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Originally Posted by Brian_Banana
I don't know the answer to your question, but do you separate the cloves and plant those individually? Garlic sounds pretty cool.
Wonder if grocery store garlic would work as well.
Thanks
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Yeah always separate the cloves and plant those but it has to be done about 3 days before you plant them. Try to get some of the root end on each clove then set them someplace cool and dry.
I read that they use a chemical on the garlic at stores to give them a longer shelf life and the chemical makes it difficult for them to grow. But we did have 2 garlics in the fridge last year that didnt get used and they sprouted lol. Mom just tossed them but thats when I decided I wanted to try growing it.
Btw I did a lot of reading about garlic. Your in zone 8a so the best time for you to plant it is February or March. If you get any frost there then you need to plant it one month before the first frost. You can plant it in the spring too but it wont get as big and you lose a lot of the flavor too. Just plant each clove pointy end up and 2" deep and 4" apart in soil with lots of organic stuff and nitrogen. It will sprout in the spring and it will make a whole new bulb full of cloves from May to June.
Im gonna keep 2 cloves from each garlic and plant those. That way I will always have garlics to plant.
Oh I almost forgot. Garlic is a insect repellent so you wont have any issues with bugs - on the garlics or other plants that are near them.
Good luck with your garlic project.
