to be planted in the fall, not the spring. Best of luck!
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms I did read on the internet that you could plant garlic in the beginning of the year too. In The Netherlands February is usually the coldest month. We had a lot of snow before I planted the garlic and a little snow after. But yeah most websites did say that planting around Halloween gets better results since we usually have pretty dry late June /early July.
None of my garlic harvests failed, but they were all just small.
@@thimovijfschaft3271 yup, you are exactly right. And the small bulbs means the garlic didn't have enough time to develop. Those extra 5 months in winter in a semi dornant state make all the difference. :-)
Thank you. Great reminders as I get ready to plant my garlic this fall!!! Appreciate the straightforward, practical video!
Planting time soon.....right you are Isobel!
Great Video🧄 You know how it is done. This all looks fantastic. Thank you.
Thanks so much Iris, really appreciate that! 🙂
You give them space and a good soil. I want to be a clove myself, so good look your buckets and pots and beds! :-))
The scapes are the most amazing veggies! To me it is garlic flavored asparagus!
So awesome, agreed!!
My Japanese Family Love garlic, thank you very much this very informative tutorial👍😁
Thanks Lara! Garlic is the best!
We're in Zone 9A, so it's Creole garlic which like heat. Any small bulbs need to be replanted to make garlic scallions. Scallions can be harvested several times by cutting off the top and chopping it for the freezer. It's strong, even harsh, so use less than your would a bulb.
Very strong Mar...but very tasty! :-)
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms Rough, but tasty in small quantities! Have you ever had the top off an elephant garlic? They do not do well in our winters, too warm for them. Wow, hot! But I bet our dairy cattle would have loved them :)
@@marschlosser4540 I have Mar... For some reason, they never appealed to me over the heritage varieties of garlic. I've been meaning to give them a try again though!
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms Nor to me, but I wanted to try. I'll stick with Creole, which was developed for hot climates. I do want to get some Sonoran, a Asian, because it also does well, but nothing stores like Creole! 12 months and most is still good, stored in the garage in paper bags.
Your page is a life saver. I have a 50X70 backyard and plan on filling it next season. I've been making compost all summer. Where do I find a good blueprint for my garden. Like where do I start.
Right on Todd! 350 sq feet is a good chunk of plot! What zone are you in?
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms 5B E. Central Illinois. Thousands of acres of dead mono crop land around me
I'm vernalizing mine in the fridge. We don't have cold Winters. My July harvest wasn't bad in July. It was my first time trying both hardneck and soft. Mine will go in probably early November
Yeah, I do that for my indoor Garlic too helen. Works like a charm! :-)
I've been growing garlic in Missouri for decades. This past July when I dug them up my bulbs were so small that I left them in the patch to go another year. I have another patch ready but don't want to mess up again. Hoping to get good ideas on fixing the problem. I did get just enough good bulbs harvested for the year and enough to replant, barely!
Hey Sandra, sorry about the small bulbs. One thing though, when you leave in the small bulbs, they are still full bulbs with multiple cloves....so now your spacing will be all messed up. As the cloves al sprout, they'll be all jammed together, resulting in another lost season. Just a suggestion! 🙂
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms You are right, but it will be an experiment. This patch was a bust no matter what. I have another patch that I planted with larger cloves. I'm not sure why my bulbs were small because they have always been large until this year. I move the patch around to avoid mold which I had a few times when I started--Missouri can be very wet. Also, I use good compost in a raised bed that is increased every year. I am paying attention to your tips. I am getting a hardneck variety from a friend and will get that in before the first frost. I prefer the softnecks but am willing to try new things. Thanks!
@@GeckoHiker I love experiments! It's how we learn! Make sure to update us on how it all unfolds!
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms I will...and you should see what happens in the sunchoke patch if I don't dig them up. They seem to get along with each other but they just put their roots deeper.
Thanks for making it simple. Realized my clay soil is one of my problems.
Yeah, clay an be a big one. Its a good base though. Try to build it up over time with more and more organic matter and you'll be groovin' any crop you want in no time!
I use to grow garlic, then one year the dreaded rust appeared. Have not been able to get rid of it, so have stopped for a couple of years to see if that helps. hink il try the container planting though. Thanks
Few years back I planted Walmart bought garlic. In the Spring, I discovered some where Softneck, some where Hardneck. From there I only replanted the Sofneck. After 3 years, I suspect my Garlic has acclimated to my area (Kentucky), and is producing some very nice cloves. I save the larger cloves to replant and the rest for cooking or braiding as presents.
I have heard that store bought garlic is treated so it won’t sprout. I bet that Walmart garlic is alot less expensive than the seed garlic I purchased. I might try an experiment just to see how it goes.
@@mariemarcum5613 I have had very good luck with the Garlic I bought from Walmart, as well as Ginger from another supermarket. I guess those are not as treated as suggested. The drawback is you don't know the type of Garlic you are getting.
You got me straightened out on the garlic, thank you so much. // Cover crop Iam tried ryegrass, this is my first year in raised beds with a cover. I dont want to dig (disturb) the soil. It's my understanding just to cut the cover crop in early spring level with the soil/ leave the roots in lay the tops cut on or cover with something or soil and replant over the top ???
Right on NOBULL! Cover crops rule. Yes, cut them in the spring...I like to cut them when the seed pods show up.....don't let them go to seed...but leaving them this long usually prevents them from re-sprouting....you know, like grass likes to do. I don't lay the cut leaves down as usually its too much for the bed. I will chop them up for a mulch for AFTER planting though. :-)
So glad I watched this. I planted garlic for 1st time last fall but the bulbs came out really small. I think the soil wasn’t loose enough. I have a lot more compost I can add this year so will try that. Also do they need a lot of sun? My once sunny garden beds are getting a bit shady cuz the giant tree in my yard keeps getting bigger! I didn’t get the chance to trim branches this year.
Hey V, yes, as an Allium, Garlic will take as much sun as you can give them! Best of luck. :-)
In California it can be planted in January or February. If you miss the window for fall planting, ensure that your seed garlic gets 40 days at or below 40°F before planting, or the lack of vernalization will mean the bulbs will not differentiate (divide into separate cloves).
Yup, or if you're further south you can even plant softneck varieties in the spring, no problem
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Softneck, that’s the white bulby one sold in grocery stores ? I’m really new at gardening…. I saw a comment about fish/kelp. Is that the fertilizer you use ? You said nutrient balanced slow release compost; what is that ? I bought miraclegrow….. lol., I’m not familiar with fertilizer types and what things like what ; )
I planted mine a little early this year and it's been warm. The garlic is sprouting already. Hopefully it will survive the winter.
Should be ok. Its not the freezing that kills the Garlic over winter. Its that the shoots collect and wick down water, rotting out the bulb. That's what usually happens when they don't fair well. But normally sprouting doesn't affect them.
Very informative will definitely share the info. 🤓💟
Thanks Rickey, appreciate that!
I was waiting for you to mention the importance of mulch. I didn't last year. I used cow manure last year. I didn't fully understand why you don't. Does a slow release work better? Just once when planting? I'm still learning how to fertilize. Then fish emulsion in the spring? How many times with the fish emulsion? This year I only did it once I think.
I love my mulch, and every previous Garlic video mentions its importance.....but in direct relation to small or large bulbs, I don't think it makes the top 10. For sure mulch is better for moisture control and to eliminate temperature extremes.....but no mulched Garlic can STILL grow big bulbs...which is the focus of the video. I hear you though.....you won't catch me not mulching! For nutrients, I don't usually have to fertilize the Garlic. I amend the bed with compost at planting....it seems to be enough. If I see the foliage struggling, I'll zap it with some liquid feed mid-spring. Cheers!
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms ok so just stuff from the kitchen compost or bought compost. I haven't gotten composting down yet where it turns to dirt I just keep adding it to my garden beds Ive started and in containers to break down and wondering if you have what you add to your soil to make it so fluffy? Just sand? I'd love your breakdown. Thank you so much. So in my it should be 3 inches before the added layer that you cover them with so in total it is about 4 inches then. It can get cold here, but I hear were having a mild winter. Time will tell. Thanks again.
One point while you were talking about scapes....they're delicious! By themselves or mixed with other vegetables and/or foods.
Both!!! Stir fried really brings out their flavour!
I never thought cameras need compost fertilizer, too! 😁
Great video!
They sure do! 🙂
Thank you for sharing very good
Cheers Teresa, thanks for watching!
Thank you for the informative video. Had watched your videos since 2019. I am living in the tropical zone. Have tried growing garlic. It sprouts, growing for about 2 month and it died off. What could be the problem?
How often must I water and fertilizer them?
I grow them in pots. *By the way I use supermarket bought garlic.
Super informative and concise, not to mention timely! Thank you!
Cheers Sue, thanks for watching!
Re #10. I live in Ohio where I successfully grow hardneck and softneck garlics. It’s October so I am waiting for my first frost next week and should have my garlic in the ground by the following week. HOWEVER, in 2019 I was a lazy gardener and just did not get around to my garlic planting. So in early March 2020 when the ground was workable (ie neither frozen nor a mushy mucky mess but still very cold) I put the garlic in the ground. About two weeks later than usual but still in July they were ready to harvest (half brown leaves.) Heads had developed into cloves on both the hardneck and softneck varieties. They were slightly smaller than usual. I just want people to know it can be done.
This video is so much more informative than those ten tips videos!
Thanks! :-)
Thanks for another great video! I got my hardneck bulbs this week and I am planting this weekend. First time for garlic!
I'm in Ontario, Canada and found planting 4 inches deep gave me the biggest bulbs. I was also talking to a fellow that sells garlic and he told me garlic needs an inch of water a week.
thanks fellow Ontarian for the tips! Any others for this zone?
Your garlic video was in my suggested! So glad to find you!
Right on Tammy, thanks for checking it out! :-)
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms Thank you! I started purging your videos! I’m very interested in figuring out how much I can grow inside…I’ve been prepping 😅. Would also love to find info about affordable heat (indoor) lighting etc. ✌️💕
Solid video, thanks! I've been growing hardneck for years and your tips were a great reminder to enrich the soil. One other tip is that you'd rather pull them a little too early than a little too late because the paper starts to get thin and they don't keep as long. Also, do you ever have rotting problems? I lost whole crops (300 bulbs) a couple years in a row and found out it could be Fuserium. I laid off for about five years and haven't had large scale loss since but do get some greenish blue rot sometime. I burn those and keep them out of my compost. Any ideas as to what that might be?
Hi! Horticulture student! Your still having a problem with disease probably! If you don't put rotation crops in between planting disease can come back. Due to the fact that they have been given time to redevelope and attack. You can plant something from a different family that doesn't require the same nutrients or simply plant a green manure cover crop they sell these on johnny seed! You can also put a plastic layer over the soil to "sterilize" the soil to start over in a way during the summer months.
@@insomniasugarspite9056 I had rotting on half of my garlic last year. I also blame it on the lack of plant rotation, which I am doing this year. I will see the result next year.
@@asterixky cool! It should help control the problem by allowing other microorganisms to appear or come back to life within the soil and battle the destructive microorganisms. If it's still bad after crop rotations try planting them somewhere completely different.
@@insomniasugarspite9056 Thanks. Yes, last week, I planted them into a totally different raised bed.
I planted some garlic last week in my small patio bed and we'll plant some more soon... Is it okay to plant garlic from just store-bought garlic... And does it matter if you completely peel the skin or leave the skin on the individual garlics pieces when planting? Thank you for sharing your very informative and very interesting video ...so excited to see the results next spring! 😊🤗👏🥰
Definitely you can plant store bought...and see great results!! Don't peel the paper.....leave it on.
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms too late I peeled all of the dozen ones but I have some more I just purchased and I can just still plant those and leave the peeling on. Thank you for your advice I have to tell you that the ones that I peeled are actually sprouted and are growing so what do you think about that!!!???
This is the best ever garlic movie!
Thanks so much! :-)
I noticed some garlic we got from the store was already on the verge of sprouting, so I planted one a few days ago (indoors so not worried about weather) and it's already sprouting