Garlic
Allium sativum
Herbs & Spices Difficulty: Easy
📖 About this plant
Hardy bulb-forming annual grown for its pungent cloves used worldwide in cooking and traditional medicine. Plant in autumn for summer harvest; requires a cold period (vernalization) for bulb development.
🧑🌾 Care requirements
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Light
Full sun (6-8 hrs)
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Water
Every 1-2 weeks
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Humidity
Moderate (40-60%)
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Temperature
5-25°C
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Soil
Well-draining, loose, fertile loam (pH 6.0-7.0)
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Fertilizer
Nitrogen-rich fertilizer in early spring; avoid feeding once bulbs begin to swell
📋 Plant facts
- 🌍 Origin
- Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan)
- 📏 Max height
- 30-60 cm (12-24 inches)
- 📐 Spread
- 15-30 cm
- 🕰️ Bloom time
- Summer
- 🎨 Bloom color
- White, Pink
- 🍃 Foliage color
- Green
- ⏳ Lifespan
- Annual
- 📈 Growth rate
- Moderate
- ☠️ Toxicity
- Edible and widely used by humans. Toxic to dogs, cats, and livestock — damages red blood cells causing anemia, weakness, and vomiting.
- 🌱 Propagation
- Plant individual cloves 5cm deep in autumn or early spring; each clove produces a full bulb
🛡️ Health & Safety
🐾 Pet safe
✅ Non-toxic
Edible and widely used by humans. Toxic to dogs, cats, and livestock — damages red blood cells causing anemia, weakness, and vomiting.
Common issues
- White rot fungal disease, Basal rot, Rust on leaves, Onion thrips
💡 Care tips
- Plant individual cloves in fall for summer harvest,Natural pest deterrent when planted alongside other vegetables,Harvest when lower leaves turn brown but upper leaves stay green,Cure in a warm dry place for 2 weeks before storing
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