Hello all.
Wondering if these garlic bulbs are able to be planted now? I stored them wrong so now they are growing greens 😅 Any tips would be appreciated.
by I_Can_DoubleJump
Hello all.
Wondering if these garlic bulbs are able to be planted now? I stored them wrong so now they are growing greens 😅 Any tips would be appreciated.
by I_Can_DoubleJump
13 Comments
Do you live in a cold climate ?
Please don’t plant store bought garlic in your garden, as it may be foreign garlic.
It may contain diseases or other issues that could contaminate our soil or food supply. Best to chuck it.
https://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/pests-diseases-weeds/protect-animal-plant/dont-plant-it
Where is it from? Looks like local grown purple garlic to me.
Just got a bunch from Cole’s in Melbourne our current pantry storage method didn’t seem to agree with this bunch
It’s possibly too hot right now in most parts of the country to grow properly and produce decent bulbs
Get em in the ground
There’s one way to find out
Even if you chose to ignore the advice regarding not planting store bought produce meant for eating, it is very much the wrong time of year to plant garlic. April or May would be ideal with it sprouting like that. The plants will grow but you won’t get much in the way of bulbs.
Traditionally, you plant garlic before the winter solstice (in Australia) so as the day length increases, so do your bulbs. Today is the summer solstice (happy solstice everybody!!!!) So, while it may grow and you could get some greens, the cloves won’t grow into bulbs in the heat with the longer days of summer.
If you’re going to plant them….
Use pots.
Mix 1:1 Garden soil:Potting mix with a handful or two of sugarcane mulch thrown in.
Plant the clove 1 length of itself in depth.
I.e you wont see the green growth once sown.
1 clove per pot.
A green grocer in Wagga Wagga sold me some sprouting garlic to plant in February I planted some then and more later in March both lots did ok. They just got a longer growing season. It was locally grown garlic from the Riverina.
Do you have any roses? If so plant them under the roses, they won’t grow into bulbs this time of year but they will keep aphis off your beauties.
Listen to none of these people.
Yes, plant them. They may not grow huge, but there’s still time and late planted, smaller garlic is usually stronger.
Also, don’t use potting mix, or mulches of any kind, they definitely don’t help with bulb size. Instead use a nice sandy loam or even red dirt if you can find it, keep moist and loose as you would for any other root vegetable.