Each of these garlic cloves is a potential garlic plant.
Garlic, unlike most other plants, does not grow from true seeds. Instead, the cloves of garlic that form the heads you buy in grocery stores are actually what garlic grows from. Garlic purchased in grocery stores is usually treated with chemicals that inhibit growth. Purchase seed garlic instead from reputable garden suppliers. Plant garlic in the fall, as it requires at least a month of temperatures below freezing to form heads of garlic that can be harvested. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
1. Dig in compost in a one-to-one ratio with the soil where you want to plant the garlic, using a shovel. Do this in late fall, but before the first frost of the season. Wait for a couple of frosts to pass, but do not wait so long that the ground is too hard to work.
2. Plant individual seed garlic cloves, pointed end up, in holes 2 inches deep and at least 4 inches apart.
3. Cover with soil, then cover with a 2- to 3-inch layer of mulch. Wait until spring for garlic shoots to emerge.
4. Apply a good all-purpose vegetable fertilizer according to package instructions after shoots are 2 inches high. Follow the fertilizer manufacturer's application instructions.
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