Don't Make This ONE Mistake When Growing Garlic

[@Selfsufficientme]

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[@JoJo-522]

Is this just for US followers? I’m located in Australia (Brisbane actually) and see the garlic and epic 6 cell trays in your link, but can only ship to US 😢 Is there a trick to ship to Australia?? 🙏🏻

[@Ktki10]

In the UK The Garlic Farm on the Isle of Wight are great for seed garlic of all kinds.

[@deewills4720]

17:19 mate, yr reaction is friggin hilarious! Yr a star.

[@veronicadoggone5660]

The taste test is awesome... like an Aussie version of Hot Wings 😂

[@Selfsufficientme]

Lol... 👍😁

[@mattgreen8827]

My favorite part of the video was the taste test lol! Mark you really are the best, thank you for being my favorite gardener on KZbin!!

[@Selfsufficientme]

Thank you Matt! I honestly didn't know how difficult the taste test would be 😁👍

[@hairyscary8511]

​@@Selfsufficientme😂👍🏻

[@topoint]

Next BBQ I'm putting a tenna on the table for anyone who can chew and down 3 cloves. I'm going to the fridge right now to try one raw.

[@stephaniedutoit6521]

Hilarious and you are extremely brave. Dirty hands and all

[@eileencollins3126]

I have grown garlic for a number of years now. I put my garlic several inches down, put 1 spoonful of organic fertilizer in the hole, and mix that in with a stick. My harvested bulbs are nice and full. When I harvest, I tie the different varieties together and hang them in my garage, which is a nice even temperature all year long. I grow way more than I can possibly use and have many garlic loving friends! I roast individual cloves in the oven in olive oil at 250F for one hour. After that I peel the cloves, and make a paste, mixing them with the olive oil I roasted them in and add a little salt. I use this paste in many dishes.

[@ashleehouse5204]

That paste sounds delicious

[@kzmiller]

Thank goodness you wrote about planting deep! I planted mine deeper this year and about panicked when I saw how shallowly he planted in his raised bed! 😂 We get quite cold here in the Columbia river gorge but not nearly as cold as you do. I think mine are about an inch, maybe inch and a half (let's say probably 3.8cm?) beneath soil level measuring from the tip and then mulched with barn litter from my goats about an inch or two. By spring that mulch will be pretty thin. I had the same issues with dry weather this season as in the video, BTW. Cloves of disappointing size, and many burst out of their skins. Better luck next year I hope!

[@AlleyCat-1]

Fertilizer bottom or top of garlic?

[@farrenbeaulieu6200]

Bottom ❤ ​@@AlleyCat-1

[@Selfsufficientme]

Wonderful! 👍🙂👍

[@Handles_AreStupid]

A few tips for anyone growing garlic from a UK grower: 1) Soaking your cloves for a day can improve the speed at which they sprout. Put your cloves in a bowl of cold water and leave it in the fridge. The cold and the water together promote growth and reduce spoilage. Any cloves that feel slimy or look gross afterwards should be thrown away. If you are using suspect garlic, soaking them for 2 days is a good way of weeding out the dead ones. 2) Straw mulch tends to reduce fungal issues that you may face with garlic. Not entirely sure why straw works best, but it does. Make sure to get seedless straw, or you will soon have a lawn! 3) This is an important one. ONLY PLANT LARGE CLOVES. Your garlic bulb will only be around 3-4x bigger than what you start off with. If you start with small cloves, you will get small bulbs. Get several more cloves than you intend on planting, and select only the largest to plant. You can plant the rest where ever you can fit them on your property, but don't expect much from them.

[@badeadrian]

I'm in Dartford Kent...I do grow garlic every year...I have made a small greenhouse 3 square metres...I have been thinking about trying to grow garlic in the winter time inside the greenhouse... What kind of garlic do you recommend? And what is the best month for sowing garlic here in the UK?

[@Handles_AreStupid]

@@badeadrian The best month for sowing is september to october, but if it's in a greenhouse, you could probably push that back to the first week of december. As for varieties, that would depend on what it is you want out of your crop. Hardneck and softnecks are quite different. I grow softnecks, personally, but hardnecks are better for flavour, though they don't store well. Some varieties also have increased resistance to some fungal issues, while others produce larger bulbs etc. etc. Just think of the traits you want, and research varieties that fit that best. When you do plant them, keep them relatively warm in that greenhouse and don't let them frost too soon. Once they have grown some, leave your greenhouse open every few days to ensure they get a cold snap. This ensures the bulb forms properly, since without a frost, the bulb would just be a single large clove. Keep airflow between plants, and trim dead leaves and you should be golden.

[@badeadrian]

@Handles_AreStupid thank you very much for advice 👍

[@goatkidmom]

@@Handles_AreStupid The straw mulch comment makes sense. Here in the US, burlap sacks stuffed with straw are tossed into farm ponds and even decorative fish ponds to prevent algae from growing.

[@hollysharvest]

Try tossing your seed garlic in the fridge for 6 weeks before planting and planting 4-6 inches deep with a thick layer of mulch on top. I also live in a hot subtropical climate and I get bulbs the size of my fist.

[@bbull789]

I was cringing when you tasted a whole clove!!! Then the second one…Ohhh!! I was smiling, but wondering how you were doing it! Then the third and you spit it out and I was laughing! Wow! Dedicated!

[@Mark_Nadams]

Your mate in Brisbane has the right idea. We have a cold climate and grow hard neck garlic. The original garlic we use was brought from Italy by my Godmother and given to my mother. I thought it was lost to time but I found some still growing around the property when I started living back at the homestead and redomesticated it. I started with seeds (bulbils) and allowed them to grow in a prepped bed for two years. The first year they grow a single bulb like an onion. The second year they split into the cloves we are used to seeing at the market. Once I had cloves I could plant leftover cloves for the next season like most people do. I choose the biggest nicest garlic bulbs when I harvest in July to replant the best cloves in the bed in October. I just planted 119 cloves last week.

[@rockmandokeeperofthestones70]

I also saved a heritage hard neck strain . I'm in Deepwater near Tenterfield NSW . My elderly Nieghbour had garlic from a travelling Italian garlic seller back in the 50s , they used to bring garlic from markets and sell it to locals and buy excess back after the next season . It's a Russian pink cross elephant , huuuuge bulbs and massive cloves , I'm hoping for a half kilo cured bulb this year and have definately contenders . Nothing's sure till harvest 🙏

[@Selfsufficientme]

Thanks for sharing your experience and tips! I'll be doing exactly what you suggest from now on 👍🙂

[@sign3984]

Hello from Denmark. When you have garlic like this, you can preserve the garlic by freeze them. Clean them, grind them in a food processor and use a teaspoon to make "garlic pug", lay them on a tray with baking paper, pre-freeze them and then out the pugs in a dobbelt layer freezing bag. Then you only get "garlic finger" one time and dont have to peel garlic for a long time. Remember gloves🤗

[@flatlander2743]

An Iranian I know buys 5 gallons of bulbs to mash and freeze in ziplock plastic bags. He stacks the bags in a corner of his freezer and breaks off sections as he needs them. I tend to mash, dry and grind mine for powder. I may try your method if I have a decent harvest next year!

[@Selfsufficientme]

Garlic pug... I love it! Thanks for the great preserving tip! All the best 🙂👍

[@suegibson8914]

I peel my cloves & freeze them whole. Perfect for when you want to use.

[@JudyPipkin]

Best video ever. I haven't had a good laugh in a while.The taste test was priceless. 😂

[@desfox13]

The reason the flavor is sooo strong is due to irregular watering. When you were out of the country, the plants created more pungent oils to protect them from drying out.

[@ESPSJ]

That gentlemen that sent in their photos has an amazing garlic harvest! That's very impressive to see.

[@madissonmiller780]

Oh it's garlic planting time here in Canada it'll be interesting to see differences. We plant in the autumn because it needs to freeze and thaw over the winter.

[@JudithBisson]

Right, I’m at the tip of lake Huron. It’s been so warm here, we finally got chilly this morning. I’m going to clean out my garden this week and plant my garlic. I found that the ones I planted around my chives did so much better. ?? Not sure why🧐🤓

[@madissonmiller780]

@JudithBisson oh interesting about the chives. I'd love to plant something around the garlic and chives would be great. Chives would be beautiful and delicious! I'm where the st Lawrence meets lake Ontario. It hasn't been cold here either, so I've delayed planting garlic this year.

[@kimberlylamantia7794]

​@@JudithBisson Wow that's fascinating! I have chives everywhere in my garden but I took out the ones where I planted my garlic. I'll try sprinkling some chive seeds in my garlic beds and hope for the best 😊

[@ceesno9955]

I grow chives with all my plants that are an onion or garlic. I plant tomatoes with corn, carrots with potatoes, cucumbers with zucchini, I Wana do a melon and cucumber mix. ❤

[@madissonmiller780]

@ceesno9955 I was thinking of trying carrots with onions this year. I'd heard that the onion bulbs encourage the carrot to grow deeper?? Any experience with that? I only have 2, 2x10 beds so I need to think efficiently.

[@metoo2254]

I squish garlic through the garlic press and let sit 10 to 30 minutes in a mug add 1 chicken bullion cube and some green onion slices and some pepper whatever kind you like and then pour boiling water over it and let it steep for a few minutes, then drink it. It helps get rid of congestion and helps with a cold or flu.

[@susanlisson7066]

How much garlic please? One bulb? I want to do this as I’m getting over a cold.

[@metoo2254]

@susanlisson7066 2 or more larger ones , the more you can handle the better. I used a whole head once and my stomach did not like that all at once.

[@susanlisson7066]

@@metoo2254 Thank you 😊

[@metoo2254]

@@susanlisson7066 your very welcome, hope you feel better soon. God bless you and have a good day 😊

[@Chocamatoes]

What a brave man! Even the birds were laughing. 😂😂😂

[@pinkytaylor5845]

That 5aste test looked brutal! Thanks for taking one for the troops!!❤❤

[@Selfsufficientme]

Thank you! I won't be doing that again... Cheers :)

[@marinigrey4913]

You can store Garlic in Honey great for winter colds. Or a brine with vinegar to pickle it also taste great. Or then the last way I do it is in Olive Oil then it's ready for cooking with.

[@marinigrey4913]

You can also chop up a bunch and freeze it for cooking later as well

[@chargin-justizfitzsimons1778]

@@marinigrey4913 maybe put it in a blender then put it in ice cube tray

[@Selfsufficientme]

Garlic stored in honey would also be great for a sweet and sour stirfry! Thanks for the tips! Cheers :)

[@reneezacharias3284]

Hi mark I recommend you keep as much of the Italian red as you can for replanting as r will now be more well adapted to your climate and do even better next season. Good luck

[@Selfsufficientme]

Yes, I will do that, and we'll see if I can't improve this crop next season. Cheers :)

[@steveegbert7429]

Hi Mark, it's too bad you were gone and missed the best harvest time. Here is what works well for me at harvest time. Usually you want to harvest when about 4 to 6 semi green leaves are left on the top of the plant. Evert leaf is also a bulb wrapper. You can pull one up or clear some soil to check bulb development to verify if they are ready. gently brush off excess soil from bulbs and roots but don't wash. Tie in bundles of 6 to 10 depending on the size.with the leaves on, You want good airflow around the bulbs. Hang right side up in a shed or shaded place out of the sun. Sunlight can quickly scald the bulbs in a few minutes. The moisture left in the leaves will migrate to the bulb as they dry, helping to keep the moisture in the bulbs. This can take a 3 to 6 weeks or longer depending on the temperature. Wait until the tops are completely dry and crispy before cutting them and the roots off and storing the bulbs. Cut about a half to an inch above the bulb to prevent moisture loss. Decrease or cut off water about a week before harvest.

[@lisasunray6449]

Thank you Stevee! My garlic always comes out tiny with impressive long leaves. Going to take your advice + also plant deeper, at least 4".

[@tonispann8684]

Oh my goodness that taste test had me in tears 😂 hilarious well done

[@diceportz7107]

I spent an hour today covering my garlic bed in straw. I like my garlic 4-5" deep. I think that is the best depth for nice sized bulbs.

[@emilyreed1810]

just wanted to say You, Hugh Jackman, and Steve Irwin(God bless his soul) are my favorite Australians. Love from an Oklahoma, US gardener. Love your videos!

[@Wingedshadowwolf]

In the United States, now is the planting season for most of the country, but back in June was the time to order the garlic. I tried to plant mine this weekend, but I found out it's too late in Interior Alaska(ground is frozen). I'm going to plant mine in pots and put them in an unheated garage for the winter and try to plant them in early spring along with my tulips.

[@feralkid1879]

Last season I just planted cloves from typical grocery store bulbs. Turned out pretty good.

[@susanlisson7066]

I did that in autumn, the bulbs were sprouting so I planted them in May this year. I think I will harvest them in a few weeks.

[@JustSumGuy]

I highly recommend garlic chive and louisiana evergreen shalots for deep south/warm and humid gardeners.

[@emilybh6255]

Keene Garlic in the U.S. is a fantastic place to get garlic. If you are a newbie, they will help you pick varieties that will do best for your growing zone. They have by far the most varieties, sizes and purity choices (organic or not) not to mention tutorials to insure your success than any other provider I know of here. Martha Stewart gets her garlic seed there. The first year I grew garlic I let them choose the varieties and I had about a 99 percent germination rate and got all decent sized to jumbo sized bulbs. I have been getting my seed from them for about 5 years now.

[@ginaeaton6680]

Amen to that. I bought my first bunch from them. I got 5 varieties. This is my 3rd season. Never had to buy more. 4x8, raised bed. I grow about 200. Mississippi, USA. Even have some hard necks. I've been planting in Nov. This year I didn't get them all. They started growing back, early Oct. So, I planted the beds in early Oct. They look great. I will harvest in June or July. Love Keene!

[@ginaeaton6680]

As far as storing... After a good long cure, I cut the tops, leaving an inch or so. Put them in a bag and stick them in the cabinet. They keep for a year, easily.

[@emilybh6255]

@@ginaeaton6680 Wow! 200! The most for me was 120. I plant in raised beds and in ground. One year some of them had to fight with mint that I thought I'd pulled out. So some of the bulbs weren't allowed to grow to full size. This year I hope I'll be providing more optimal conditions. I usually plant in November too (around Thanksgiving). > I ordered early this year so the seed was here the first week of October but it was way too hot to plant. >I'm in NW SC zone 8b. It is still in the 70s 80s in the daytime and 50s, 60s and a few 40s at night. I'm still picking Sun-gold cherry tomatoes from a volunteer plant and hoping to get a harvest of Candy Roaster squash I started from seed in mid August. What are you growing?

[@wildchook745]

Store some in a container and put in the fridge or crisper. I did that with the elephant garlic that I didn't get to plant one year and it was still perfect the following season.

[@Selfsufficientme]

Thanks Mary! Cheers :)

[@alid3424]

Garlic is one of my favorite culinary medicines... antiviral, antibiotic, antifungal, antiparasitic, anticarcinogenic, and it makes food taste so much better. Love it ❤

[@jjrides]

I love growing garlic, and live in the same region as you, may I suggest looking into a small local(ish) business called Good Night Garlic, they're relatives of mine, (descendants of an old dairy family - Newton's of Caboolture) and farm garlic near Gin Gin. I believe they currently have 2 varieties that are well suited to Queensland, and are harvesting at the moment, so now is the time to get orders in for their varieties.

[@Chris71151]

I’m in the PNW of the US. I harvested my hard neck garlic in July and made 2 pounds of garlic powder. It’s my favorite thing to grow and so easy. Not much maintenance. Just weeding and occasional watering after initial planting. Been growing garlic for the last 9 years in the same raised bed, amending soil once a year.

[@Selfsufficientme]

Garlic powder is something I'd like to do one day. Cheers :)

[@Chris71151]

@ the time consuming separation of individual cloves and papery covering is the most time consuming. Then thinly slicing, dehydrating and grinding. It makes lovely Christmas gifts for my friends. They look forward to it each year.

[@windstorm7756]

I’m curious as to the kind of amendment that you use to replenish your bed?

[@auntdello5286]

We gardeners learn something new every year. You will have larger heads if you include bone meal in your ammendments at planting and again mid season. Try peeling a half a jar of your split head cloves and covering them in honey. Let ferment until cold season. A small spoon of that is great for fighting colds and sore throats.

[@rivertam7827]

I'm on my 4th year of garlic grown from the supermarket discount bin, each year I select the largest cloves and I get bulbs the size of onions. I stuffed up last season by putting it in too late, so my bulbs were small... it'll be interesting to see what comes up this year. I'll be harvesting next week I think, we're already getting 40°C temps (I'm in an arid climate, so lucky enough to have cold winters for good garlic development, but the growing season is short).

[@davewarri8497]

Cracked me up at the taste test 😂 I've tried to grow garlic for two years and failed every time. I'll give the Italian ones a crack next time, thanks ☺️

[@Tim.Stotelmeyer]

As an experiment I bought some dried Kashmiri garlic bulbs on Amazon, re-hydrated them, cold stratified them, and planted them. Out of 125 bulbs I had 27 germinate. 16 of which have survived for 2 years. They are finally large enough to begin making baby bulbs.

[@jeanroeder5534]

Been planting hard neck garlic here in Pennsylvania USA for years, good harvest every year. Great for cooking, great as a natural antibiotic, no need for pharmaceuticals when feeling off key.

[@franceshurt3517]

Wow Mark, that looked like torture, needless to say you grew some mighty good garlic, I hope mine end up being half as good, maybe a jug of water would have been a good idea, cheers and thumbs up to you !!!!!🥰😘🥵👍👍👍

[@linux-power-user]

Little dirt wont hurt you, but the garlic did. :D

[@Selfsufficientme]

LOL...

[@tanyabrown9839]

That garlic would have killed anything he picked up from the soil lol

[@wretchedrue7859]

Greetings from the Northern Hemisphere and thank you for the video😊your garden looks prosperous as always

[@Selfsufficientme]

G'day! Thanks, but honestly there are a lot of things that need work in the garden at the moment. I've still got to get some of our summer crops in and improve several beds. That's gardening, though... All the best :)

[@sklise1]

bit of a garlic snob myself (i live near Gilroy, California). We are blessed to have crazy garlic here and i take the garlic i dont use and plant in my raised beds. Love the content

[@gennatran1215]

Omg 😂😂😂 Thanks for entertaining me late at night while I’m paying my bills 😂. Absolutely love your garlic tasting session…so hilarious! I haven’t laughed so much in a while until now! 😂😂🤣🤣

[@Selfsufficientme]

I'm glad I gave you a laugh lol... I hate paying bills - they seem to come in more often these days! All the best :)

[@silviadias7791]

HAHAHAHA Your taste test gave me a good laugh! Thanks Mark.

[@coreymason3272]

Pickled garlic is so tasty and healthy! If you've never tried it, do yourself the favor!

[@rubberduckyinc.1162]

Yes my grandma pickles garlic every month.. we add onions and black pepper to some or chili peppers Even. Good stuff!

[@IronMike-f8i]

Where can we find?, pickled garlic?

[@ashleehouse5204]

I put garlic in my homemade pickles and it's my husband's favorite pieces

[@Berkeloid0]

I love the really mild pickled garlic, where the cloves are crunchy but you can eat them whole in salads without blowing your head off. Any idea how they are made? Are the cloves raw or are they cooked first?

[@coreymason3272]

@Berkeloid0 I've made some w just raw cloves soaking in vinegar and a little sugar but you could certainly spice it up to preference.

[@minime8048]

I grow Elephant garlic .. I put the largest cloves go into a egg tray with a little drop of water in the bottom ( keep bottom end moist ) .. wait for them to sprout and produce roots ,then plant them out .. works for me every time 🤗

[@oldmanwombat]

Yamba NSW . I Planted Glen large & Giant 25/4 Harvested a few weeks ago , they grew to the same size as the bulbs purchased . Planted Italian Early & Cayenne 23/5 . Dynamite 20/6 all for the first time Not harvested , a job for this week. I have been growing Giant Garlic from the same bulbs given to me over 20 years ago In Wollongong NSW .Latrobe Valley Vic Now Yamba NSW Very BIG cloves , mild flavor .

[@apmcrobert2270]

😂😂😂 laughed so hard at the garlic tasting. You are too funny Mark.

[@ObsessiveAboutCats]

I'm in Houston Tx USA, which isn't quite as hot as your area (bless y'all's hearts) but we have similar conditions. I have found your advice extremely applicable to our area. This is basically what my garlic looked like when I pulled it last spring. A lot of the skins weren't there, and all the bulbs were small. I was so disappointed I didn't bother growing garlic this year. I am tentatively planning to try again next year. Knowing that pulling it too late contributed to my problems is extremely helpful; thank you! I have heard that tossing the garlic in the fridge (not freezer) for 6 weeks or so prior to planting tricks it into thinking it got a long cold period. That is required for hardneck garlic and doesn't hurt for softneck garlic. I did this; I'm not sure how much it helped. I did successfully grow hardneck garlic, but the resulting cloves weren't any more (or less) impressive than the softneck cloves. What are you going to do with your garlic? I found the tiny cloves incredibly frustrating to peel, so I ended up using mine for stocks where I could just smash them and chuck the in. I liked that image of cutting the bulb in half and using that for butter basting a steak; I'll have to try that! Cheers from Texas.

[@Selfsufficientme]

I'll try to keep some of the bigger bulbs for replanting and I might store them in the fridge for keeping sake rather than chilling them for growing. I plan to freeze-dry some because I haven't done that before and the rest we'll eat. I cook with a ton of garlic here, so we'll go through it, no worries! Cheers :)

[@susanlisson7066]

You can make garlic soup and keep it in the freezer for cold and flus. There’s recipes online if you do a search.

[@diannaclarke2758]

This year is my first at trying to grow garlic. Ive been waiting for it to die off but its still growing strong.

[@Orchid-Care]

I have been growing garlic all my life and I am happy to hear your advice, they are very right. Thank you 💕

[@cynthianorman935]

Here in Arizona, I grow small hardneck cloves as well because I want the garlic scape. For those not familiar with it. Garlic scapes are absolutely delicious!

[@Selfsufficientme]

Yes, I have seen the scapes used in various ways - I haven't tried them myself, but I'd like to! Cheers :)

[@grannyfisher3863]

Your taste test made my day! Made me laugh. That took courage.

[@annieb1794]

I've never tried garlic raw like that, now I know I won't. He's in pain. 🤕

[@shelleygoetchius231]

The birds in the background are laughing as much as I am!

[@haleya9526]

I cant beleive you did a slow motion swat at the bug biting at you, haha. Little things like this are why we love you!

[@jenniewolford1631]

this was the first year i grew garlic, just did store bought and it came out with way more of a bite than the original !!, few weeks ago i planted elephant, early Italian, German hard & two bulbs i got from a friend that his family bought over from Italy in the mid 1800's they still grow today in America. Cant wait till harvest time!!!. Also have several large (unknown) I got at an Amish market that are huge! Planting them this weekend with onion bulbs. Zone 6b USA. Thank you for the taste test lol. I walked in the kitchen the other night and got brave, ate one i grew this year oh my goodness it was like FIRE! no clue what i grew 🤣

[@flatlander2743]

Years ago, when we were USDA zone 6, we grew 'Kettle River Giant', 'Lorz Italian', 'Polish White', 'Inchelium Red', 'Island Star', 'Nootka Rose' and 'Rose Du Var' soft neck varieties that were almost as good as the various hard necks growing alongside of them. This year the USDA says we're in zone 7a, or b? Anyhow, the only soft neck we planted is 'St Helens' and I think it may have already sprouted through the straw mulch! Killing frost one week, 80 F the next! 🤣

[@ToddfromCalifornia]

Here in California USA, I just planted on Halloween the 4Th year planting of the same garlic. The heads are bigger every harvest for sure. It's soft neck California garlic.

[@joanc3466]

I didn't grow garlic when living in Queensland but now in South Australia , I've had reasonable success. I buy from the green grocer as long as the garlic is reasonably hot. I harvest them while they still have green leaves but most are brown and they are twice as large as yours. Last year i plaited them which was hilarious, not at all like the French. After finding that everything grows in Queensland, I'm delighted there is something that grows better away from the tropics.

[@Mountainmonths]

I love growing garlic, it's super easy and no pests really mess with it. I store the cloves in a paper bag on the pantry floor against the foundation where it's dark and cool year round.

[@kathrynmettelka7216]

My garlic is ‘Inchellium Red,’ recommended for the American South like my South Carolina garden. It did well, and my husband (cook) loves it. This garlic is a soft neck variety and tastes great, much stronger than grocery store garlic. I was surprised that you planted your garlic shallowly.

[@lindabennett4842]

You should try fermenting your garlic. You can do this in brine or raw honey, and add extra flavourings or vegetables in the mix as preferred. It lasts for a very long time in the fridge after fermenting. Even the brine, or honey itself tastes lovely and garlicy and can be used in sauces or dressings witout the garlic cloves to thin some mixed sauces etc.

[@Selfsufficientme]

We have plenty of honey, so fermenting it sounds like a great idea; thank you! Cheers :)

[@Whatareyoureallysaying]

BIG GARLICKY THUMBS UP👍🏽!! You're the best! I absolutely love your channel. I have learned so much from watching your videos. I wish to have some acres and grow my own veges one day. Thank you for sharing the knowledge and the realistic approach.

[@Selfsufficientme]

Thank you! :)

[@Freedom2025-x2b]

😮. Thank you for taste testing on video. I’m in Florida in the US and I am sitting in the back porch about to plant soft neck garlic. Some in containers and some in the ground. Soft neck is not as pungent as hard neck. 🙏🏽

[@goatkidmom]

Planted mine 3 weeks ago here in Appalachia. They're about 3-4 inches tall. Looking forward to see how they come out next June.

[@radiotowers1159]

Also just planted mine here in the UK , first frost expected in a few days which helps them germinate.

[@ginaeaton6680]

For overwintering, I plant with the top, at 1-2 inches below the surface. I give the bed a good dose of chicken poop, before planting, in the fall. In April, give them a good dose of sulfer, for bulb formation.

[@suecronmiller5828]

Your taste test is amazing thank you for sharing your video

[@daveg1640]

G'day from Vic. I still put ice over my Garlic one too two weeks after planting. ( I de-ice the freezer.(make more ice) Try to do this for 5-7 days it works well in hot areas.

[@FifiVanTonder]

We have been also planting Egyptian Pink here in the northern cape South Africa. Very hot weather. They do well when planting march to april. Preserve them not in oil, but in white vinegar. Lasts very long when in the fridge

[@bigbark4627]

😂😅😂 U crazy SOB! 🧄 I'm howling with laughter! 🧄 I've never EVER seen any1 eat raw garlic to test it! I'm howling 🤪🤣 Thank U for the Sunday pick-me-up! 😄❤

[@jillmadigan9841]

My second year of growing Transylvanian garlic (softneck) yielded much larger bulbs and cloves, grown in a raised bed. This year, the Milwaukee, Wisconsin garden is being rebuilt to accommodate two wheelchair beds, so I will be planting and wintering-over this tasty variety in 5-gallon grow bags, using our garden soil. Time will tell how this goes.

[@ThrashingCoyote]

Love this! We had good success letting our garlic dry out on a clothes drying rack after harvesting. Once dry, we cut off the roots and extra leaves and braided them. They look beautiful hanging up in our kitchen and are easy to use!

[@FishingForLife28]

I grow hardneck. They do better in my cold climate and the scapes are delicious. Just planted them a few days ago 😁

[@KitVictorious]

Wow suffering for your art, yes I consider gardening an art! I'm going to grow garlic this spring! Thank you for inspiring me, keep up the good work, I love your videos!

[@KokoraLife]

Thanks for posting this. Great information! 🌿

[@HaveHappiness]

The taste test at the end was golden 🤣

[@susiestogsdill5075]

I love the tasting at the end ❤😂

[@natepicker436]

An entertaining episode of eclectic epicurean ecstasy! The sampling of the potency of the garlic at the end should earn you some kind of award! I have planted my first garlic ever in some large pots on the patio of my tiny apartment; nothing fancy, nothing I can't pronounce, and hopefully something I won't spit out! Thanks for the ideas and good luck with your upcoming season!

[@priya2539]

Here in South Africa we had a terrible garlic year due to the weird winter. Most of mine looked much like yours even tho I've grown the same seed stock successfully in previous years

[@philcleaver2703]

which part of SA please dont mention the RUGBY :)

[@RovingBiologist]

Pickled garlic, puree and put in ice cube trays in the freezer, use as is in salsa or pickle recipes. Lots of ways to deal with undersized non-cured garlic

[@heysuz701]

I purchased 2 varieties this fall. Planted about 3 weeks ago. Wasn’t sure what would fit in my space and over ordered, but planted 3 cloves of each and gave the other 2 to a garlic loving gardening friend to plant. Also, I won’t be trying to eat a clove of garlic to rest the taste. lol!

[@melissamoscamelissamosca2784]

Maybe you can try elephant garlic (not really garlic) it does well in warmer climates.

[@geoffol]

We grated and froze the garlic we grew into teaspoon sized scoops on braking paper, and when frozen we put them in zip bags in the freezer. You can also freeze whole cloves which are used in cooking. To preserve bulbs for planting , put them in the fridge for planting before winter.

[@creekbird_homestead]

This year I added some lime to my garlic bed. I hope it helps. I read it’s good for garlic

[@junkmonkey4596]

I live in the uk and I plant garlic in autumn ready for early summer.

[@omegafighters]

I plant my hardneck garlic an inch down. If you are using hardneck garlic make sure you are cutting the scapes off (and cooking/eating them as they are delicious! 😋) before they start to uncurl to help with bulb growth. If you are pulling them while they have a bit of green still (earlier than this video) make sure they fully dry out before you trim the tops/roots off. For storage for replanting find somewhere dark, cool, and dry. If you've got extra $ the pros store them in low/no oxygen warehouses.

[@iriswalzak615]

Excellent video, and thanks for comments on growing tips.. now i understand what I've been doing incorrectly.👍

[@suecronmiller5828]

Thank you for sharing your experiment with the garlic 🧄👍🏻

[@Fulkersons]

Wow, way to take one for the team😮

[@ceecee-thetransplantedgardener]

Hello from Nebraska. Next time, try adding a little phospherous to the soil when you plant. It may help the bulbs grow a little larger. Certainly won't hurt to try. I only grow hardneck - which doesn't store as long as softneck, so I have to find ways to preserve. One method I do - is fine chop the peeled cloves in a processor and then freeze flat in snack size freezer bags. You can also freeze in 1 inch ice cube trays. Pull out as needed for soups, stews, pastas. No flavor loss and they'll last 3-4 months this way.

[@rrodriguez587]

The taste test made my day! 😂 Thank you!!

[@jojorox9403]

Hi you should look into Persian sugared garlic so easy to preserve your garlic in this garlic in this way. I also make a garlic sauce which is just amazing and we use it in and on everything including summer salads

[@auntdello5286]

Yum!

[@wildandhungry]

Mate we are all in tears at your taste testing! Holy molly, so funny! Great work

[@rhondathompson5960]

Brilliant video laughed like crazy t the end. Pure Aussie humour

[@debmacdonald1661]

You didn't mention chilling your garlic..? We (BC Canada) have a long cold season. In California they chill the garlic for 6 weeks or so before planting.

[@Berkeloid0]

Yes I originally thought the "one mistake" the video was talking about was not chilling it first! Maybe the seller does that before they ship it out to maximise the likelihood of a good harvest.

[@RoyHolder]

The suffering through the taste test, gold! Thanks Mark! 🤣

[@Selfsufficientme]

Cheers Roy! :)

[@SuperNightgoddess]

Garlic testing … you’re so brave Mark 😅😀👍

[@lynnefreeman3716]

Planting my garlic in the UK 🇬🇧 tomorrow

[@salimufari]

Something I've seen done is with the "hardneck" types you can harvest those skapes while the bulbs are still growing. They are delicate & delicious bringing that signature flavor but in the shape of chives or green onion. Don't let them get long enough to hinder the bulb growth & enjoy this unusual treat.

[@mbaumery]

Mark I would recommend starting garlic in the fall going into winter and use a soil conditioner for mulch. Your soil would be less compact and you would not have a need for fertilizer

[@kirstypollock6811]

Well done on not puking when you ate those cloves! I nearly did this year when I tasted garlic straight out of the ground. I was drooling like a dog that's for sure!. I read later that they mellow a fair bit once cured I am planting the rest of my garlic here in Germany tomorrow. Usually would have already planted it all, but it's been really mild ... I'm still harvesting tomatoes and runner beans! And the garlic I did plant at the start of the month has 6-8cm shoots already. I hope they survive the winter. I'll put a deep pile of leaves on them and hope. Frost this morning though, so I'll get the rest in now and it should be fine. I didn't plant enough last year and have already run out :-(

[@Selfsufficientme]

G'day! Well, I felt like puking after lol... We still have some tomatoes to pick, but our summer heat and humidity are fast cooking our winter and spring veggies. Having said that, this summer, I will cover our gourd tunnel with shade cloth and see if I can grow some mini tomatoes in there - I'll need some luck, but fingers crossed it will work. All the best :)

[@kbjerke]

Yummy! Love garlic. Here in Ontario Canada, I'm just about to plant my next years' crop! Thanks, Mark! 👍