first of all.. is Garlic considered an Herb? I have one in my kitchen and was wondering if i could plant it. Will it produce more cloves that i can cook with? Zone 8
You could always give it a try, Courtney, but it's actually quite late in the year to start garlic in the south. I think October and November are usually the best months for planting it, so that it has time to mature around May or so. But it's been a long time since I grew any, so someone else might have a completely different view on this.
I tried to compost garlic one year. When I moved and dug up all my bulbs and took the comost pile with me every thing got all jumbled together. Dutch Iris and garlic together but it makes no difference to me. All of it is good now that I know where to get my garlic and I leave the flower bulbs alone. It is very easy to grow. Even a dope like me can't mess it up. muddy
My husband started with a few cloves of garlic and now we are overrun by it. He digs it up and thinks he has it all only to find a ton more growing inthe spring. We could furnish garlic for the whole neighborhood. So be careful where you plant it as it may take over your life.
Mine isan't even sprouting =( I've had then in as long as my onions onions are like 6 inchs high. But the garlic hasn't even grown any roots yet its been nearly 2 weeks
Green Garlic! Courtney, Let me tell you a secret that all great cook gardeners should know. You can take large whole garlic (I buy them at the dollar store 5 for a buck) and separate them into cloves. Poke these 1 inch into any soil. I have some dwarf fruit trees in large pots and I pole the cloves all around about an inch apart in these pots. Stagger your plantings once or twice a week so you have a continuous supply. The result will be what is known as Green Garlic! The garlic will sprout and looks like a green onion. When the plant is 6-8 inches tall which will only take a couple weeks you just pull them out when needed for cooking. Use the whole plant as you would use garlic. Just pull off the root heirs and chop the garlic clove and green plant. The nice thing is that the clove will be easy to clean and cut because the moisture in the soil has removed the messy outer part of the clove and softened the meat. You will find that the green garlic is delicious and you will start using it instead of garlic. You can grow this all year as long as the soil is not frozen. Chris
FinalIy! I finally have some garlic thats came up! even tho its one its still a victory! Will I beable to harvest this fall?
We harvest ours in the fall. Usually have more than we can use. We always manage to leave a few behind that are next years crop.
