Watch This Before You Plant Garlic

[@epicgardening]

We have just a bit of USDA organic seed garlic left this season, grab it while it's still in stock: shop.epicgardening.com/collections/garlic

[@Ms.Byrd68]

What about this idea of 'interplanting garlic' with other crops to deter certain pests?

[@TrishDavi]

​@@Ms.Byrd68it works! Deer must dislike garlic because the beds I had companion planted with strawberries were the only beds they left the strawberries alone

[@Ms.Byrd68]

@@TrishDavi Was the 'Garlic' okay to harvest?

[@RealDarkBlade]

Variant I wanted out of stock 💔. Guess you snooze, you lose

[@pilsplease7561]

If you want some shandong garlic i have like 1 pound of it left and like 1/4 pound of Chesnok red@@RealDarkBlade

[@harrie8989]

In the Netherlands we have a beautiful rule of thumb for garlic 10-10-10-10, meaning plant on the tenth of october 10cm deep and 10cm apart from one another

[@FeruzZiyozoda]

❤❤❤

[@6648rome]

Yes I plant them about 4” which is close to 10 cm. In Canada

[@otiscoldren7238]

That's perfect for my zone 6a in Ohio. Thank You!😊

[@anonperson4597]

…what is the 4th 10 for?

[@trx769]

​@@anonperson4597 10th day 10th mo 10 deep 10 apart

[@GeorgiaGrowGuy]

"Everything you need to know?" I need to know what time you're coming over to plant mine.

[@exotic_stranger8043]

Bruh you made a KZbin account right when KZbin came out

[@RobinEurope]

Mine too. Here in Ireland☘️

[@shanellaj]

Classic, I know right

[@Water-7814]

He's not. So, that answers that question.

[@artstrology]

Chicken Little !!!!!!

[@laurap.7794]

OH NO! I literally spent the day in my garden and planted garlic 😳. I took a shower, made a G&T then sat down and turned on KZbin to see your video posted 3 hours ago!! 😮

[@rippt530]

how's the garlic?

[@sixtwoinak]

Thank you sir. Also, thank you to the ones behind the cameras and keyboards. I appreciate all of you. 👍💪🙏

[@epicgardening]

Appreciate you showing love to our talented production team - Kevin

[@mindstormerf]

I agree this channel has really helped me in the garden!

[@SpoonMe]

I can’t grow anything but love this channel. Thanks for all you and the team do ❤. Love from Michigan - the state you can experience all your seasons in a day with our fickle weather 😅

[@tianamarie989]

Im in zone 6a. Northeastern PA. Ive tried 3 times with seed garlic and theyve all failed. Last year i stuck a bag of sprouting garlic from sams club in the ground. I got a ton of garlic this past year. Freaking crazy! They were also softneck which is weird to me but it worked. I saved a ton of garlic for planting this year so im hoping these cloves "remember " they were here before and do great again. I left out all of the tiny cloves and only kept the big ones. Im hoping for success again.

[@kellyanderson-martin814]

I’m also in 6a NE PA and I’ve only ever had success w/ grocery garlic for the greens.. but I only recently realized that grocery was soft neck so seeing you had success I’ll keep trying when my cooking garlic sprouts in the fridge lol

[@MarcyzPlayground]

What time of the year did you plant in Pa?

[@DebRoo11]

​@@kellyanderson-martin814you keep garlic in the fridge?

[@Crazychickenlady448]

I also failed at seed garlic (in MI though), and succeeded with store bought stuff. ❤

[@Radar120155]

Remember that top that comes in the spring is not seed garlic !

[@scallywags12]

I like the hard neck living in pacific northwest Vancouver island. Some of my garlic cloves are the size of a small plum. Keep the best large ones each year for planting in the fall. Been doing this for years!

[@epicgardening]

Yep keeping biggest is a great move!

[@pilsplease7561]

I started planting garlic, have grown virtually every single kind in existence, and am up to 1000-1200 this year in the ground its growing so fast that ive become the go to place for organic garlic in my entire county. And its turning into possibly being a viable future business by accident I just got hooked on growing garlic for my own uses and then it blew up and went overboard.

[@dwightbailey8201]

Any tips?

[@pilsplease7561]

@@dwightbailey8201 Yes, Always soak you garlic in Peroxide or alcohol prior to a fertilizer soak, and do not soak for less than 4 hours prior to planting. It really does help out your garlic, if you can get it buy the Purple Cow Organics Liquid Biology bundle and soak with that prior to planting it innoculates with healthy microbes and can dramatically decrease disease risk for your garlic. Also make sure you apply a good amount of phosphorous at planting it is important that garlic grows good roots prior to going dormant for the winter, you want the garlic to absorb and store as much nutrients as possible and try and not over water it. In the spring when it starts growing apply a good nitrogen fertilizer, I like to use Fish Emulsion weekly and when bulbing starts back off the nitrogen and focus on potassium and phosphorous. I would also suggest a good dose of worm castings and compost and azomite at planting if you want really big bulbs like 2 inches plus in diameter.

[@ceecee-thetransplantedgardener]

5b here - planting Hardneck at the end of October, early November. The last few years, hard freeze in my area has come later - so I've had major success waiting a bit. If you're into cooking with Hardneck Garlic: The Porcelain and Rocambole varieties are divine!

[@teebob21]

5a here - Dad grew the same variety of garlic for 20+ years and I still grow it. Late October/Early November is the way to go. Dad always said to wait for that first fall's snow before planting...and even with warmer, drier winters, that advice has served us well. A couple years ago, we didn't plant until the second week of December and we still got a great crop of hardneck.

[@applesdie0]

When are you guys normally able to harvest? It's my first time growing garlic. I planted mid October. Just trying to figure out when I should expect to harvest.

[@ceecee-thetransplantedgardener]

@@applesdie0 If you're asking me - usually mid to late June.But some years its been early June, sometimes July. It really depends on the variety and the year.

[@braddudzinski8535]

As everyone has mentioned, perfect timing for this video! We just bought garlic to plant this morning. Love your channel!

[@epicgardening]

Have fun planting!

[@arcan762]

I like big bulbs and I cannot lie...

[@otheirony618]

You other brothers can’t deny…

[@asheerramkalawan249]

Lol bulbs for the sisters😂

[@ReapingTheHarvest]

Baby got bulbs

[@Jennifer-gr7hn]

you other spices can't deny...... :)

[@Sonorandeeess]

🤣

[@Chattyman2]

Instead of digging a hole and plopping the clove in then covering, I find drilling a long trench, spacing the garlic in it then covering all at once is a quicker and more accurate way of planting them 👍

[@epicgardening]

A fantastic approach!

[@gregdoh]

In central Wisconsin, I've had great success with 4" inch spacing between bulbs for the past 10 years. I tried 6" spacing one year and didn't notice a difference, except that my harvest was smaller.

[@majaemiliamagnusson6568]

With everything going on in the world - I'm grateful that you're still posting, as happy and cheery as ever. Coming on here to watch your videos is my break from the insanity around us :)

[@karenjohnson7355]

Perfect timing! I’m planting mine tomorrow. The refresher was just the thing!

[@epicgardening]

Perfect!

[@jcking6785]

It drizzled rain or I would’ve planted mine today, here in z6b. It’s been soooo dry and the tiny bit of rain we’re getting may help make planting a bit easier. 🧄

[@karenjohnson7355]

@@jcking6785 I’m in 6A and we just finally got some rain yesterday. I knew i wanted to do it this weekend but needed to top off the beds with compost first. The hubster asked if i needed anything from the store today an i told him “Yes, I need a bid stinking pile of cow $h*! PLEASE “ 😂

[@jcking6785]

@@karenjohnson7355 🤣😂

[@GyuriVanda93]

My mom's been struggling with garlic for years now. This year in May she finally accepted a bit of help (I had to be subtle though, I told her to try to use the garlic that was in the fridge) and I put a big amount of compost on them while planting. And not as close as she used to plant them. She was so surprised when this year she finally had garlic in her garden. I wish she could speak English and I could show her this video. I'm visiting her in November and thank you so much for this video, I will plant some garlic for her, so she can have some already planted in the spring. I will definitely give it a try here as well, although my climate tends to be warmer. Great video and tips as always. 😊

[@epicgardening]

There we go! Glad to hear this - Kevin

[@sandrakulikowski6305]

I have been watching you for years. You have helped me so much with my garden. I am so proud of you and the success that you have all accomplished.

[@lisareis8117]

I received my soft neck seed garlic this past week and it is absolutely beautiful! Large heads, very healthy looking and packaged nicely. I would highly recommend this seed garlic.

[@adb888]

Dang, I must've gotten really lucky when I planted garlic in my backyard - I sort of just barely pushed some bulbs (from the grocery store) into the dirt and walked away. Now, ten years later, it has spread along my fence line and grows prolifically every year. Must be hundreds of plants out there now, but I typically trim off about 1/3 of the garlic scapes, and pull up even fewer bulbs. I also planted wild garlic the same way in a different spot - and the same thing happened with those. Been thinking of digging it all up and planting in a raised bed to better control things, so this video helps.

[@rosemarymcelroy6251]

Where do you live?

[@adb888]

@@rosemarymcelroy6251 Michigan

[@Thijs2025]

In northern climates use the rule 10-10-10; 10th of the 10th month with 10 cm (4 inch) apart.

[@kansasgardener5844]

Great tips. I've been growing garlic for some time and like yourself grew Music and several others. My go to garlic now is Red Roja. We just like the flavor. I might add I also soak my garlic before planting. Alcohol for about 5-10 min then liquid kelp or fish emulsion over night. Thought I might share this with you and your viewers as some of the largest garlic growers also soak their cloves. A Google search will bring up links and specifics. I usually grow around 100 plants every year. We dehydrate lots of it and give away small jars of garlic powder as gifts. 😊

[@old5333]

1. What do you mean by coldest part of the year? Start of winter or peak winter? 2. Can we seperate the Cloves before refrigeration?

[@rebeccamaterasso2209]

Kevin - this is a great video! I can’t tell you how much I appreciate major companies specifying growing for zones 9 & 10. Zone 10 is often left out as we usually require extra or different steps/instructions to grow things that we otherwise couldn’t.

[@rebeccamaterasso2209]

P.s. pre ordered and already received my soft neck bulbs. 🧄

[@HeatherCapps-l7p]

Thank you! I saw a recent video saying to put hard neck in the fridge. I received my hard neck 2 days ago (ordered months ago from Annie's seeds) and put them in the fridge. So glad to see that zones 9 and 10 can plant up until Dec. I thought I possibly missed the boat due to the 8-to-10-week cold requirement. So happy to see that you sell garlic. Will order next time :)

[@amyschmelzer6445]

We had our first frost earlier this week so I planted mine yesterday before the rain set in. I have had more rain today than in all of September combined. On a positive note the garlic won’t need to be watered soon (if at all before winter.)

[@peterb6338]

I figured I'd add my 2 cents. I've always grown softneck in the Sacramento valley with great success (especially Inchelium Red), but I personally prefer hardnecks due to the larger sized and ease of separating the cloves, and the flavor. Not to mention you won't usually get a ton of small cloves with every bulb. With that said, I tried Spanish Roja, and to say they produced is an understatement. While they do produce a scape, they do so very late in the season where they don't seem to effect the harvest if you happen to miss cutting them off. I'm on my fourth year now (I always plant on October 10th) and the cloves keep getting bigger and the bulbs more reliable. Amazing variety I hope people in hotter climates will try.

[@grashi]

Thanks so much for sharing!!

[@Elestrial]

Thanks for sharing! I'll try that one

[@kendrialebeau4286]

Also in Sacramento and this is my 2nd year trying garlic. Thanks for the tips.

[@parallelpinkparakeet]

I'm in zone 7a and I'll be planting my garlic in containers again possibly this week. Last year my softneck actually did a bit better than the hardneck.

[@joshuakeegwell2896]

When you got the garlic rust. You can let the scapes grow and flower. These will give you a bunch of bubilis that will not inherit the rust disease. You then plant those individual bubilis in that same year fall. Harvest the next july, dry and replant again in the fall. The second year you can harvest and have full size garlic. A good way to rapidly expand your quantity and or if you got a disease

[@PamelaClare]

I grow garlic mostly for scapes, so hardneck for me. I love garlic scapes. The bulbs are nice, too.

[@anthonyrazzi6399]

Also if you add bone meal to each hole just about a table spoon it will help with bulb size too.

[@kathygreer2097]

I have garlic growing in my flower beds. Planted it around the roses years ago as a deterrent for bugs. It has spread and come up “wild” every year. I have enough every year to give away. Gotten to the point where I cut off the seed heads to keep it from spreading and overtaking my flower beds!

[@athomewithjenny]

Perfectly timed! I'm in 7b and planting this weekend! The weather is finally going to cool down and stay there! Yay!!

[@epicgardening]

Have fun!

[@joehernandez7213]

Thank you for this video....I lost approximately 100 bulbs last season to orange spotted rust as well. We had so much rain. I didn't know that hardnecks could be placed in the fridge prior to planting. Thank you from a fellow gardener in Riverside.

[@Alissaj8892]

That’s it. I’m trying garlic. The timing is PERFECT! Thanks Kevin!

[@beardown-op7gw]

Just got my garlic from botanical interests 😊 gonna plant this weekend

[@epicgardening]

Hope you like it!

[@vaughna8702]

I live in Indiana and planted my garlic in September. It’s doing great!

[@marielittle7533]

Zone 6B here -- great success with hard neck at our place. Planted a LOT more this fall. Trying some soft neck this time, too. We'll see how it grows! Garlic is such a satisfying crop!! Love growing my own. Great vid!!! Thank you!

[@phoenixjonez]

Definitely dope to know you are out of Day-Go bro!! #CaliGrown I'm in L.A (Grow Zone 10b), so I'm not too far from you. It helps to know that I can grow this size garlic in Cali, as well as Dragon Fruit. I grew my first dragon fruit tree using your techniques and I was worried about winterizing the Dragon plants. No need at all 😊🙏🏾 I just threw black wood chips on the surface to keep the soil warmer and that did my tree justice 💪🏾 Thanks bro.

[@mococlimbing]

Thanks man. Here in the north of spain, border with france and high mountains with freezing temperatures and snowfalls, i plant garlic in febrary. This november i will try garlic sooner.

[@johnviola7024]

Thanks

[@cblair8501]

Mysic is the best! I find that growing garlic is incredibly easy. Set it & forget it. But harvesting & curing takes some space & wisdom.

[@cherylgooden7073]

Hello from Georgia, we just planted our garlic! We had pine straw so that’s what we used! Wish us luck! 🙋🏻‍♀️🤗♥️🙏🍁

[@SilkiesPb]

I actually just planted my garlic today as well. Store bought last year and regrowing them from now on.

[@Handles_AreStupid]

I still have one hard neck garlic left over from a harvest almost two years ago that is still good and hasn't even sprouted yet. It's just been chilling on the counter, but it's still good. Don't know about the "doesn't store as long" part, lol.

[@justincase1575]

I planted hard neck last fall and they came up good but very small bulbs! I was disappointed until I figured I’d use them anyway. WOW! These babies were so garlicy you only need one or two cloves! Knock your socks off garlic flavor! Saved some to plant and purchased early Italian also. Hoping they all do well! Zone 6b

[@carltaylor4942]

Thanks for this. Useful for us folks in hot and sunny Andalusia, Spain. Almost in North Africa where I live so this is good advice.

[@TheAdventuresofDuck-Duck]

I'm a newer subscriber, and I've loved your channel since I started watching it! Amazing job on all of your videos! I look foward to seeing more!

[@LK-3000]

Thanks for this video. I'm planning on growing for green garlic. I did it once by accident and it was the only garlic that was actually usable since all the others I planted in the garden died. The green garlic was a last ditch planting, in a pot, because I ran out of room in the garden.

[@thishtns]

Oh no I've already planted mine! Lol I'll just learn for next year. We had a harrrd freeze last night so I'm glad I got them in the ground a few weeks ago.

[@Fr3ddyFazbear87]

As an Australian it feels so weird when you say "plant it in the coldest months like December". Besides that, great vid

[@tealkerberus748]

@@DebRoo11 Eat your christmas ham and all the trimmings, sleep a few hours, then have a late afternoon swim when the sun is off the pool and you won't get burnt. Enjoy.

[@DebRoo11]

@@tealkerberus748 I think it's so neat though! Everything Christmas here is based on snow and snow fun. Just never really thought about it in other places 😁

[@daniellamehlhoff7852]

In North Dakota, “plant it in the coldest months of the year” means -40F

[@DebRoo11]

@@daniellamehlhoff7852 exactly! lol Same here in Canada

[@debbietaylor8745]

I’m in Ontario, Canada and grow hardneck garlic. I store it in the basement in the dark and it definitely keeps for a year. 👍

[@PAlex-us4ov]

I've tried planting garlic many times with varied success. I like the tip about cooling the bulbs before planting and will try it. It is similar to the recommendation when planting tulip bulbs and makes a lot of sense. Thank you for the useful information you provide.

[@BoneFrossil]

Just got two of your garlics in the mail... great packaging!

[@karenandriancontainergardening]

Perfect timing because I was going to put it in the freezer for spring planting since I will miss the fall planting. Thanks and take care.

[@fofocarcoffee]

In a garden so smelly, not far from the town, Grew garlic so strong, it could knock you right down! The gardener was proud, with a grin ear to ear, "Come visit my garlic!" he'd shout far and near. People would come, but they'd quickly retreat, The smell of the garlic knocked them off their feet! But the gardener just laughed, "It's the scent of success!" While munching on garlic, in his garlic-pressed dress. He'd dance through his rows, with a garlic bulb crown, Singing, "Garlic's the king, it will never back down!" His garden grew famous, a smelly delight, Even vampires stayed far, flying off in the night! So here's to the garden, where garlic's the star, So potent and pungent, you could smell it from afar. It might not be roses, but to the gardener's part, The smell of strong garlic was the scent of his heart!

[@eugeniebreida]

Yay! ❤

[@priyankajoshi9492]

❤ well done Limerick guy!

[@sonshineandsong]

Ode to garlic ❤

[@MeeLii2024]

I live in Central Florida and only grow Creole varieties. I vernalize mine for 8-10 weeks and have done well. Last year got over 100, but smaller heads. This year left them cold for 3 months. Planted in December and here we are in March and mine will be done it looks by May considering I checked them today and they are forming heads

[@chayhay5161]

I think the term you're looking for is cold stratification. Vernalization affects the flower while cold stratification affects the seed. Lots of love from Canada.

[@alexandragrace8164]

I’m in Australia, and in our country April is the time of year for planting alliums including garlic! Thanks for all your advice. Sydney is kind of like a humid version of San Diego! ❤

[@lawrenberghanson4401]

Definitely going to try and grow some hardneck garlic. I'm in NYC so I guess I can put some in a 5-gallon grow bag and place it in the corner of my fire escape this winter.🤔

[@ashraven9]

I'm in Huntington Beach, CA, so I'm gonna plant mine tomorrow, 👍🏾

[@cherylmartin9994]

Perfect timing for the video. Except for last year I've always had success with my hard neck here in Quebec. This year is so different with the weather. I've prepared the bed but waiting to plant. I was going to put in a raised bed but read many places saying that the garlic needs to be planted directly in the ground in colder climates 🤷‍♀️I'm so confused lol

[@julianspetsplants0309]

I love all your videos, the homestead, main channel, and Jacque's as well. I have been watching for a few years, and you were my inspiration to start my own gardening channel.

[@Ryan-sl8mw]

My sister and her husband bought a small farm property that was built by German immigrants in the 60/70s have the absolute best garlic growing I have ever had. My sister is has a red thumb and had nothing to do with this garlic. It just grows every year with minimal watering. The cloves I was given have stayed fresh and juicy for over a year now just being stored in a dark cabinet.

[@kittiew260]

Kevin is a little late for some of us about to freeze. A few weeks earlier, next season 😉 Have you ever grown potato onions? That's my new experience this season another onion that needs cold stratification. Would enjoy a video about it.

[@epicgardening]

Tried our best to time this one! Haven't grown a potato onion yet - Kevin

[@orangemoonglows2692]

had no idea potato onions need cold stratification. i'll put mine in the fridge with the garlic and shallots.

[@TheDisell]

i read the title like TOO LATE. we're basically hittin the deep freeze here. i never really realized how complicated garlic growing might be for warmer climates. here it's just like get it in the ground before its too frozen to dig and keep it nice and hydrated after things warm up. lol

[@Timenow1]

Heyyyyyyyy....I'm a Born/Raised San Diegan & until now I never knew Ya'll based here! ❤ love Me Garlic too!

[@kelliemcmahon6264]

This is exactly the type of videos I like! Explained it all in detail yet quick!

[@reja1309]

I will plant cloves that are looking ready to sprout any time up to early spring. I just tuck them into an available space. Sometimes I just get green garlic tops but quite often they form a small but useable bulb.

[@kathrynmettelka7216]

Looking forward to planting garlic in South Carolina 8a.

[@amyk6028]

A little late, but still useful! I planted mine a week ago. We’re in Zone 7b

[@epicgardening]

Garlic's a hard crop to perfectly time for everyone! Good luck this season

[@Josef_R]

How is it late if you're supposed to plant late October, into November?

[@tianamarie989]

​@@Josef_R it's dependent on if it's hardneck or softneck, then the specific variety, and then finally your zone. All of those factors determine your planting time.

[@Plethora_of_Paucity]

@@Josef_R​​⁠I think Amy means that because she’s already planted her garlic, this video has come a little late for her to adopt all its great growing tips.

[@Josef_R]

@@Plethora_of_Paucity Yeah, I was assuming Kevin's information was correct, she says it's not.

[@yo388]

The heat wave we had in south Florida killed my first attempt at garlic! Oh mylanta it was hot! Sweet potatoes grew well though!

[@Mav_F]

My parents are Italians and farmers and they taught me to plant garlic cloves 3 days after the full moon from March to May (Australian months). Do you follow the Moon system?

[@schuylerbogue7226]

I've found that my garlic grows better in the ground, rather than raised beds, here in NH. One year I planted some in a small raised bed and in a big raised bed. Nothing survived in the small bed, and the ones around the edges of the big bed didn't do well. Presumably the ground and the center of the big bed provided protection from the freezing temperatures.

[@amberhall9937]

I like the soft necks the best. I found out that a lot of people mince up a clove or two of garlic and swallow it after about 20 minutes. They use it to bolster their immunity, as well as prevent various health problems like high cholesterol or blood pressure. I started doing this myself. I also found out that it is excellent for tooth pain. Having raw garlic in your mouth burns, but your pain will go away if you leave it on and around the effected area. I find the hard variety sticks to my fingers when I am mincing it. Also, the more garlicky flavor is very over powering raw. My breathe absolutely radiates with garlic smell just from having it in my mouth long enough to swallow. I can see why people would prefer it in cooking though. I use both kinds, the hard does have more flavor. Thanks for the video.

[@ambercummings9439]

Great video! Question about watering-- do you need to water before the garlic sprouts? If so, how often? I'd think you might run into ground rot if you water too much too early.

[@sincityprepping]

Was wondering the same thing!

[@amandachamberlain3169]

I water mine in, but since planting time is around the time I shut my hose off for winter, it's on it's own after that. They've always done fine for me. I'm zone 6a Ohio, we have cold and wet winters so I don't need to worry about watering them again til June usually. If you're in a warmer/drier climate, I would think watering deeply once a week would suffice.

[@naturalyawd7814]

I plant my garlic (hard neck) in the 1st week of November, I am in Zone 6b in Massachusetts. The result have been great since i started planting them 3 years ago. This year I plant some store bought garlic for the first time. I will see how well those do compare to my own.

[@NonRenderedBush]

Spectacularly timed video homie, thanks. if we run late and toss em in the fridge all winter. Should they go in the ground right after last frost in theory?

[@epicgardening]

Soon as you can honestly after fridge time is complete

[@shirleyandrews1152]

I plant it around my roses, both seem to like each other❤️

[@KLS1995]

The watering technique while talking in the end was impeccable. What a pro!

[@erictait3235]

I have very good success with hard stem garlic on the east coast of Canada. It stores well for over one year.

[@terirachelsims8928]

I really enjoyed this video! I live North of you near the ocean so your channel is one that's really appropriate for me.

[@SistaChic]

You're a very good teacher. It's one thing I like most about your channel. You explain why not just how. 🙂

[@runningman1156]

I live in northern NY, I plant soft neck garlic and I do it a coulpe weeks after harvedst in very late summer into fall. But every year it seems that harvest time is getting earlyer and early every year andThey sprout pretty good by the time winter comes a long. As the years have gone by I seem to be getting smaller cloves.

[@Mega_Casual]

Great video. Watering. So when I plant, just water thoroughly how often until the rain starts?

[@CityWideGardens]

Loved how your watering of the garlic just followed the natural flow of you talking with your arms!! I have my elephant garlic in the ground but waiting on my other hardneck garlic to be delivered!

[@suissejetaime7]

If this had come out an hour earlier, I could have watched it before planting 🙃 I read your blog posts about it first, at least!

[@epicgardening]

At least you got that!

[@blackvelvetMD]

every time i watch your videos all i can think is what do your neighbours say lol all i can think is i wish my garden was that good , will have to wait till nxt yr to plant garlic am in Perth West Aust so going into spring

[@jennifaison2863]

You are so much fun to listen to. You have such a friendly approach to your explanations. Thanks for not complicating gardening! I have watched many of your videos, and I'm always glad when your videos come up in a search. I am a subscriber, btw. Have a good one!

[@danielleterry2331]

I have my bed ready just waiting for cooler weather here in mid texas , per farmers almanac our winter is going to be mild but we are still in the high 80’s

[@parkerlamonica2661]

Glad to catch a video early!! Thanks for another great tutorial. Hopefully I can grow more than just garlic leaves this year lol

[@thehedgerow]

I’m in Kansas and I plant hard neck elephant garlic. It’s the best garlic here in my opinion!! I plant it in late August and leave in the ground til the next summer around late July.

[@richh1576]

Over the years, in SE Penna. (zone 6): 1-2" of new well rotted compost each year, Test the soil and ammend (top dress and 'scratch in') to ~ pH=6-7 (neutral) in early spring. Hardneck 'hardy' (German or Hungarian varieties, planted 2-3 weeks before first 'hard' frost and covered with 2-3"+ 'milled' straw mulch. Startng in MID April ( or earlier w/ good leaf development) apply every 2 weeks with a top-dressing of a 'tea' made of 2.5 gal of water per 1 cup of well dissolved pellitized chicken manure ... until ~late JUNE, or until you start to see 'the beginnings' of browning leaves. (note, at near the end of the growing season, be sure that you pull an occasional bulb to insure that "the cloves" are NOT separating due to their HUGE size ... or poor storage quality. As 'tight' bulbs for huge cloves will store better and longer). 'Cure' them in the SHADE / low light for minimum 2 weeks. "Gesundheit" !!!!!

[@FullmetalAngyl]

I'd like to hear more about solo-clove garlic. Where the bulb is one solid clove instead of several cloves.

[@Kakuma-Notsori]

I knew about elephant garlic but not that one!

[@FullmetalAngyl]

@@Kakuma-Notsori I actually have elephant garlic that's in single clove form. Apparently there's a cultivar that naturally forms just one solid clove and it's called solo-clove garlic, but there's also supposedly a way to make any garlic single clove with the way it's grown. Don't know how that works or if what i have is just the solo variety advertised as single clove grown elephant garlic, but it's really cool to be able to thin slice it like an onion and toss the slices in soup or lay them like lemon slices on top of chicken or fish. 👩‍🍳 Looks beautiful and the size makes it much easier to slice. Haven't tried roasting them, but I imagine it would be instant garlic spread.

[@LikeTheProphet]

Here in the Netherlands, we just call them “knoflookbolletjes,” or “little garlic balls.” You can get it in most Asian supermarkets and some normal ones, if you know where to look. It’s so much easier to peel and mince than regular garlic so I generally go for that instead of standard garlic now

[@airotiv7916]

Great video! Just curious, what do you think will happen in this scenario: the garlic started sprouting on its own on the counter, kept buying garlic and left it alone, two more sprouted, felt bad cutting it because it looked like the garlics were far along, planted all three in one pot in some soil, not separating the cloves at all, and now the sprouts keep getting taller and you don't know anything about when they'll be ready or what exactly are you going to get, even less what types you planted or if you mixed different types thinking all garlics were the same. You know, asking for a friend 🤣💀♥️

[@catharinephoto]

Thanks! I was wondering how you get straw without persistent herbicide poison. I just assayed another bale of oat straw and sure enough, it’s killing the test beans.

[@victoriafutrell3148]

So helpful! Planting garlic today in Zone 9.

[@joshuafinch9192]

I hear very often that garlic doesn't like competition. Of course this depends on circumstances, but with decent soil, irrigation, and a wider spacing, there's no reason you can't intercrop other vegetables or even cover crops with garlic. At 6 inches it's a bit too close, but move to 8 or 10 and there's plenty of room for many plants.

[@brittanymartinez3296]

I need a garden video to grow multiple veggies/herbs in a 4x6 plot… I have an apartment so right now I only have a 1.5x2 grow bed and multiple pots all in my 4x6 space in front of my apartment… don’t even have a porch but I get plenty of sun here in TX in a 7/8 grow zone

[@elizjusteliz6692]

Any advice for pearl garlic? My grandfather planted an unknown variety in our garden decades ago and in 8b western WA we’ve been able to just let it do it’s thing, but I’m wondering how to maybe help it along and increase yields as we love the flavor. (It is 100% a single glove garlic. In 30 years I’ve never seen one with cloves 😅)

[@CrossroadToCountry]

Sounds like a leek.

[@reflectionsdetail]

I add chelated Phosphorus on top of the bulb when planted, this has always made lager bulbs when I harvest in July. I Plant OCT here in Northern Utah. I also mulch right before the snow, then rake off once snow melts. Seems to be fool proof for me.

[@ZackZaqZakXah]

Love your videos Eric! Keep up the great content! One of the best gardening channels on KZbin.

[@ZackZaqZakXah]

@5minEnMiJardin it's a long standing joke that people confuse his name with Eric.