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Garlic
Garlic is a strongly flavoured bulb crop grown from individual cloves, usually planted in autumn or late winter for harvest the following summer. It is valued both for the bulbs and, in some types, for edible flower stalks and green tops.
Basic information
Category
Vegetables
Lifecycle
Biennial
Hardiness
Hardy
Planting partners
11 companions · 8 crops to avoid
Growth profile
Days to harvest
240 days
Plant spacing
15 cm
Row spacing
30 cm
Sowing depth
5 cm
Height
60 cm
Spread
15 cm
Calendar
JJan
FFeb
MMar
AApr
MMay
JJun
JJul
AAug
SSep
OOct
NNov
DDec
Sow Indoors
Sow Outdoors
Plant Out
Flowering / Harvest
Timings based on average frost dates in the UK. Sign up to set your frost dates.
Care tips
Choose a sunny site with excellent drainage, because garlic resents winter wet and stagnant ground. Keep beds weed free, do not overwater late in the season, and lift as soon as the lower leaves have browned while the wrappers still hold the bulb together.
Common pests
Rust, onion fly, white rot, birds pulling shoots.
