The Main Plant entry for Garlic (Allium sativum)

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General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:	Herb/Forb
Life cycle:	Perennial
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun
Water Preferences:	Mesic Dry Mesic Dry
Underground structures:	Bulb
Uses:	Culinary Herb Medicinal Herb Suitable as Annual
Dynamic Accumulator:	K (Potassium) Ca (Calcium) S (Sulfur) Mn (Manganese) Na (Sodium)
Resistances:	Deer Resistant
Propagation: Other methods:	Bulbs
Pollinators:	Bees Various insects

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Posted by joseph on Jan 15, 2013 3:07 PM concerning plant:

Garlic plants will occasionally produce pollinated seeds, especially if the bulbils are removed from the flower head. The purple stripe and marbled purple stripe groups are the most likely to produce seeds.

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Posted by OldGardener (So Cal - Zone 10b) on Aug 15, 2014 2:59 PM concerning plant:

It has been estimated that 5% of the artichoke-type garlics may have "neck bulbils" (smaller cloves about the stem of the garlic) in addition to the main head.

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Posted by Marilyn (Kentucky - Zone 6a) on May 20, 2013 4:31 AM concerning plant:

"Garlic is widely used around the world for its pungent flavor as a seasoning or condiment.

The garlic plant's bulb is the most commonly used part of the plant. With the exception of the single clove types, garlic bulbs are normally divided into numerous fleshy sections called cloves. Garlic cloves are used for consumption (raw or cooked) or for medicinal purposes. They have a characteristic pungent, spicy flavor that mellows and sweetens considerably with cooking.

Garlic is claimed to help prevent heart disease (including atherosclerosis, high cholesterol, and high blood pressure) and cancer."

Taken from wikipedia's page at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G...

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Plant Events from our members
vbprog	On July 11, 2015	Harvested
vbprog	From November 17, 2014 to November 24, 2014	Plant emerged Tops up a couple inches.
vbprog	On October 18, 2014	Seeds sown Hardneck from dad. He has been replanting the same cultivar for years. Not sure what it is but I've been eating it for years
chelle	On July 6, 2015	Harvested Plants grew scapes (which I'd removed a few weeks prior), so these are an unknown hardneck variety.
chelle	On October 30, 2014	Transplanted (6) Veggie patch, N side, E end to center.
chelle	On October 27, 2014	Transplanted (5) E end center, veggie patch.
Pegleg84	On March 12, 2016	Plant emerged
Pegleg84	On November 7, 2015	Seeds sown apx 15 cloves in garden, well mulched
LizDTM	On September 30, 2017	Plant emerged
LizDTM	On September 23, 2017	Transplanted
NikkiGerena	On June 8, 2017	Maintenance performed Cut down to 4"
NikkiGerena	On May 14, 2017	Plant emerged
NikkiGerena	On May 8, 2017	Transplanted
AndreA33	On October 15, 2019	Seeds sown Ail blanc et violet
paleohunter	On June 13, 2021	Harvested
dnrevel	On October 19, 2021	Seeds sown Seed garlic (fresh) planted at CSS Project Grow. Bulb of bulblets from Coleman's Farm Market.
antsinmypants	On May 24, 2022	Transplanted Into Garden Two

Discussion Threads about this plant

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