Everything You Need to Know About Planting Garlic

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It’s garlic, planting season, come with me, and let’s plant nearly 200 heads of garlic. In today’s episode, I will tell you everything you need to know about planting garlic.
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@curtdunlap6818 8 ай бұрын

Oh how I love hardneck garlics. Those scapes are wonderful in soups, stews, omelets and just sauteed in butter and bacon! The clove harvest is the second wave! It's like two harvests out of one crop!

@gregdoh 8 ай бұрын

I'm in south central Wisconsin and plant garlic the first week of November, mostly hardneck, planted 4" apart and 2" deep. I tried 6" spacing once and noticed no difference in bulb size so I went back to 4". I've never added sulfer but we don't get as much rain as Michigan, so I've never had any garlic rot. I haven't needed to buy garlic in 7 years now. So easy and fun to grow and save seed from for the next year! GL everyone!

@leedunne7726 13 күн бұрын

Very appreciative of the back stories behind your advice.

@KathySarich 8 ай бұрын

Audio is good now. 😊 I just planted all of the cloves last year, big and small, and little bulbs from the little cloves surprised me this year, most separated into two big cloves rather than lots of little cloves. Lol!

@SimplerTimesHomestead 8 ай бұрын

Thank you, MI Gardener! We had decided that we were going to grow garlic this year for the first time and this helps greatly. Thank you for making the process easy to understand!

@LorentzInvariance 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

@JCPDBRC 8 ай бұрын

Just planted some Music Garlic yesterday. Used my finger to poke holes for the cloves. Thanks for the video!

@missourigirl4101 8 ай бұрын

Great garlic info Luke! Thx!

@debbieblood439 8 ай бұрын

I would like to see a video on growing garlic indoors, if it's possible to do.

@melindaroth5796 8 ай бұрын

Awesome info THANK YOU LUKE ❤😊

@matthewwarren6196 8 ай бұрын

It was loud enough for me, I heard him. I just planted 60 cloves of Leningrad garlic here in the thumb yesterday. Now I'm worried I went too deep or put too much back over it. I went about 4 inches or so deep, but maybe I'm ok because the cloves were fairly large. I did mix my mulch that contains chicken coop bedding of poo, straw, pine shavings n natural ash / charcoal and lawn clippings in with it so it was fairly loose. This is my first year with garlic so I'm paranoid. I did also plant 6 inches apart, but next year I will do the 3 or so. Trying to bulk produce for a roadside stand here in Applegate 😊

@JamieE76 8 ай бұрын

Don't worry about it too much. Your best bet is to wait until spring/summer and see what happens. You'll know then if you did anything terribly wrong, and then just change it up the next planting. I'm on my 3rd year of planting garlic, and I still learned something new from this video. :)

@Andrea-si2vs 8 ай бұрын

If you only just planted, try digging some up and replant higher and then compare the outcome next year.

@grantjohnson5308 8 ай бұрын

You should be fine. I’ve done it for 4 years and done very well. I just pushed em down in I bought from store and added some farmers market garlic. Now I just replant from last season every year.

@sueweathers3978 8 ай бұрын

We live close to the Canadian border. Last year we planted our first garlic in Nov 1st. It was actually spitting snow as we planted. It all went down over 2 inches deep . Maybe 3! We put a tablespoon of trifecta in each hole first and stirred it up. After planting, we covered with a chopped straw. Then prayed we hadn't messed it up! Ha our garlic was harvested in August and they were huge!!! This year we'll use sulphur. Our bed is very fluffy.. Tyo much so. Also didn't water after planting because it was snowing! Hoses already put away🥶

@danarzechula3769 8 ай бұрын

Ooo lucky you I wish I had access to chicken poo😂

@jordanyeager9220 8 ай бұрын

I'm always 6 beers in when in gardening lol 🌿

@MIgardener 8 ай бұрын

Haha!!!😂

@catherinemaxine2079 8 ай бұрын

The video I needed 🙌🏼 got my garlic from y’all!

@nancyswan7585 8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your reply. Very useful

@innerjon 2 ай бұрын

Great Tips, thanks!

@Bigfoottehchipmunk 8 ай бұрын

Oh golly. I probably better get my garlic in this week! I just know I planted too early two years ago. I have been waiting for a bed to free up from fall stuff. 😅 One thing I did last year that helped in my yard was that I added an inexpensive plastic mesh on top of my mulch to keep the squirrels and some birds from digging up my cloves. It also kept my chickens from accidentally scratching that bed during winter.

@pilsplease7561 8 ай бұрын

Yes, you are nearly late, so i would suggest getting it into the ground soon. Make sure you add some blood and bone meal when you plant it

@Bigfoottehchipmunk 8 ай бұрын

@@pilsplease7561 They are all put to bed during a warm up last week, with added compost soil and a fat layer of leaves. I guess I will find out if I should have done more.

@pilsplease7561 8 ай бұрын

I planted my garlic 7 days ago cause it cooled off then its been over 70-80 for 6 days and im worried it will mess the garlic up, did put it in the fridge for like 7-10 weeks prior to planting im hoping that was enough to help make sure it gets enough cold to grow right cause i dont get enough frosts here @@Bigfoottehchipmunk

@trishdowney176 7 ай бұрын

This was a great video, informative and concise! Thank you!

@yvencia1150 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing 😊😊😊😊

@Tinyteacher1111 8 ай бұрын

I just pulled out my last raised bed plant. I had a bunch of rogue tomatoes, 2 heirloom tomatoes, about 3 picky cucumbers, and 1 butternut squash that was about 1 1/2” (Yes, inches!) tall! I wanted to have a garden this year and last year, but broke my arm falling off a ladder last summer that never healed right because I have Lyme, which restricts blood flow. How disappointing to move from a beautiful condo that had mold on the basement wall, and hence, throughout the entire 3 floors, so I got mold toxicity! I moved to a house that’s very nice with a privacy fence for my dog, here after having it tested, but my summers have consisted of chasing my dog out of the mud (slope in back) and trying to tend a garden, yard, and home alone with one arm. I’m 4’ 9”, and found out quickly who my friends were! Love your channel, even if I can hardly use the tips. 🥲

@Tinyteacher1111 8 ай бұрын

WHAT?! No volunteers out there in KZfaq land to come rushing to my aid, and replace the boyfriends and fiancée that I let go because they didn’t care for the fact that let family members move in even they had mold in their house? (They just happened to be my ex-husband and grown son, but I’m compassionate!) I’m so alone with my 1 1/2”…… squash! At least it wasn’t a picky cucumber! 😜

@mellyg8872 8 ай бұрын

Always learning on this channel. Thanks Luke!

@MIgardener 8 ай бұрын

Glad to hear it!

@JamieE76 8 ай бұрын

I always learn something new from your videos! I didn't know about the sulfur, so I will have to do that from now on. Thanks! :)

@judydwiggins3456 8 ай бұрын

Thank you! I planted garlic yesterday and did not plant smaller cloves. So happy to know I did it right. ❤

@carriebeard9926 8 ай бұрын

Very informative!

@MIgardener 8 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@pawsnclawsOG 7 ай бұрын

I came here for planting garlic, but the pine shaving mulch was so good to know! A million thanks!

@spottedsparrowgardens9999 8 ай бұрын

Alot of good info i wasnt aware of! Thanks!

@MIgardener 8 ай бұрын

Wooo! That’s awesome!

@Wendy-ir6ww 8 ай бұрын

So as I plan on soon covering my chicken pen area with a new layer of pine, I can add some of that to a new batch of garlic plantings. Also good to know that my being in zone 6, I should be able to grow hardnecks and softnecks in my yard.

@mudpiemudpie785 8 ай бұрын

Thanks, Luke. This info was great, but I plant my garlic in grow bags and I'd love a video on that.

@liztinsley1993 8 ай бұрын

Garlic is one of my absolute favorite things to eat in the kitchen. Thank you for the helpful video. I’m glad that trifecta plus is finally available on Amazon. Thank you.

@joshuahoyer1279 8 ай бұрын

If you've ever broken a pitchfork or shovel off it's handle, that handle makes a great dibber! Might need a little sanding to get the end a little rounded off, but that's what I use to plant most of my transplants now!

@MIgardener 8 ай бұрын

Cool idea!

@scrapdog2844 8 ай бұрын

That is interesting about the seed size because the cloves that I bought from you were nowhere near the size you just said.

@MBennett-gy6js 8 ай бұрын

Mulch. I gotta learn more about mulches. We use shredded leaves & grass clippings. Worked good last year. Sometimes, we use mowed weeds & grasses, that doesn't work too well, tons of foxtail pop up.

@JulieR207 8 ай бұрын

Just planted my soft neck a week ago, but I didn’t know about the sulfur. I’ll rake the mulch back & add it. Thanks Luke!

@mneraasen224 8 ай бұрын

I love the German hardneck garlic I purchased at MI Gardener, they had crazy big cloves 💖When I save my own Hard-neck garlic I leave the stem at least 4 inches long, it helps break the garlic apart and you can bunch varieties together with a rubber band. It Just loosen the skin by rotating it in circles pull off the stem paper and loosen the glove paper rotate it again and the cloves should pop off, or at least gone enough room to get your thumb in there.

@ypsrudy1 8 ай бұрын

Thank you

@MIgardener 8 ай бұрын

You're welcome

@slyborgl 8 ай бұрын

Another great video! Thanks for sharing! I wish I could have you come plant me a garden, lol 😂😁

@MIgardener 8 ай бұрын

Maybe one day! 😜 happy gardening!

8 ай бұрын

The first frost date is somewhat difficult to tell when the weather is crazy like these last years. Other sources advice to plant garlic when the soil temperature drops under 9 degrees of Celsius (48 F). I guess that might be little bit easier to get it right. Concerning the spacing - space the rows about 15 cm (6 inches) from each other but within the row you can plant the cloves as close as 8cm (3 inches) and it will be fine.

@cwolgamot 8 ай бұрын

Love this. Third year planting garlic. First year almost complete bust. This year just harvested so excited to have a somewhat decent yield. Planting now maybe a little late in Ohio. Nov 8. Lots more this year so with this info hopefully will yield great results 🤩

@stephaniegee227 8 ай бұрын

Ideal planting time here in middle Tennessee is a bit of a guess, every year. Our weather yo-yo's so much that 30 days before first anticipated frost means you'll see greens growing in about 45 days. Then again, we can only do hardneck varieties here, and we're in 7a.

@earthisflat 8 ай бұрын

I got inchelium red garlic and nootka rose garlic undergoing vernalization right now, ive been gardening for years and this is the first year im trying to grow garlic, can't wait to see which variety taste best 😁

@roelven1282 8 ай бұрын

Greetings from the Netherlands... (8a-8b-9) ... last year i attempted hardneck Garlic ... and i got a huge harvest

@MeFormore 3 ай бұрын

I lived in NL for the last 20 years and everything I grew in the earth grew great. Nl has great fertile soil..

@darcy8195 8 ай бұрын

I planted garlic I got from the Amish. I’ll add the Trifecta I just bought from you and I need to get pine shaving added. Yay!!!! Thanks for the videos!

@MIgardener 8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed! Happy gardening!

@firequeen2194 8 ай бұрын

I planted 30 days before my first frost date but the weather has been so nutty that it’s started to have shoots break the surface. I hope they’re ok. Fingers crossed. First timer.

@lindakemer4950 8 ай бұрын

We’re in 4b . Had our first frost last week but back to warm temps. I already have a leaf coming up. Hope it doesn’t ruin it but the others are still underground. I will search your video to see what I should or shouldn’t do for this early riser. Hope the other soft and hard necks stay below my mulch layer.🤞

@bwayne40004 8 ай бұрын

I am ready to plant my garlic. I am waiting another week or so to do so. I learned about pelleted sulfur today. Usually I just give a light dose of the sulfur powder.

@lidip8700 8 ай бұрын

I bought 4 different varieties of garlic from MiGardener. I've planted 1/2of them. I'm glad I watched this video, because I didn't know about the sulfur & I have planted them too deep.

@user-qy5df7lf5j 8 ай бұрын

I wanted to tell you that your videos are so informative and helpful. I just bought my garlic for the first time this year. Of course it's MI Gardner garlic. I live in zone 9 in a desert and I have a real problem with ground squirrels and pocket Gophers. I decided to try growing my garlic in my garden tower. Since I don't normally get rain here in the high desert of California very often, I wasn't sure how much to water my garden tower. I'm glad I watched today for two reasons; amending the soil and mulching with pine shavings. I'm hoping this will truly help my garlic to grow this year if you have any advice on how often to water my garden tower it would be deeply appreciated. Thanks again for all the gardening help you've provided since I found your channel. Open.

@MIgardener 8 ай бұрын

Happy garlic growing! Thanks for your support :)

@lauriedavis4045 8 ай бұрын

I plant larher cloves first of course, then smaller if there's space--the resulting smaller heads can always be used for cooking.

@flatlander2743 8 ай бұрын

I've been experimenting with straw bale gardening. As the main season winds down the bales are usually beginning to fall apart. I use the semi rotted straw as mulch.

@FarmsteadForge 8 ай бұрын

Could you use wood ash or epsom salts as a source of sulfur? We have never had any rot, but just curious.

@janetroyal6009 8 ай бұрын

Hi, thank you for explaining this process. You mentioned that after you put the pine shavings on you water it well. After that initial watering, when do you begin to water it again? thanks.

@ypsrudy1 8 ай бұрын

My wife and I watch your very informative video's. I'm not picking on you because most of the youtube channels we view Do Not say where they live before you start your episode. At least please let us know what state your in. Thank you,,,

@debbiemusgrove676 8 ай бұрын

Michigan

@marcidevries5515 8 ай бұрын

MI is Michigan. 😊

@Jonni8 8 ай бұрын

This video is great! I've learned so much. I'm really nervous being a first-time garlic planter and this is really helpful. I did buy some of the culinary garlic, oh well, life lesson. Living in zone 10A I'm thinking I'm going to have to water because we don't get too much rain or snow.

@MIgardener 8 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful! You have got this! Happy gardening :)

@ziotsky 8 ай бұрын

everytime I think of planting something, a video comes out! I wasn't serious about garlic !

@beckypeterson7522 8 ай бұрын

sulphur! THAT'S what I forgot! Just planted it today- can I top dress the soil with the sulphur?

@cityfeetB3 8 ай бұрын

Planted garlic for the first time this year watching your older videos. Is there any fertilizing or maintenance done in the spring to keep it going that you could do a video about?

@Bigfoottehchipmunk 8 ай бұрын

Just watch it grow! :) Give it some water if your spring time is dry, but usually not needed. Maybe pull a weed here and there, but shouldn't be too much of a problem, since you have mulch in place.

@MorroccoM13 8 ай бұрын

Good video as always. Picking the proper planting time for garlic is never easy. I'm in zone 6A, 16 miles west of Boston. Our average first frost is Oct 6th. Last year our first frost didn't come until early Nov and this year its looking like next Tuesday BUT warm days remain ahead. Now I go by either the native Indians rule of around the last full moon of October of AFTER the first frost. Both those will be a few days apart this year. I will let you know how it works out. Some mighty BIG heads of garlic there ! So much fun to grow.

@gregdoh 8 ай бұрын

I always wait to plant until warm weather is done so the garlic doesn't sprout. We usually get a few light frosts in October here in Wisconsin, but not enough to freeze the ground. Been growing garlic for about 8 years now and there was 1 year where I planted in mid-october and the garlic sprouted. It still did well enough though.

@MorroccoM13 8 ай бұрын

@@gregdoh EXACTLY! Last year I planted on Oct 29th and it stayed warm all winter and it grew all winter. Miserable (small) heads of garlic.

@gregdoh 8 ай бұрын

@@MorroccoM13 We start by following advice from others to maximize results then experiment on our own and do what works best for our individual needs! And sometimes we still have failures that we might have little to no control over (such as a very late frost in spring that could kill fruit tree buds and prevent fruit from growing). My middle row of garlic didn't do great last year, most likely due to the drought we had in my area and uneven watering as I watered by hand (I'm setting up drip irrigation next year). Cheers!

@MorroccoM13 8 ай бұрын

@@gregdoh We had zero rain last summer and nothing but rain all summer this year. Garden on !

@lidip8700 8 ай бұрын

Btw, I've decided to plant a few garlic cloves in my flower pots to discourage critters from eating my flowers!! (Deer & raccoons hate garlic!!)

@jeannamcgregor9967 8 ай бұрын

We can plant 2 months before our first frost in CA since we don't always get an actual frost and the garlic just plows on (slowly) through the winter. I'm only about 40 miles from Gilroy, the "garlic capital of the world" and can reliably use the local farmer's market garlic for seed and get big healthy heads. What's weird is that some of it is hard-neck and that's unexpected, but it grows well here in Zone 10a.

@lsherylc2524 8 ай бұрын

Hey garlic expert, if I’m up the road in Vacaville, when should I plant? Was going to do next week First time! Have both hard and soft.

@jeannamcgregor9967 8 ай бұрын

@@lsherylc2524 I got mine in the ground this past week, so do it now! It should be ready to harvest around the summer equinox next year...long time but worth it.

@sherrydaugherty747 8 ай бұрын

When do you put the trifecta in? Do you just put some in each hole? Or spread it out?

@stephanieflowers2783 8 ай бұрын

I just made time to watch this video and, of course, I’ve already planted some of my garlic in a large container. I’m in GA 7b/8a. That said, I DID NOT put sulfur down but I did mulch heavily AFTER a couple of sprouts popped up. I’m a garlic newbie!!!! Is it too late to add the sulfur or can I peel back the mulch, sprinkle it in and throw it back on top??

@mikecox3659 8 ай бұрын

I don't think the Link worked but I hope you get credit ... all the best from Arkansas!!!

@drdoofenshootz7 Ай бұрын

A dibbler sounds like a tool Ned Flanders would use.

@IAMGiftbearer 8 ай бұрын

I have 2 varieties; Music, and Persian Star that I'll be planting this year. I'm glad you did a video on this. I have straw that I've been using on my other plants as mulch. Will that work for growing garlic or does it have to be some sort of wood chips to keep the ground from compacting?

@christinaslaybaugh1070 8 ай бұрын

I used straw the first time I grew garlic and it worked great as a mulch. However, be careful of the weed seeds it brings in as it will then be a competition for your garlic. So, using straw vs the wood shavings may just mean more diligent weeding throughout the spring/early summer.

@SuperStruct 8 ай бұрын

There's soft neck, hard neck.... but what about the ruffneck (bass)?

@justj_design 8 ай бұрын

Do you rotate where you grow your garlic each year or every so often? Or always plant it in that same bed? Does it really even matter if you're amending the soil with compost, etc each season? Each year I grow more than the last and it's one of my favorite crops to grow and give away to friends and family!

@vickismall6859 8 ай бұрын

So I planted German white this year 125 cloves. 6” apart But I also planted them 3”-4” deep. They have been in for two weeks now. A few have even sprouted thru. Just buried them in leaves. Should I dig them up and plant more shallow? Columbus Ohio 6a

@Taoss123KeyholeJourney 8 ай бұрын

When will you have more seed garlic available? Obviously, I am running late...

@DebbiePursurDavid-tx2bc 7 ай бұрын

Hello this is a great video. I planted my garlic 2-3 Wk’s ago and it is beginning to grow up thru the soil already. My question ... is that normal. I’m in N. Central Texas, zone 8a. Thank you in advance. Debbie

@susans5096 8 ай бұрын

I have fox farm ocean forest potting soil for in containers Do i need to add peat moss or vermiculite?

@Happy2Run4Me 8 ай бұрын

Do you water the garlic over the winter and spring while it’s dormant or do you leave it along until you see growth?

@CaroleHaddon 3 ай бұрын

Luke, I look to you for a lot of gardening knowledge. I didn't plant garlic last fall, could I still do soft neck garlic and get it in now? Or did I completely miss my chance till fall?

@79PoisonBreaker 8 ай бұрын

I am in zone 3 with a first frost date of Sept 20th. Planting garlic before frost date would give horrible results, you do not want any garlic to sprout before winter, it wastes bulb energy.

@borismonster 8 ай бұрын

Hi Luke, I bought some Bulb+ from you and followed the instructions on the website to put 1Tbsp in the planting hole. It seems like a lot! Have you used this before? How well does it work?

@susanvasquez3625 8 ай бұрын

If denser soil squeezes the bulb, keeping it small... but the plant is still putting the same energy into that bulb, does it make any difference in the flavor? I would guess that it might make it more intense like stressed pepper plants often make hotter peppers?

@Ozblivion 8 ай бұрын

hmmmmmm yes vegie tables

@lebleubayou 7 ай бұрын

Hello Luke! Love your videos. We also are northerners, here in SE Wisconsin. I heavily invested In some good Northern varieties of garlic. Problem: there were a couple of family tragedies which prevented me from planting. Now it's Nov 24. If I plant my garlic anyway, what do you think will happen?

@thaliabudai2013 7 ай бұрын

You should be fine if the soil isn't frozen.

@bubbiemarie30 5 ай бұрын

If start early spring how long would take grow

@outwest100az 8 ай бұрын

Nice job but how often do you water the garlic?

@FosterChicken 8 ай бұрын

The mulch you use is called "animal bedding"? I need to find this. Thanks.

@soidog4615 8 ай бұрын

30 days before the first frost date? That would be August for us. I always thought you plant in November, that's what I've done but I've only planted one year. They got huge.

@lsherylc2524 8 ай бұрын

How are folks watering ? Was going to use drip tape which has 6“ spacing holes - Should I still space 4” apart ? Will they get watered enough? I’m in 9B. No snow. Hard to know about rain. I’m in CA not Oregon or Washington 😅

@helenli982 5 ай бұрын

Where does everyone get their garlic from to plant? I would love to try growing it in containers myself.

@RockTheCage55 7 ай бұрын

Being in MI do you grow both soft & hard neck garlic? I'm not nearly as north as you but i'm still in zone 5. Is there a difference in growing? I've heard maybe only hard neck in cold climates?

@angelaraum1545 8 ай бұрын

This came in time for me to plant. I was watching a video from someome who has planted garlic for 30+yrs. They said to soak in a solution of baking soda, kelp & humic acid & water. You didn't meantion this. Do you do this? If not why?

@djcendrowski8587 3 ай бұрын

How do you "save" garlic from the winter planting to be able to use for fall planting again. Seems like it would go bad from a July harvest to a fall planting.

@sarahbee27 8 ай бұрын

How do you stop the mulch blowing away in the wind?

@innerjon 2 ай бұрын

What kind of sulfur do you use?

@raizelschectman932 8 ай бұрын

Are you supposed to fertilize the garlic in the spring with liquid fertilizer

@nanablue3748 2 ай бұрын

Planted garlic three years ago .. garlic keeps growing!! Now this year there are baby garlic patches. Wondering if I should leave them or dig and spread them out ??? Any advice??

@karenh4584 8 ай бұрын

Wherr do you get Sulfer other than Amazon?

@ryanfreeman9766 8 ай бұрын

I have a question. I am growing hardneck garlic in Iowa. It is garlic that I grew myself, this is my first year growing garlic that I grew. Do I need to cold stratify the garlic that I am growing? (The garlic is already in the ground) :)

@sfackett0 8 ай бұрын

Weird… epic gardening just came out with their Garlic video and they said 6” apart, 6” deep. Guess I’ll split the difference.

@jhorsch94 8 ай бұрын

I just watched their video and epic gardening said 6” apart, 3”-4” deep.

@lauriedavis4045 8 ай бұрын

I planted 3" deep last year, and it was a bit too deep for my hardnecks.

@flatlander2743 8 ай бұрын

I think it depends on your soil, climate, cultivar, bulb size and objectives. The South Central PA garlic farmer who was teaching me to grow garlic usually planted her cloves 3" apart in raised rows of four cloves 4" apart. She was planting 20,000 cloves, I was maybe 1,200. Her soil was loamier, better fertilized, watered and weeded than mine. I bought my seed garlic from her so a comparison was easy to make. Her harvested bulbs were bigger of course, but mine were every bit as flavorful and I didn't sink anywhere near the time, money and effort into the growing of them.