Garlic
Bulb vegetable
Scientific name:
Allium sativum
Ideal temperature range for growing:
15 – 21°C
Months to sow seeds:
April, May, June, July
Typical germination period:
7-21 days
Typical harvest range:
12 – 21 weeks
84 – 147 days
General spacing requirements:
15 cm
Tips, tricks and useful information
Break the garlic bulbs into individual cloves and plant them in rows spaced about 8cm apart. Planting depth is 20-25mm. You can plant them any time from mid June to mid July. Rows should be 40cm apart from each other so that the plants can get plenty of light as they grow larger.