Guest guest Posted October 2, 2005 Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 Some people plant in spring, but that's stupid. If you plant in fall, the roots establish better and begin growing new cloves immediately when the soil warms. You cut off the flower stalk when it appears (you can use the flowers judiciously in salad), and harvest when the leaves start dying. Folks who sell garlic to plant, at high per-pound prices, will tell you you can't trust commercially grown garlic to be free of disease. Uh, in twenty-five years I have not found this to be the case. I have always just planted any fat cloves that sprouted during the winter. Don't bother with the skinny inner cloves. Plant healthy-looking bulbs in scattered sites from several sources, and rotate your planting sites if you're worried. How does this translate? Plant garlic next to any new ornamental in your garden as it's getting established. Next year, plant it next to something new. Roses especially adore it, and all of the fuzzy herbs - sage, lavender, thyme. Although really, I don't know that many people who have ever had maggot problems. It's just not a big deal. Look for different kinds, like elephant garlic. http://www.garlic-central.com/garlic-growing.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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