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Gardening

onethatcares

(16,632 posts) Tue Sep 26, 2023, 05:34 PM Sep 2023

garlic, does anyone grow it? [View all]

I've gotten hooked on the idea of growing my own here in zone 10A, west central coast of Florida. I've watched a ton of youtube videos and it doesn't appear to be too hard or labor intensive.

I will be using the bulb in water in plastic bottles as my starter pots.

Thanks for any personal hints

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garlic, does anyone grow it? [View all] onethatcares Sep 2023 OP

It really is a low maintenance thing to grow Siwsan Sep 2023 #1

Don't know about zones or 'starter pots'....... MyOwnPeace Sep 2023 #2

I used to store my peeled cloves in a canning jar of vinegar or sherry in the niyad Sep 2023 #6

We planted ours last fall and it grew wonderfully Bristlecone Sep 2023 #3

I usually harvest when orthoclad Sep 2023 #8

It grows well in my neck of the woods (zone 4), but I don't like it Ocelot II Sep 2023 #4

We have a very large garlic farm about a mile from us. Good loamy soil and drainage. erronis Sep 2023 #5

Easy to grow orthoclad Sep 2023 #7

As soon as the bulbs I have grow roots onethatcares Sep 2023 #9

Ah! I see orthoclad Sep 2023 #11

it's one of the easiest up north ShepKat Sep 2023 #10

western NC here - I just plant cloves in September, and harvest them in June NewHendoLib Oct 2023 #12

Hard neck purple and soft neck for storage codfisherman Nov 2023 #13