Harrowsmith – September 2019

GARDENING: GARLIC

and dependable—the Studebaker

of garlic. It has a great taste; any

Chinese or Argentine garlic is

a very distant second in taste to

fresh local garlic.

SOIL

Prepare the growing area for

garlic as you would potatoes

and other sun-loving root crops.

Carrots, onions, beets and the like

enjoy an open, sandy soil. Garlic

being one tough customer can be

grown in enhanced clay-based

soil by adding generous quantities

of sharp sand. Spread the sand

about6 cm(21/2inches)deep

andturnit underseveraltimes

witha gardenforkuntilthe

sand-clay soil mix is thoroughly

blended together.

If you have reasonably good-

quality soil, add generous quanti-

ties of compost or composted

cattle manure to enrich the natural

nutrients of the soil.

Carefully peel off the cloves

from each bulb; try to keep the

papery layer intact on each clove,

as it adds protection while the

clove puts down roots through

fall. Make a trench in the soil

about 6 cm (2 1/2 inches) deep

and drop each clove into the soil

about 20 cm (8 inches) apart.

Therowsshouldbeabout 50 cm

(1 1/2feet)apart.

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