Allium sativum
Garlic
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Description
Garlic is an ancient medicinal and culinary herb. Planting in the fall yields noticeably larger bulbs than planting in the spring.
Care instructions
Sunny location, loose soil. Plant cloves individually with the pointed end facing upward. Do not fertilize, as this encourages leaf growth at the expense of bulb development.
Companion planting
Diseases & pests
2 relevantFrom the knowledge base, automatically linked by affected species.
PestmediumMay–Sep
Acrolepiopsis assectella
Acrolepiopsis assectella
DiseasemediumJun–Oct
Puccinia allii
Puccinia allii
Varieties
4 varietiesNotes from real gardens
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