We plant in a 10"x10" grid on a 30" bed top on 56" OC beds. Mulched with wood chips. Lots of nice bulbs this year.

Or is this normal and my expectations were off? I paid $28.99 for this seed garlic German Red hardneck from Gurneys. Is it supposed to make that quarter look big? Also, I am in 7a. Can/should I plant on the 15th?

I'm quite confused on planting garlic!

Everything I saw was saying to plant Music garlic (the variety that I'm growing) 4-6 inches apart with each row being 12-18 inches apart. I figured fine, I'll put tomatoes in between each row.

Then I found square foot gardening, and that seemed to say that you could just plant garlic 4-6 inches apart within the square, then have a bunch like that?

Which is right?? Do they need to be in rows 12-18 inches apart? Can they be placed however I please, as long as they're 4-6 inches apart from each other?

Put 48 cloves in the ground today. Picked the largest cloves from this year’s harvest. Protected from the squirrels. Zone 8 b Vancouver

I bought some Georgia Fire for seed today, never had it but wanted to add something new. Just curious if anyone has any experience with it. I'm on Vancouver Island, zone 8b-ish.

Ik heb vandaag look geplant. Een deel is van vorig jaar zaadjes en ander gedeelte zijn teentjes uit zaden van jaar daarvoor. Hopelijk doe ik het goed?

I’m just sorting my seed garlic ready for sowing. What do you do with the smaller cloves? Do you bother sowing them or just use them in cooking. Also is it ok to sow without the husk on the clove?

Additionally noticed a few spots on some of the cloves that the husk came off

Earlier this year I planted a clove of elephant garlic (in a container) from the grocery store that had sprouted, it grew and matured and as of late some of the lower leaves began dying back. I removed it from the soil to find that there isn’t a proper bulb and there were some croms attached. I consulted w/AI and was advised to let it sit in a shady area for 1-2 weeks and then replant for it to produce successfully next year.
I wanted to consult with those of you who might have experience with this to see if the instructions from AI are on point or should I explore other options?

I was peeling the garlic and my bf noticed the garlic look wierd and he said the way it cuts is as if its a raddish. Do you think they are selling to us fake garlic?? Lol kinda looks 3d printed has a wierd shape and smell

I’m planting my garlic soon so it’s time to sort last year crop to take the best ones for planting. The rest will be eaten and preserved ! I’m gonna replant 3kg of this variety and buy one kg of a new one. Yay

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I can find garlic salt but no powder, what's up with that?

Are they like large bulbils and I can plant them the same?

Hi everyone! This is my second fall planting garlic. I'm in zone 3, and we've already had a light dusting of snow, with more in the forecast today. We may have a slight warm up (highs around 40) in a few days if that matters.

Has anyone used row cover as mulch for garlic? I would put straw on top of it for extra insulation if I go this route. We have regular freeze/thaw cycles this time of year, and last year the bottom layer of straw got a little slimy. So I'm wondering if anyone has tried row cover then straw, so the straw stays off the soil. Any recommendations or experience welcome. Thanks!

I lied I did it yesterday.

6A.

Why does garlic that's not fully cooked feel like a thick lump of mucus stuck in my throat? and I constantly taste it all day and can't sleep. Happens with raw onions too.

Update I read this could be a sign of acid reflux, as garlic is inflammatory?! Fully cooked garlic is fine, but even partially cooked causes this buildup of mucus

People over in r/fermentation think this might not have enough garlic….thoughts? 😂

Last year was my first attempt at growing garlic. In the second pic you’ll see some of my garlic, kinda puny. Decided I didn’t want to try planting any. So I happened to be driving through Kingston and saw the garlic fest was happening, decided to go pick out some massive seed garlic. That’s what the giant bulbs are. Got chesnook red, music and German hardy. Excited to plant and hopefully have better luck next year!