Planting Garlic

Plant garlic in fall and harvest it in summer.

Photography by Christa Neu

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Sidedress garlic with copmpost and mulch heavily with straw.Planting Garlic: Step 3
Cover the cloves with 2 inches of soil and side-dress the furrow with compost or scratch in granulated organic fertilizer. Water the bed in well and cover it with 6 to 8 inches of straw mulch. You should see shoots poking through the mulch in 4 to 6 weeks. The garlic stops growing in the winter months and resumes in spring.

For more tips on planting, growing, & harvesting garlic, see our Garlic Growing Guide.

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