For each clove of garlic you get a full head
One of the keys to the proper functioning of garlic in our flowerpot is irrigation. Its cultivation is simple, but many times our garlic plants die from excess irrigation.
It is a biennial plant, with a life cycle of two years. It has very numerous and short roots, which makes it a plant very well adapted to the cultivation in the flowerpot. Its origin is believed to be in Southeast Asia or Southern Europe. It has been cultivated since ancient times by the ancient Egyptians and the Greeks already used it as a medicinal plant. It is currently grown all over the world and garlic is highly prized for its medicinal propertiesIt is a fairly rustic plant, which adapts well to different climates and tolerates the cold of winter well. For bulb formation it needs mild temperatures and does not like excessively hot summer temperatures. Therefore, it is usually grown to form the bulb in spring. However, in pots, it can be planted throughout the year. In 12 x 12 x 12 cm pots. It works very well.
La plantation It is made from the garlic cloves, planting them about 5 cm. from the surface with the pointy part facing up. We must bear in mind that garlic has a certain latency, that is, freshly harvested garlic may take a certain time before germinating. A full head will come out of each garlic clove.
Ten days after the first irrigation, It is recommended to apply another light irrigation, in order to favor the germination of seeds that have not done so in the first irrigation. With this, the emergence of a good percentage of seedlings is achieved.
From there, the next six or seven irrigations should be applied every 15 to 25 days. The shortest stage (15 days) or longest (25) will depend on the climatic conditions of the place, the humidity requirements of the plant in its different stages of development and the texture of the soil.
When temperatures begin to rise, waterings should be more frequent, with intervals between eight and ten days.
The last irrigation should be applied 15 or 20 days before harvest.
Regarding its diseases, garlic usually poses few problems, but some of its most common pathologies or pests are: onion fly (insect), leek ringworm (insect), garlic rust (fungus) and mildew (fungus).
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I planted 4 cloves of garlic already hatched and their shoots have grown more, I appreciate the information on irrigation, but it does not say how long it will be harvested and I would like to know, hopefully someone can answer my question, thank you
Hi Janeth. Here is a link to another post where he talks about the harvest, which is approximately 6 months after planting, when the long, green stems begin to turn yellow and dry. http://www.jardineriaon.com/el-ajo-en-maceta.html
Good afternoon, I want to know more about the cultivation of garlic in a home garden, or in pots. Thank you very much for your collaboration. My e-mail:
eduardobedoya7@hotmail.com
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR INFORMATION AND THIS WILL BE MY FAVORITE PAGE AHEAD ………. I have pots with Potato, Red Chili, and now I try to sow garlic on Christmas day …… I also had doubts about the harvest but I DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE IRRIGATION ……..THANK YOU
Hi carlos.
We are glad that it has served you.
Thanks for your words 🙂
A greeting.
Good morning, I am starting with a home garden, I already have some varieties of plants and I wanted to try garlic, but I was overdoing it with watering, I did it every day, the plants do not present any abnormality but from now on I will try to do it less often, thanks for the information,
We are glad that it has served you. Have a happy harvest 🙂.
I am a newcomer, I am in Chile, I know that I should perhaps have planted in another time but this is very different. So it is still hot and irrigation is what worries me.
I just planted the garlic 3 days ago how much water does it need and if I put it in direct sun it is good
HELLO GOOD AFTERNOON I AM A BEGINNER AS TO CROPS I STARTED WITH FIVE GARLIC TEETH AND THE HARVEST WAS NOT AS EXPECTED. I DIDN'T DEVELOP AN IMPRESSIVE GARLIC HEAD IT ONLY REPRODUCED A LITTLE APPROXIMATELY OF FIVE TO SIX HUNDRED? WHAT SHOULD I DO TO MAKE IT COMPLETELY DEVELOPED .. THANK YOU.
Hi Aleidi.
Do you have them in a pot or in the ground? For them to reproduce well, it is important that they have room, that is, that the pot is wide and deep, or that they have space in the garden to grow.
Compost -organic- is also very important. This has to be applied from the first moment it is planted until it already withers, once a week or every 15 days.
A greeting.
Very interesting. I was worried because 15 days ago I planted three teeth (I am a newbie) and I see no signs of it having sprung up. So I decided to consult. Thank you very much for everything I am learning.
Hello Manudel.
Yes, with garlic you have to be very patient. But the work in the end pays off 🙂
Regards!
I sowed the garlic and they have about h = 20 cm but it started to wither out of nowhere, why is this problem, thanks
Hi John.
Did you bury it 20 inches? If so, we advise you to remove it and bury it 5 centimeters at most. At 20 centimeters it is difficult to grow, since it rots easily due to the lack of light that some of its parts receive.
Greetings.