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Posted: Mar/04/2009 12:51 PM PST
Thought I would share my experience on growing Garlic in a flower pot. I use the green tops as an herb to salads and cooking they are wonderful for spicing up meals and salads without using the garlic clove itself. the green tops after getting about five or six inches tall can be clipped and then chopped to be used as needed. I have attached a picture of my six plants they are about three weeks old. 1 Fill your pot with potting soil 2 Separate some cloves from the head of garlic ( be careful not to remove the skin) 3 Plant them about one inch deep in the potting soil 4 Water and wait for them to pop up Attachments:  |
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Posted: Mar/04/2009 5:41 PM PST
uhmm garlic needs more room then youre giving it there i think i had it in a pot left it overwinter it dissapeared but ive started cloves in water soo edit dos a basil plant only need a microbe of space cause thats the size of the seed? better example spearamint the seed is crazy small is that all the space it needs? fyi mint sends out runners garlic dosent but the point remains if you want cloves that you can use then i suggest more spacing remember containers are limited space too |
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Posted: Mar/05/2009 5:11 AM PST
Very clever way of getting a little garlic flavor. That's what I like about garlic chives. I would think that the pot idea would work just fine. You have a renewable resource. |
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Posted: Mar/05/2009 5:12 AM PST
Quote: Originally posted by biyu_wolf_77 uhmm garlic needs more room then youre giving it there i think i had it in a pot left it overwinter it dissapeared but ive started cloves in water sooedit dos a basil plant only need a microbe of space cause thats the size of the seed? better example spearamint the seed is crazy small is that all the space it needs? fyi mint sends out runners garlic dosent but the point remains if you want cloves that you can use then i suggest more spacing remember containers are limited space too Yes biyu wolf I just planted the cloves in the pot for the greens they are delicious in salads and you can use them in you cooking. I also plant garlic in my garden that is what I grow for heads. Why don't you try it! Ruth |
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Posted: Mar/05/2009 5:17 AM PST
Quote: Originally posted by witt Very clever way of getting a little garlic flavor. That's what I like about garlic chives. I would think that the pot idea would work just fine. You have a renewable resource.That's true I do, and the flavor is quite distinct. the cloves are from garlic that I bought in the market. My seed cloves I strictly plant in the fall in our garden. Ruth |
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Posted: Mar/05/2009 11:44 AM PST
I just bought a galic bulb from an online nursery it should get here soon...is this the wrong time of year to plant it? Should I have waited? I hope I can still plant it. RR |
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Posted: Mar/05/2009 1:37 PM PST
Quote: The best time to plant garlic in the garden is late September to mid October if you are in zone 6&7 that way it will be ready for harvest by July.Originally posted by RiverRock I just bought a galic bulb from an online nursery it should get here soon...is this the wrong time of year to plant it? Should I have waited? I hope I can still plant it.RR There is a paper back book out there called Growing Great Garlic by Ron L. England it will tell you everything you will ever need to know about growing garlic. I highly recommend it. The online nursery you bought your garlic from should have told you the best time to plant. Planting garlic requires a little planning in preparing the soil and the depth to plant, I'm not trying to discourage you I am just trying to give you good information on starting to grow garlic. As I have said your best bet is to purchase the book I suggested it's not very expensive and you will enjoy the results that you will get using the advice given in this book. |
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Posted: Mar/05/2009 1:55 PM PST
So the garlic I just bought is a loss then? RR |
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Posted: Mar/05/2009 2:51 PM PST
i wpouldnt say so rr just hold off on planting it till then ok? or do thru the summer with half if you can see how that works? @op ahh didnt know wanted ta make shure much of my knowledge is container based |
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Posted: Mar/06/2009 4:03 AM PST
Quote: Originally posted by RiverRock So the garlic I just bought is a loss then?RR No it's not a loss if the soil is workable dig a trench about four inches deep if you have compost mix it with some bone meal and fill the trench that you dug with the compost and bone meal mix, plant the garlic two inches deep and four inches apart cover the row with four inches of straw or salt hay as a mulch. I'm not sure if your area gets freezing temps this time of year but the straw or hay mulch protects the garlic from freezing to deeply and it also helps during the growing season. As I suggested in my earlier post it is a good idea to purchase a book on growing garlic, the one I had suggested is very good. Good luck with your garlic I'm sure you will enjoy growing it. Ruth PS Garlic usually needs nine months to mature, so planting now I would think you will be able to harvest by early November. Ive never done it but it's definitely worth the try. |
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