Garlic is one of the most demanding ingredients in every dish. You will find the usage of garlic in almost every dish as it helps in enhancing the flavor and texture of the dish. Are you aware that you can grow garlic at home from different methods?
Well, in this article we will tell you about some of the methods that you can use to grow garlic at home easily so that you can enjoy the original flavor and texture of the ingredient. So let’s find out.
What are the things keep in mind while growing garlic?
- The first thing you need to know is to find out at what time it will be best to grow the garlic plant in your region. The climate of every area is different during the time so make sure that your area has the favorable condition for growing the garlic.
- Garlic is best grown at the time of mid-autumn or early spring. It doesn’t grow well in a humid region.
- Test the soil and choose a location where there is a lot of sunlight. Garlic needs sunlight to grow also required some shade. Also, test the soil and check all the nutrients that are present in the soil. Sandy and loam soil is best for garlic.
- To grow the garlic, you will need a clove. So purchase a fresh clove of garlic from the store. Avoid buying the garlic which got some traces of chemicals or already becomes soft.
How to Plant Garlic plant?
To plant the garlic in your garden or pots, you need to follow these steps carefully.
- Breaking the garlic clove
First, you need to take a fresh garlic head and break it into cloves. Choose the bigger cloves to plant as small ones produce smaller bulbs. Do not damage the clove from their base as if the base is damaged then the garlic wouldn’t be able to grow. - Push the clove in the soil
Push the cloves of garlic 2 inches deep into the soil and make sure that you maintain a distance of 8 inches between every garlic clove. Planting them at a distance would be favorable for the plant for better growth. - Cover the plant with mulch
Place the mulch on the surrounding of the soil so that the soil can retain the moisture content and all the nutrients would stay in the soil. For mulch, you can use dry leaves, straw, compost, well, rotted manure, grass clippings, and wood chips. - Fertilizing the cloves
Planted garlic needs fertilizer to grow. At the time of planting the clove, you need to fertilize them and again at the time of spring if you are planting in the fall and vice versa.
Things to take care of while planting the garlic
- Water the soil every day as you need to keep the soil moist and hydrated.
- Place them in sunlight to grow.
- Take care of the pest as pests and small insects damage the plants and the flower.
