The numerous beneficial attributes of garlic make you want more specimens. Good to know that garlic can be propagated wonderfully. You even have the choice regarding planting material, planting location and planting time.
How can I successfully propagate garlic?
Propagate garlic is easy: Use either garlic cloves or onions, plant them in humous, permeable soil in October or February and weed and water regularly. Garlic cloves yield a quicker harvest, while sown onions require more patience.
Grow offspring from garlic cloves or onions
Even a single garlic bulb provides numerous cloves that are suitable for propagation. Choose only a he althy, firm and, if possible, fresh onion. Divide these a few days before planting so that the interfaces dry.
If a gardener friend of yours is already cultivating garlic, you can get the rare garlic seeds this way. After flowering, the bulbs appear under white covers at the end of the long stems. The purple beads just need to be cut out.
This is how you can propagate in beds and balcony boxes
You can choose to tackle the garlic propagation project in October or February. A sunny location in the bed and on the balcony significantly increases the chances of success after planting. In addition, the potting soil should be humus, permeable, fresh and loamy-sandy.
- prepare the soil to be finely crumbly and free of weeds
- a little sand or compost is used to improve the soil
- Insert the garlic cloves with the wide end first, about 5-7 cm deep
- sow the mini onions 2-3 cm deep
Don't miss the final watering so that the offspring spread their roots quickly. In the following days and weeks, the only care plan on the care plan is regular weeding and watering. A proactive planting distance of 15-20 cm makes this part of propagation much easier.
Propagation by sowing requires patience
The visual difference between garlic cloves and seeds leaves no doubt. Propagation using the tiny breeding bulbs takes up to two years.
Smart hobby gardeners plant garlic cloves in a bed with the aim of a quick harvest. They sow the seeds elsewhere in order to secure the harvest for the garlic season after next.
Tips & Tricks
Experienced hobby gardeners advocate removing the flowers on garlic in order to improve the harvest yield. If you allow at least one plant to bloom, the subsequent bulbs will provide you with plenty of plant material for propagation in the next season.