Here are some basics about selecting garlic for the garden. Choose from two types of garlic: hardneck and softneck. Hardneck garlic has a central stalk or scape and performs best in northern climates.
Softneck garlic performs best in southern regions, is best for braiding and produces more cloves than hardneck varieties. Garlic flavor can range from mild to zesty to fiery--and many gardeners like to grow several different varieties. Garlic bulbs are usually planted in the fall, though some gardeners plant garlic bulbs in early spring. Garlic seeds perform best in well-drained soil and in full sun 6 or more hours of direct sunlight daily. While some gardeners start garlic from seeds, Gurney's offers plump, garlic bulbs for sale and delivers them right to your door.
Before buying garlic bulbs, determine where you plan to plant them. To learn more about planting and growing garlic, see our comprehensive guide on how to grow garlic! While garlic can be grown indoors, it will not form the large bulbs that it does when grown in the garden and experiencing the chilling temperatures. If you grow garlic in pots indoors, you'll likely get green shoots that are milder than garlic cloves. Not only will they brighten the indoors, they add a wonderfully mild, garlicky flavor to recipes.
When planting garlic indoors, just add several cloves to a pot filled with potting soil and water. Green shoots will appear within a week or two.
The shoots can be trimmed and added to recipes. Make sure the soil is loose. If needed, work aged compost into the soil. Plant garlic in rows; plant one clove about every six inches and about 2 inches deep.
Covering the garlic with a layer of straw protects the bulbs over winter and also suppresses early season weeds. Garlic is usually planted in the fall after the first frost. To join our mailing list and be kept up to date with all of our latest news and special offers, please enter your details below. Your shopping basket contains items.
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Total Items: Page 1 of 1. Long Harvest Garlic Bulb Collection. When garlic shoots begin to emerge in early spring, ensure even soil moisture by supplying 1 inch of water per week throughout the growing season. Garlic does not compete well with weeds so keep weeds under control early to ensure a bountiful harvest. Scapes are the curly flower stems that often form as the garlic matures. Cut or break them off after they are 10 inches long and reserve them for eating. Garlic can suffer damage from nematodes, botrytis rot, and white rot.
However, the biggest threat to garlic is weeds. Keep your garlic bed clean and make sure to plant garlic in well-fertilized, loose soil. Harvest after 3 or 4 leaves have died back and there are still 5 or 6 green leaves remaining on the plant - sometime in June or July depending on the year and your climate. Do not wait too long or the bulbs will begin to separate in the ground. Loosen the soil with a shovel or pitchfork and then dig the garlic carefully.
Do not pull the stalk or it will separate from the bulb. Gently brush most of the dirt off. Tie plants in a bundle of plants and hang in a shaded, dry, well-ventilated shed or garage.
Leave plants hanging for weeks so that bulbs can cure. Store in net bags. For optimum storage, hang in an area with percent humidity and a temperature of degrees F.
Hold back your nicest bulbs for replanting.
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