How to grow spring garlic at home

Did you miss out on planting your garlic in the fall? Maybe you were surprised by early cold weather or simply forgot?

Garlic is best planted in fall just before the first frost, but worry not.

You can plant garlic in spring and harvest bulbs later in the season.

The key is to get a few simple details right.

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Planting garlic in summer

Garlic varieties to plant in spring

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When to harvest spring planted garlic

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Make sure you plant a suitable variety and type of garlic, plant the cloves as early as possible, use well-draining soil that retains moisture well, and do not harvest too early or late.

My simple process for growing larger bulbs from garlic planted in spring works.

Your bulbs may be a bit smaller than the cloves you plant in the fall, but trust me, they are big enough to be worth planting. 

Let’s look at my best 5 tips.

1. Plant the correct type of garlic seed 

Buy garlic seeds from a reputable vendor.

And yes, garlic seeds refer to bulbs or cloves from last year’s harvest reserved for planting. 

The Internet is full of people showing how they use store-bought garlic to grow fresh garlic in their gardens.

And it is true. 

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