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How to grow garlic

Allium sativum · amaryllidaceae family · annual crop

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Growing basics

Garlic is a cool-season crop, usually direct-sown in the garden.

Seeds germinate once soil reaches about 50°F.

Varieties in the library run 220 to 240 days to maturity.

Grows best in full sun.

Frost tolerance varies by variety, from frost-tender to frost-hardy.

Space plants about 6 inches apart.

Sources

4 varieties of garlic in the library

Music · Inchelium Red · German Red · California Early

Each has a full cited page in the library.

Pests and diseases we cover

Identification and treatment for each, with photos, in the library.

Row & Bed covers 4 garlic varieties, each with a cited care timeline and fertilization schedule, identification and treatment for the pest and 2 diseases that reach them, and planting windows worked out for your ZIP.

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