We are planting garlic in the garden today and we have been growing a
variety of garlic that was given to us by a local farmer for years. It
is grown for its bulb mutations that make massive cloves. Not elephant
garlic mind you… regular garlic. And they are HUGE.
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We grow a hardneck variety called Music. Love it! HUGE cloves! Planted 100 cloves in my house garden, and 300 cloves at our communal community garden (1 large garden, like your cottage garden, but we have 5+ gardeners working it together and sharing the harvest).
Yeah, those are some large cloves, Luke! Looking forward to seeing how they come out!
I planted my garlic about 2 weeks ago, at what point should I see some growth?
I've found the larger cloves usually grow two separate heads in the same spot, which crowds them and prevents them from growing as large. Maybe that's just the variety I grow. I keep all the small and huge cloves for cooking.
In some areas you have to grow only certified so as not to spread a fungus.
I have only tried hard neck garlic here in Mass zone 6. Do you think soft neck would grow here when we have pretty wet springtimes?
Actually garlic from the store might have viruses and funghi you don´t want in your garden (but that are not dangerous to eat) so you should be careful and for instance plant them in a different bed than your heritage/own variety. Like with seed potatoes, the ones you buy as seed garlic are guaranteed healthy.
And with the imported garlic, they actually ARE radiated, probably also against pests, but mainly to stop the cloves from sprouting. That sucks if yu want to plant them, but if you are a store and want them to stay good for a long time, it is awesome. =P (not completely sure it´s as awesome when you think of eating radiated garlic though..) But that is probably why you havent had much luck with growing them. =)
So I planted my garlic last weekend and it's already sprouting. I live in Texas and it's my first time planting garlic. Will this affect my garlic?
Let us know if you find out what variety that is or if you can grow enough to sell some! … I bought some organic garlic (one head – I was so broke!) from (gasp) Walmart and planted it because I was going broke buying garlic at the store. The next summer I got a Ton of huge awesome garlic heads. Lasted me all year. I even planted some of the small ones and they produced normal sized heads. I highly recommend. Like you said, those $20+ a lb specialty garlics are crazy rip offs when you find out how easy it is to grow garlic.
Thank you for this video. I grew garlic many years ago but stopped. I wish I hadn't. It's because of Amanda from The Fundamental Home that I'm eagerly watching lots of your videos. I found a new youtube channel to like!
I have a question…I'm in SC, so it's warmer here compared to further northern areas. Would it be too late in the cold season to plant the garlic?
Luke, I planted some garlic back in October. My first time doing it. Is it normal to have green sprouts coming up in late January?! I'm in Pennsylvania so we're still in the 20's and 30's but I noticed some sprouts after an unusually warm couple of days. Thanks.
I dont like elephants–whats the deal w it?
i watched your video where you planted i think 4 elephant garlics and a bunch from the grocery store. how did the elephant ones do
Yes, all imported fruits and veggies are radiated~
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can v grow garlic in semi shade area?
Been growing the same hard neck garlic that my father started in 1946 i just put it in two days ago hope the heavy rain did not hurt it
Really enjoy watching your videos. Starting a urban yard garden with raised beds and taking my first crack at garlic. East Texas zone 8.
I wonder if u have extra send me some to plant
I wonder if imported garlic is sterile.
Hey Luke, imported garlic (from China) is bleached with chlorine to make it look white and fumigated with methyl bromide to kill bugs and plant matter. Also, some garlic growers over there use raw human sewage to fertilise their crops. Fact!
Question, if buying garlic from supermarket for seed, how does one know if it is soft or hard neck variety???
How do you know if the garlic is US grown?Nice video!
Non organic and international garlic heads are sprayed with an anti-germinate to increase shelf life, that is why it does not grow well.
Do you sell this garlic in your shop??
Do you sell that garlic variety?
it may very well be irradiation and fatigue. Remember garlic heads are storage mechanisms for the plant. Add in that imported produce is frequently irradiated to kill any foreign pests that could damage crops in the USA. Instead, I just take cloves that sprouted in the kitchen and plant those. 😀 that way I know they're alive. I put them in a hanging basket in the window and snip the shoots when they get about 8 to 10 inches high.
You sell it for $2 a head I believe…is it not moral?
How often should you water it?