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Garlic (Allium sativum) is a species of bulbous flowering plants in the genus Allium. Its close relatives include the onion, shallot, leek, chives, Welsh onion, and Chinese onion. Garlic is native to Central Asia, northeastern Iran[1][4] and the foothills of Himalayas. It has naturalized in many other parts of the world, including Mediterranean Europe and China.
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by shiny,
Chop up the kamo kamo.
Remove seeds. (Save these to grow for next year)
Leave skin on.
Roast with sprigs of rosemary at 180C for about 40 minutes (until soft) It's okay to do this the day before
Remove skins (easier if the kamo kamo is cool). place in pot with chicken stoc…
kamokamos
rosemary
garlic
pūhā
by malissa,
It's hot this weekend - after a brief first Spring we are skipping second Spring and going straight to Summer. It's beautiful, blue and hot and today, at least, the poison wind seems to have died down. I've spent the morning ripping up all the weeds that appear to have exploded in the last week. …
mint
lemon balm
parsley
garlic
by maco,
Today I transplanted the cabbage and onion seedlings outside and planted seeds for: arugula, garlic (well, cloves, not seeds–forced in the fridge), mesclun salad mix, kale, cauliflower, and …
cabbages
onions
arugula
garlic
kale
cauliflowers
beets
apples
peaches
almonds
plums
by maco,
I've got seeds either on-hand or ordered for just about everything I'm starting from seed this year. I've been working out what I want to plant, and this is the plan I've come up with for the 72 square feet of my backyard raised beds:
eggplants
garlic
kale
lettuces
onions
oregano
parsley
Hungarian wax peppers
bell peppers
zucchini
yellow summer squash
butternut squash
sweet potatoes
tomatoes
super sweet 100 tomatoes
chamomiles
by gotica,
Does anyone have tips for growing garlic in Perth, WA?
I planted several cloves back at the start of April and I'm waiting, waiting, waiting for the leaves to dry up and go brown but it's just not happening! I know we're in spring and having what feels like some nice winter weat…
Data from the FAO EcoCrop database for Allium sativum L.
| Family / Taxonomy | Liliopsida Liliidae Asparagales Alliaceae |
|---|---|
| Optimal temperature | 18 - 30 °C |
| Absolute temperature | 7 - 35 °C |
| Killing temperature | growth: -5 °C, rest: -5 °C |
| Optimal rainfall | 750 - 1600 mm/year |
| Absolute rainfall | 500 - 2700 mm/year |
| Optimal soil pH | 6.0 - 6.6 |
| Absolute soil pH | 5.0 - 8.5 |
| Crop cycle | 90 - 120 days |
| Max altitude | 2200 m |
| Life form | herb |
| Life span | biennial |
| Habit | erect |
| Optimal soil depth | medium (50-150 cm) |
| Optimal soil texture | medium, light |
| Optimal soil fertility | high |
| Optimal soil drainage | well (dry spells) |
| Optimal soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Photoperiod | long day (>14 hours) |
| Optimal light | clear skies |
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